Monolog

An iPhone app for your notes, links and charts

5.0•1 review•

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An iPhone app for your notes, links and charts

5.0•1 review•

2 followers

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If you're looking for a note-taking tool that is: a. native b. local-first c. supports backlinks then this is it! There are plenty of notes app out there, but Monolog is built for people who consider those three features are must-haves.

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Launch tags:iOS•iPad•Productivity

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Monolog is a note-taking app, and some more. There are plenty of note-taking apps out there. But as a heavy note-taker myself, none of the existing note-taking tools satisfy my demands. What I want is simple: 1. Data safety and privacy. The risk of data loss or developers stops maintaining the app is unacceptable. So it better stores the data locally. 2. It can't be a web app, because I need to take notes whenever some ideas pop up. 3. After trying Roam Research, I find backlinks is a must-have. 4. Sometimes you write down something brilliant, only to find that you had the same idea years ago, and you completely forgot about it. I need a mechanism to remind me of revisiting old notes. Also, I would love to see some visual progress of what I've written down. I didn't find a tool that have all these features, so I decided to make one. Monolog solves the exact problems I mentioned earlier: 1. All notes are stored locally on the device with iCloud sync option, contrary to the common practice that sends notes back to and stores on developer's servers. This is completely private and secure, and users won't need to worry about privacy or app's continuity because their notes will always be there. 2. It's native, written completely in SwiftUI. So it's faster and accessible offline in comparison to other web-based note-taking apps. This means a lot when users try to take something down where there may not be Internet connections. 3. It adopts the bi-directional links concept, which is hot recently in note-taking apps. It also adopts inline hierarchical hashtags. The combination is unique. It allows users to adopt the Zettelkasten style while maintaining a canonical hierarchy for the notes. 4. Monolog is more than a note-taking tool, for its rich support in charts and statistics. It intends to be the tool that enables the users to focus and keep track of their ideas instead of only writing something down. What's your take on Monolog? Feel free to try it out!

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5yr ago

Monolog

Maker

@mention @dynamicstutor Thank you for using it and providing feedbacks! Good points, will definitely fix these in the next patch.

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5yr ago

Love it! Is it possible to import notes from other hierarchy tag apps like standard notes, flomo etc?

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5yr ago

Monolog

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@sleephu Thank you! Import feature is currently under discussions and will be supported. So is export.

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5yr ago

Hi interesting app. Where can I find the local find. Any option to choose the folder? And can I save in markdown format.

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5yr ago

Monolog

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@nee_kong Thank you! There are no "folders" per se because it's not document-based. Think it as a private twitter. Markdown support will be available when iOS 15 is out with native md renderer.

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5yr ago

Would be nice if the files that is stored locally in a folder is in md. referring to point no 1 how can I access the notes if its not in a folder in a file format that I can open with another app.

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5yr ago

Monolog is perfect for me, as I can store my notes locally on iCloud! I was always looking for an app that could support inline hierarchical hashtags! The UI too looks so good and the fact that it's accessible offline just hits it for me! Can't wait to get this one.

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5yr ago

Monolog

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@gupta_ayushh I'm glad you like it! Please feel free to share more what you like or don't like here so I can improve it :).

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5yr ago

Monolog is pretty unique, one of the first I came across with bi-directional links concept. Glad to see that could support charts and statistics! I love how secure it is along with the offline working option. Congrats on the launch

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5yr ago

Monolog

Maker

@aryaaagarwal Thank you! Glad you like it. Looking forward to hearing more feedbacks or reviews using Monolog!

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5yr ago

Monolog

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A small fix is live. It fixes what @dynamicstutor suggested that the "twitter keyboard type" doesn't show return key (which is hidden inside the 123 button). I changed the keyboard layout because unlike in Twitter with 140 chars limitation, the return key is used more frequently in Monolog I guess.

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5yr ago

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The macOS version of Monolog is available at Mac App Store! Now you can sync your notes between iPhone, iPad and Mac. Also, a new iOS version is live where you can create new notes on the fly when mentioning a note that doesn't exist.

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