Hey everyone.

I've found my annotation unicorn I think.

It looks like they just made a big update. It's now like a "super-charged document annotator/highlighter" with "roam-esque" features.

I'm really excited about it: https://getpolarized.io


What's Rad:

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TAGGING — you can tag every highlight/annotation.

AREA HIGHLIGHT — In effect, it takes a picture of the source material. The cool thing is, that picture visually shows up in the search!

TEXT HIGHLIGHT — Works like above, except for text. That text visually shows up in search.

NOTES / COMMENTS — underneath each highlight/annotation, you can make a comment/note (which you can fold / unfold like an outliner). Tags you enter in a Note also show up in Linked References.

LINKED REFERENCES — like Roam, every Tag get's it's own "page." And like Roam, each Tag's page shows all Linked References of that Tag in other annotations across your library. Crazy!


SEARCHING — The best part I think. Everything above shows up, VISUALLY, in the search.

The area highlights (pictures of source material) actually shows up in the search!

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That does look pretty darn cool (even though there are already very similar apps on macOS/iOS).

Cheers!
Bill

Oh is this a redesign of Polar, from a few years ago
I remember being super excited about using it, and then Notion happened. (If I remember correctly)

Instead of joining wait-list or making account, it upgraded me, so I am thinking this is it! Pretty excited actually.

Is there a pricing structure? Is the early access a limited free account or will is always be free?

--Ken

MadaboutDana wrote:

That does look pretty darn cool (even though there are already very
similar apps on macOS/iOS).

Cheers!
Bill

Hey Bill,

Really? Which apps are similar?

Sorry, @Smithers, just seen this.

Similar apps include e.g. Summuray, Highlights, Caleo, OnlineObjects (primarily for web), MarginNote, LiquidText, PDF Master by Diigo (and that’s just off the top of my head).

Best known/most respected are probably Highlights, MarginNote, LiquidText.

Cheers!
Bill

Smithers wrote:

MadaboutDana wrote:
That does look pretty darn cool (even though there are already very
>similar apps on macOS/iOS).
>
>Cheers!
>Bill

Hey Bill,

Really? Which apps are similar?

It's been years now, but just thought I should update this in case people didn't know. The developer(s) one day just up and disappeared, leaving people with locked-in highlights and notes. This after a dick move shortly before where notes and highlights that were included in the free plan initially were just disabled for the free tier withhout prior notice leaving users unable to access their annotations and highlights.