Liam

Thoughtful design in both the beauty and simplicity of the UI and the overall user experience. Genuinely a creative and unique idea executed really well.

Performance can be an issue, but can easily be fixed with a few minor tweaks to the code.

User input is key to motivating users to keep coming back and to keep the pressure off the builder. The only drawback will be moderation. The builder should also consider this from a legal perspective — where do they stand legally. Do they have permission to share this, will it face publisher resistance?

They're different products. This summary is a lot more interactive, parsable and doesn't include audio. Both of them have a place. There's no charge for this product now, which is good, but I expect there'll be some aim of monetisation, even if it is just to support the settling of maintenance costs.

As far as I could tell, yes.

It's pretty good, better than the web version.

No. But they're not bad either. It would only take a tiny bit of work to optimise the page's performance. It's very good for a beta launch.

It's super powerful, completely configurable and extremely effective at correcting any issues that may come up from time-to-time that effect speed or performance. It's created and maintained by just one guy and has been since 2003. The best thing is that it's completely free.

The UI is very 2003, so some mightn't be so enamoured with its appearance. But I personally find it has a certain charm. It's no-frills design gives me faith that the time's been invested primarily in the product.

Others are often heavy-handed with MacOS. They're resource-intensive, intrusive and they don't actually do much work. Onyx is lightweight, runs only when you want it to and actually does more than any paid product.

Yes, 100%. It's updated for every release.

Yes, absolutely. There are a lot of options which may be intimidating to someone unfamiliar with how MacOS works, but it's a great way to learn about your computer.

Not in my experience. But I can't say for sure. Others who perhaps click without much knowledge might unwittingly delete system files that matter.

Simple, but really effective with lots of different high quality soundscape options.

Sometimes the audio will stop and start, like it's a long, already rendered sound rather than a generated sound.

It can have issues when you switch between devices.

I didn't really find something that quite matches Noizio in its UI and UX. It was exactly what I was looking for.

Mostly well. If you have a more complex audio set up, it can sometimes default to the wrong audio when you switch between outputs

Yes, it's great offline. I use it on the train to help me focus when I'm working on a commute.

I haven't had it long enough. There are a lot of options though.

• Lightweight

• Supports markdown, which is faster than using cursor-based text changes

• Supports a variety of command-based interactions, which is preferable

• It's free

• Community plug-ins

• Wide customizability

• File structure isn't always the easiest way to interact with vault

• UI can get cluttered when you use a lot of community plug-ins

Markdown language acceptance, preference for keyboard control of applications, command-centred UI, scale for customisation and community plug-ins

You can download themes that others have created. I can't code, but it's pretty basic code so you can customise it quite easily.

I haven't tried it yet, but I intend to once I get Obsidian Sync.

Yes, it does. I need to do more work to maintain Obsidian, but it's necessary work that's good practice for strong organisational skills and effectiveness in the long-term.