Michael von Hohnhorst

Capacities - A studio for your mind

Like an artist's studio, Capacities is a place for all your information. It’s your own studio to collect, connect and reflect – a place to make sense of the world and to create amazing things. It's a thinking environment for modern knowledge work.

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Beth
This is an incredible note-taking app based on an innovative and thoughtful approach to knowledge management. Its object-based approach allows us to enjoy the benefits of storing in databases, but the linking capabilities take that further, and let us create a web of knowledge with ease. My favourite features are the page layouts, the different embed views for linked content, and the automatic record of what content was created on a day (found in the daily note). This allows me to take control of the knowledge I curate and I can customise the approach along the way. Knowing that I can then scroll back through my daily note to see what I was doing over a period of time is equally fantastic. Overall, Capacities is a genuine joy to use every day and that was evident within the first hours of testing it. Everyone should check out Capacities, I doubt they'll regret it!
Michael von Hohnhorst
@pkmbeth Thank you so much for your detailed ideas, Beth!
Nicolas Bosshardt
This app is the biggest game changer I’ve used in several years! This app goes WAY beyond note taking and takes PKM (‘Personal knowledge management’) to the next level! A smartly thought way to create 'objects' instead of folders & notes, combined with a powerful way to link notes (including graph view) and tagging allow you to tailor the app to pretty much any use for storing knowledge (work notes, personal knowledge, journaling, you nae it!)
Michael von Hohnhorst
@nicolas_bosshardt Thanks for sharing your experience, Nicolas!
Chris Messina
?makers will you offer a data export that is interoperable with any other services?
Michael von Hohnhorst
@chrismessina There already is a bulk export feature of all your content as standard markdown files with all media files attached. Bulk import from other apps will be added later this year. Import and export of individual markdown, word, HTML, and LaTeX files is also supported. And there is a PDF export. :) For tools such as ReadWise (reading highlights) or task managers, we're tending more towards API driven uni- or (eventually) bi-directional synching between Capacities and those services. Hope that helps! :)
Chris Messina
@mvhohnhorst rad! Looking forward to trying this out.
Jon Soini
Been using Capacities for a very short time, but for me it's the best blend of all the tools I wished I were using, but aren't for a reason or another: Notion: I love the databases, structure format, but usability 'gotchas' or the lack of mobile input or linked items keeps me from using it long-term Obsidian: Having to manage my own installs, too fiddly to make it what I want, and the mobile app not having mobile-first features keep me from using or recommending it, despite it being amazing desktop software. Roam & others: Eh... I need a mobile app and it seems some of them have burned their userbases with poor product decisions. What I like about Capacities: It has the right amount of 'Obsidian + Roam + Notes + Notion', I can leave notes, link them easily, but not worry about the fiddly management of a client on various platforms. It has mobile capture, I can send to Capacitie's mobile app, or use whatsapp chat to capture a mobile link (very key for me). Enough structure if I want it, but I can also just ship it a link, and it remembers it in the 'weblinks' collection, if I don't send it somewhere specific. And this was built with 3 people? Take my money, and hopefully there's a bright future for Capacities.
Michael von Hohnhorst
@jon_soini Thanks for the feedback and for sharing your ideas in such detail, Jon, much appreciated!
Jan
I have been following the progress of Capacities for a long time now, and I'm amazed at how flexible and dedicated they are in building this product together with their Discord Community, to really create *the* product their users want.
Steffen Bleher
Thanks, @jan_niklas1! :) And thanks for all your ideas and thoughts along the way :)
Bernhard Wittmann
Have been using and following capacities for a while now, and I am always amazed on how many cool features and things Michael and Steffen ship all the time. Can only recommend to everyone, to at least check capacities out.
Michael von Hohnhorst
@bernhard_wittmann Thanks, Bernhard!
Irina I.
Love it! My huge congrats Michael!
Michael von Hohnhorst
@iren_ivashchinenko Thanks, Iren!
Oleg from FirstHR
I have my vote guys! Congrats on the launch!
Michael von Hohnhorst
@oleg_eltsov Thank you so much, Oleg!
Marc Bleher
The best note app I have used so far! Much smarter and more integrated into everyday life than notion! I used the app daily to save ideas and create content. Thanks 🙏🏼🔥
Michael von Hohnhorst
@marc_bleher Thanks for the feedback, Marc! 🔥
Sahil Kumar
congratulations 👏🎉 I like the capacities idea , great work team 👏
Michael von Hohnhorst
@demondoss Thanks, Sahil! Yes, we think objects are a great way to think about your digital content.