Our customers made these suggestions for improving NoteApps Features. Suggestions for improving NoteApps Features.
Distinguish between Tags, folders and hierarchy (and simple "supports tags" feature)
There is currently no way to search for apps that support tags. My suggestion for splitting these features:
- Tags - app offers a way to tag notes, that is a note ...
Done
A subgroup of digital pen/handwriting features
Some useful feature filters for OneNote/Notability/GoodNotes users:
- allows handwriting inside notes ("Formatting Supported"?)
- said handwriting is searchable ...
Done
Local-only/unsynchronized notebooks
An alternative to true E2EE, which many note apps are reluctant to implement (Standard Notes may be the only one that uses true E2EE - they cannot decrypt users' ...
Done
Some Markdown features
Under "Formatting supported":
- Markdown syntax - app provides menus or hotkeys to insert markdown specific syntax
- we can add the existing h1/h2/h3 as a ...
Under consideration
Instant search
Find results (both in title and content) as you type on the search field. Simplenote, workflowy, obsidian, etc provide it, Evernote doesn't, for example.
Under consideration
Web capture : choose tags to add to the capture
With Evernote web clipper, if i capture web content, for instance a web page from Chrome desktop, i can choose and apply tags. With Notion web cliper it doesn't seem ...
Done
Search => only suggest tags available in the context
In Evernote v10 : if i display (filter) notes with a selected tag and want to filter again with anothers tags : it display all my tags, not only the tags of my ...
Under consideration
Link to content within notes
Currently this exact feature is included as a sub-feature to 'Lookup notes to link out' in Search & Navigation. However, what if an application has the feature to ...
Done
Apps that only have Electron clients
It would be useful for some people to know whether the non-browser-based apps are Electron apps or not.
Done
Notes can be created via drag and dropping supported files
Possible to drag n drop a supported file to create a note from it instead of creating a note first and only then being able to add file as attachment. Alternatively ...
Done
Aliases for linkable entities
Very important thing for apps that have backlinking: possibility to reserve alternative names that will be shown in suggestions when making a link, in "unlinked ...
Under consideration
Related notes - context
I think it would be useful to see which apps allow to see, under one note, other related notes based on similar topics/titles/words. Evernote legacy (not the new one) ...
Under consideration
Drag and drop a note from a list to a note create an internal link
Like Evernote does, at least in v6 because it doesn't work in v10.
Under consideration
Import from Evernote => Preserve Cross-note linking
Folks looking to switch from Evernote may have notes organized with many cross-links, and the value of this structure can be a big factor in switching to any app that ...
Done
Have an dedicated email adress to creat a note when a message is sent to it
With Evernote i have an email adress (xxxx@m.evernote.com) where i can send anything and even choose the destination notebook and/or tag by adding code (@notebook, ...
Done
Ability to check/uncheck all checkbox lines selected in one time
With Evernote v6 it was possible, but not any more with v10. I'm talking about "checkbox", not "checklist".
Done
Language support
Hello,
It could be great to have a filter for language supported by app.
For instance, i'm French and i'm looking to alternative to Evernote which is available in ...
Not planned
Outline mode
In word processing apps, users can create documents in outline mode, which allows them to collapse or expand sections of the document. You could have a very long ...
Done
Provide a way to filter for apps that work offline
Editing this to clarify some ideas.
Offline Access ("Import, Export & Data backups"?):
- Offline read access - the app allows users to read all of their notes if ...
Done
Support for formatting keyboard shortcuts
I’m looking for apps that support « standard formatting shortcuts » or at least customizable to make them so.
Why standard? Used by most actors : Atlassian or ...
Under consideration
diagram support
this feature enables users to draw diagrams, preferably using a common framework (such as PlantUML, Mermaid, Graphviz) or using drawing tools.
Under consideration
self hosting and 3rd party cloud sync
this feature enables the users to select how to sync their notes based on multiple cloud services, such as: self-hosting (e.g., NextCloud, WebDAV, or a dedicated ...
