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PDFDiff for Mac 6/10/2021

Thanks @Bill. I was pretty sure from your good description that it was the app by Alexander Jaehrling. Thanks again! :)

PDFDiff for Mac 6/8/2021

@Bill, Is this the app that was developed by Alexander Jaehrling? I just wanted to confirm as a search on the Apple app store comes up with several similar apps with similar names.

Mac software recommendations 6/8/2021

satis wrote: > >For now I'm using my purchased upgrade of UpNote ($20) as a replacement >for Apple Notes, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it as for my needs it >doesn't do too much more, while being ...

Zotero PDF Reader and New Note Editor 5/8/2021

Zotero has recently integrated a powerful note editor into a new PDF reader. It is available in the beta version. https://www.zotero.org/support/pdf_reader_preview

Zotero Desktop & iOS beta Apps (Reference Manager) 4/23/2021

I am trying out the new iOS beta app on my iPad: https://www.zotero.org/iosbeta This means I am also using the latest beta version of Zotero for my Mac. I learned about the latest development with ...

Zavala - An open source outliner for Macs, iPads, and iPhones 4/5/2021

The one big wish I have for an outliner is a horizontal view. This has been discussed at length in various posts on this forum. For example, https://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/9131/0/tree-...

Dashword 3/13/2021

Wow, @Stephen Zoli, how do manage to find such great apps with obscure names?! :) I am also playing with Dashword and it seems to be the best replacement for Tree. I hope that the developer keeps on d...

Zenkit Hypernotes - closed beta 3/13/2021

Thanks, @Lucas, for sharing this gem of a find. I signed up and liked the app straight away. Straight out of the box, I had the app up and working. It was so iIntuitive with almost no learning curve. ...

Tree app - macOS 2/13/2021

Thank you so much for going to all the trouble of making a video for me, @Stephen! :) It is very much the type of function I am wanting. I will have to dust off my copy of Tinderbox. I had put Tinde...

Tree app - macOS 2/12/2021

Thanks for the reminder about Ginko @satis. I have also looked at the other solutions. But they do not work for me. I like the simplicity of Tree's horizontal view of the outline. I am surprised that ...

Flowlist: like Gingko, for lists 1/16/2021

Thanks for sharing this find @satis. I am searching for an application similar to Ginko Writer, for longer text writing, and Tree, for outlining. From the explanation, this app works along these lines...

Zavala - An open source outliner for Macs, iPads, and iPhones 1/14/2021

I would like to see in an outliner what Brett Terpstra states in his blog when he wrote about the Tree app; “An outliner is an outliner, but Tree adds one thing that makes it infinitely more us...

Citavi Beta Web Version 12/4/2020

If anything good could possibly come from COVID-19 it is the increased development of tools to assist in doing research. Swiss Academic Software just announced the beta release of a web version of Ci...

Zenreader - A new tool of reading and making notes on research for the Mac 12/3/2020

I just stumbled on Zenreader. Has anyone used this application? What are your thoughts? https://zenreader.co.uk

Roam Patrol! 10/14/2020

Came across an app in the Zettelkasten Forum. This is the link to the discussion: https://forum.zettelkasten.de/discussion/1407/kokoro-app And this a link to the app called 心 Kokoro: https:/...

New CRIMPing opportunity for macOS/iOS users 9/3/2020

Let me second the thank-you-for-sharing, Bill. I may be the target Chris is referring to. Not that I don't want to leam Org-Mode, I don't have the time! I subscribed straight away as I might have in...

Tree app - macOS 8/28/2020

Thanks for the suggestion @satis for doing a search on a repository. I found and downloaded the app from download.cnet.com. I loved it instantly! I tried to do a search for the developer - Kazuhiro K...

Tree app - macOS 8/18/2020

I have not found another app that displays the outline horizontally. As you note, Ginko is the only app that comes close. It certainly is a shame that Tree is no more. :( By the way, I read your blog...

Tree app - macOS 8/15/2020

Does anyone know whatever happened the macOS app, Tree? It seems perfect for my use case for an outliner. Brett Terpstra states it best when he writes; "An outliner is an outliner, but Tree adds on...

What Reference Manager are you using? 8/6/2020

Thanks @satis for this update. I played around with Papers today and liked it so much that I signed up for the year! I have been using Bookends, but it is really in need for an overhaul of its user ...

Academic Workflow - Any Suggestion for an Application/s? 2/25/2020

Hello Matthias :) Wow! Keypoints is exactly the application I am looking for! Thank you very much for posting to me the forum. It is wonderful to have you and your talents work on development for thi...

What Reference Manager are you using? 12/15/2019

Thanks for the tip. I had a look at the forum at MacPower Users. Great resource. Thanks again! J J Weimer wrote: FWIS, this question also appears in various ways routinely on the Mac >Power Users gro...

What Reference Manager are you using? 12/7/2019

What features do you find in Endnote 9x stand out to you @Ahmed fawzy? Ahmed fawzy wrote: Endnote 9x is excellent.

What Reference Manager are you using? 12/4/2019

Since some time has passed since the reference manager Sente was abandoned, I was wondering what you are using for a reference manager. If you are using several reference managers, what do you use eac...

Academic Workflow - Any Suggestion for an Application/s? 11/29/2019

Hello Hugh, I think you finally convinced me to finally jump in and purchase Tinderbox. I can start learning and sculpturing it to the way I work from the New Year. Also, thank you so much for point...

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