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Kevin William David@kwdinc · Community @Siftery. No 1 Hunter on PH🥇
Notebook for Mac is a native note-taking application that lets you take text and audio notes, create checklists, and add photos. Notebook stands out with its dedicated note cards, which give you pre-formatted templates. At the same time, text cards are flexible enough to add all of the above into one note. Also, Notebook provides lots of customization op… See more
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Dragan Babić@draganbabic · Designer @sprawsm, founder @funnelnow
I've tried out the iOS version a couple of months ago, and I thought it was a decent Evernote alternative. However, now that there's a desktop version as well, I'm interested in its exporting capabilities and am hoping it can do a sensible export to an open format I can import into another tool at least. I've just finished moving away from Evernote and I a… See more
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@draganbabic I work on the Notebook team. We have a migration tool in beta right now. You're welcome to try it out if you'd like. https://www.zoho.com/notebook/ev...
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Jørn Haanæs@jornhaanes · Startup Director // Oslo Business Region
@taylorbackman @draganbabic Nice app! Same issue for me, I'd like to import all my existing notes. I use Apple Notes, would I then export those over to Evernote and use your migration tool or is there another workaround you'd recommend?
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Eon@eonpilot · iOS dev @ github.com/eonist
Love the simple design.
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Andreas Duess@andreasduess · CCO, Nourish Food Marketing
This seems to get hunted every couple of weeks. I find the design, and the dedicated card idea, incredibly fussy and overly complex. There is no need for 80% of the features that are offered - you have to make a bunch of decisions before you get to the actual note taking. It's really counter productive. Evernote have just released a much improved app de… See more
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Ibrahim Alomary@b2rhom
@andreasduess To my knowledge this is the first Mac version and it just released. I've been waiting for it for so long. I have bear and evernote but this notebook wins in simplicity.. at least in my opinion.
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Manny Orduña@manny_orduna
@b2rhom @andreasduess Bear is nice for aesthetics however it's a bit far to subscribe just for the same syncing features as the basic Notes app provides. Although I love how they handle links in Bear, its just so clean!
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@andreasduess Hey Andreas, I work on the Notebook team. If the dedicated note cards are tripping you up, you can always start by creating a Text Card. There you can mix and match note types as needed, which is similar to how Evernote does things. Thanks for trying out Notebook. We appreciate your feedback.
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@andreasduess I also complained to zoho for the same reason during their android app launch.I think Zoho has given very high priority to fanciness rather than quality, features and EASE TO USE. Without tag, folder or stack features it will be nightmare to effectively use it after some months of average use.....
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@taylorbackman @andreasduess But it will be very painful to navigate around my different notes.....
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@taylorbackman @andreasduess I think People mainly navigate within a notebook most of the time during their single session rather than navigating between different notebook
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@mohan_kumar @andreasduess Thanks for your feedback Mohan. Has grouping notes worked as a means of organizing notes? Can you find things with search?
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@taylorbackman @andreasduess It work to the some extent but it will always have its organizing limitation as i cannot simultaneously view notebook, note list and notes leave alone sub-list or sub-folder. Zoho could have learnt this from onenote as i think it is the only area where it beats evernote...
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@mohan_kumar @andreasduess Again, thanks for giving such detailed feedback. We've tried going in a different direction than OneNote and Evernote. We believe that note-taking apps should be simple, so for us it's about making something interesting, effective, and simple; something that's a real joy to use. After all, the main complaint most people have with… See more
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@taylorbackman @andreasduess I already agree in regard to evernote messy design but i think they are fast working on it. Tags, folder, subfolder......tag are not the reason for evernote somewhat messy design. It just their unneccessry features bombarment and messy framework to blame. JUST LOOK AT THE how small EFFECTIVE VERTICAL SPACE we get in evernote whi… See more
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@taylorbackman @andreasduess Zoho notebook is definitely refreshing.....Agree but....
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Andreas Duess@andreasduess · CCO, Nourish Food Marketing
@taylorbackman Thanks, Taylor. Still not a fan, I am sorry - but hey, it's impossible to please all the people all of the time and you're clearly pleasing a lot of people, judging by the comments here. :)
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Graham Gnall@ggnall · Product Manager - Bluecore
Looks like keep but much slicker and more fluid. Finding that in browser tools (keep, inbox) just can't hang with responsiveness of UX. Nice job.
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@ggnall Thanks, we appreciate it.
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Ibrahim Alomary@b2rhom
FINALLY! Been waiting for this for so long! Loved the iOS version and now this looks awesome.
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@b2rhom Sorry to have kept you waiting. We hope you enjoy it. =]
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Douglas Evaristo@douglasevaristo · Front End
Tchau Evernote LoL  See more
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Steven H@shtooova
love the app .. just the icon design is a real deal breaker for me..