Under consideration
Linkable App
Notes can be linked to other applications with Hook. For this it is enough that the application has API. ...
Under consideration
Transclusion
Transclusion is a powerful note-taking feature and it would be helpful to know which apps offer it.
In Obsidian they call it "embedding a note or a block within a ...
Not planned
Drag and drop url from browser adress bar into a note create a link with tab title
In Evernote :
On v6, when i drag and drop a tab (padlock icon) from my browser (Chrome) to a note : an hyperlink was created with the title of the tab as text and ...
Not planned
Search inside attached documents
Whether or not general search includes text present inside attached documents (e.g. text present in PDFs without OCR)
Not planned
Utilize cloud storage like dropbox or google drive
Ability to store accessible files in a cloud storage location rather than embedded in a note-app database.
Not planned
More granular task features (and simple "supports tasks" feature)
There is currently no way to filter for apps supporting tasks. I propose something along the lines of:
- Tasks - app supports a stateful abstraction that indicates ...
Under consideration
Search Language Features
For constructing a knowledge graph, it's super important for existing notes to be discoverable via search. Some note apps do this better than others:
- stemming: ...
Under consideration
spell checker and grammar correction
these two related features add a spell checker, syntax (for Markdown or other formats) and grammar correction to the note editor, possibly by integrating tools like ...
Under consideration
Next Task Only View
A View Mode where only the single Next Task/Next Item will be shown. Nothing else.
A checkbox can be clicked which would show the following item in the list but ...
Under consideration
Maximum note size
Add an option to see the maximum note size (with attachments).
Under consideration
backlinks context
When showing backlinks, some apps (like Roam) will include the surrounding block / context of the link. Others (like Notion) only show the title of the page ...
Under consideration
Create a new page during linking, if it doesn't exist.
When creating a link to another page, most apps, like Roam, Notion, etc... allow one to create a new page if it does not exist.
Some apps, however, only allow ...
Under consideration
bibliography support
this feature enables users to add a reference / bibliography list to their notes by integrating with standard tools such as BibTex, Zotero, Google Scholar or Mendeley.
Under consideration
Mobile Android : apply tags when sharing (sending) to app note
With Evernote, if i send an item, for instance a web page from Chrome, to it (with the share button), i can apply tags. With Notion it doesn't seem to be possible.
Under consideration
Open note in separate Window
In Evernote, a double click on a note in the note list open it in a new window (in Windows at least).
Under consideration
Shows backlinks on published notes
Refers to listing linked mentions of a published page, as long as the mentions are coming from other published notes. Roam and Obsidian do this.
Under consideration
Import folder
Does the desktop application have the possibility to monitor a folder and import any files added to it as a note?
Not planned
Simple check box with shortcut
Evernote v6 had a shortcut to add a simple check box (CTRL + SHIFT + C).
Evernote v10 replaced this shortcut to add "checklist". It is always possible to add a check ...
Not planned
Image => can be optimized or compressed
For instance i can resize an image in Evernote but it doesn't change its file size. An option to compress and/or optimize or really resize resolution of an image ...
Not planned
Uncheck a selection of checkboxs
In Evernote, checkboxs selected can be checked/unchecked in one click.
Not planned
Offline => sync button and clear state about offline files
I think about Evernote : v6 had a sync button and it turn to blue and is animated while synchronizing, and when sync is ok : it turn to grey and become static. ...
Not planned
OCR PDF
After capturing/importing/attaching PDF, perform OCR on the content, making it possible to 1) make keywords part of general search 2) perform search within PDF. ...
Not planned
Search matches by block or wider context
When searching, many note apps (roam, logseq, notion, etc...) require that all query terms match within a single block. But other apps (archbee) surface broader ...
Under consideration
Mobile widgets
Possible options to filter for mobile widgets could include:
- Mobile widgets
- Mobile widgets => single note display
- Mobile widgets => multiple note display (=> ...
Done