No features exposed in the menu bar, which MacOS users don’t appreciate (limited Automator and keyboard navigation.) You only have the global menu bar and an overflow icon. Except for MacOS where the toolbar is missing. The app looks almost the same on all platforms. There’s a row of icons at the top, and everything uses large and readable fonts. The right side is a big empty slate for you to type your notes on. The interface is organized as a simple list of recent notes on the left side, with a search field at the top. The service is operated free of charge by Automattic, the company behind the blogging platform. Notes are synced through Simplenote’s proprietary server-software, so the open-source commitment only goes so far. In essence, Simplenote is an open-source app for keeping your notes in sync between all your different devices. This will partially be a review of Simplenote for jotting down notes and partially a case-study in an inconsistent user experience across platforms. Get started with snaps at snapcraft.Simplenote is a minimalist and simple to use note-taking app for web as well as all the major operating systems. No more having to maintain old versions or asking users to update first before reporting bugs. Once a snap is installed, it will automatically be kept up to date, with install metrics available from the snap store. Give all users your greatest release at the same timeĪpplication developers are in complete control of the publishing and release of their software, it drastically simplifies support as they can control the version of the app being consumed. To ease the building process even more, the snap format is integrated with Electron Builder. User install documentation can be simplified and your application will be discoverable by millions of Linux users in the Software Center. While the right answer is probably “as many as they need to reach their full potential audience”, snapping Electron applications means building one snap that works on all the major Linux distributions, with support for more distributions growing. How many Linux packages format Electron developers need? It also means that when the software vendors make them available, it’s easier to access the beta version of their app or even daily builds. Why does it make sense to have Simplenote packaged as a snap? Snaps mean simple installation and update management with no need to worry about dependencies. To install Simplenote as a snap: sudo snap install simplenote Simple to install, automatically updated If you want to make a note temporarily public, it even gives you the ability to publish notes as standalone webpages in two clicks. For example, tag a note with someone’s email address to edit it together. While its most prominent feature is instant notes syncing across devices (and platforms - Linux, web, Android, Mac, Windows and iOS), Simplenote also comes with a tagging system and collaborative editing. Don’t be fooled by a simple appearance, as it’s one of the most comprehensive editing suite around, especially for Markdown, with previews and extensive syntax support. If you haven’t tried it yet, Simplenote brings a solid note taking utility to your day-to-day open source toolkit. Write in Markdown, sync, tag, collaborate and publish There’s a new desktop snap in the Snap store: Simplenote.
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