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
@shtooova Icon design not a deal breaker for me but it's definitely an average design
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christopher lake@chhhris · paterfamilias
@shtooova deal breaker!? Lol
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Keira Bui@keirabui · Designer @Groupon
@shtooova "icon design"? dealbreaker? lolol
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Steven H@shtooova
@keirabui lol!!! Sorry I meant logo design ... Doesn't keep me running back
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Heidi Helen Pilypas@heidi_helen · Designer
@shtooova I recently downloaded the app for my Apple Watch so I could take a note on my watch, and it's also on the phone. I found the app really beautiful on the inside, and I also found the icon rather average for such a beautiful app on the inside.
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
Highly disappointed after waiting for so long 1. People who frequently use note taking app need to navigate within a notebook or sometime between notebook continuously. Sadly Zoho has chosen cards ridiculously even in notes leave alone notebook that will make navigation very inefficient and time consuming. Cards would have been FINE in TABLET mode but not in… See more
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
Detail review after using it comprehensively...
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Mohan Kumar@mohan_kumar
Would be an awesome option if you use note app selectively and less frequent
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Gabriel Lewis@gabriel__lewis · 🤔
Wow I love the look. Very elegant and clean. I love how it is already accessible across all devices. I would recommend this to anyone switching from Evernote.
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@gabriel__lewis Thanks, we're glad you like it.
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David Simpson@simpson · Director of Product Design, Datto
Looks like a good free alternative to Evernote (which I ditched years ago). While the design is simple and straight-forward, i'm curious how the syncing is between devices.
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Rahul Singh@imrsdotco · #GrowthHacker #Entrepreneur
Evernote Killer for sure! Amazing work Team Zoho.
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@imrsdotco Thanks Rahul.
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Arjun Paliath@torchaj · Freshdesk
Something I have been waiting for soo damn long :D :D
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@torchaj Glad the wait has ended. =]
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Resh Wallaja@resh · CEO, Kachyng
Brilliant! I've always liked Zoho. Clearly the best Indian software company out there. Great work! guys Keep it up. PS: I love the design & execution! Winner!
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@resh Thanks Resh.
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Vazgen Badalyan@fogueiravb · Product & Analytics
I really like the design and color richness of the app. Good job! A thought that might be useful: When I read the app is 100% free and subsidized by other products under the Zoho hood, the statement made me think twice about downloading the app. If Notebook is not directly contributing to the company's bottom line, then Zoho might "second-hand" it, and hen… See more
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@fogueiravb Hey Vazgen, thanks for your feedback. We've gotten a lot of business model related questions so we're trying our best to make it clear that we're not selling data or anything like that. Zoho has been offering free productivity apps for over a decade now. We're really excited about Notebook and definitely here to stay.
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Isaac Lien@isaacrlien · Co-founder/Designer at grandPad Inc.
Excited to give this a try! Was waiting for a desktop version before I could fully switch to Notebook.
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@isaacrlien We're glad you can make the move now. =]
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kilokilospm@kilokilospm
@taylorbackman A lot of people use evernote because of its unparalleled OCR for just about anything you attach to a note. Do you guys have something similar planned?
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qewler@qewler · Head of product, Unamo.com
@kilokilospm they don't, at least not yet. It's a fresh product, more to come I guess :)
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@kilokilospm That's a great question. Evernote definitely has great OCR. We don't have this at the moment but we're definitely looking into it. To make Notebook a compelling product we know we need to add as much value to users as possible. For example, one thing we have on iOS is the ability to text search audio notes; the beginning of all of your audio not… See more
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Vojtech Rinik@_vojto · Founder at Median.tech
Well, the design is a head turner, but this is not winning Apple Design award any time soon. Imagine every app would force another toolbar with aggressive coloring - we would hate using our Macs. It's good to be a little different - for example those notes having different colors - good job, but I wouldn't make an entire window purple - it just doesn't loo… See more
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@_vojto Thanks for your feedback. We appreciate it.
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Ankit@ankythshukla · Doer, in7h.com
Very well done and detailed. Happy to see such a masterpiece of UI from #India
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@ankythshukla Thanks Ankit!
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Mehmet Perk@mmt · Idea craftsman, Madde Us
Not syncing correctly with the app, it is dangerous if you take some important notes.
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Taylor Backman@taylorbackman · Zoho Evangelist
@mmt Thanks for mentioning this. Can you please let us know what's going by shooting an email to support@zohonotebook.com ? We'd really appreciate it.
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Mehmet Perk@mmt · Idea craftsman, Madde Us
@taylorbackman sure.
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