Ask HN: Does your dream note-keeping app use markdown or a WYSIWYG editor?

2 points by methochris 8 years ago | 3 comments

i'm working on a project and trying to get a sense as to what type of text entry people prefer in their note-keeping apps. thanks in advance!

pricetag 8 years ago |

I’m assuming that you’re targeting a technical audience since you’re posting here. I don’t want to sew any bias into the thread, but I’d be surprised if most people didn’t say that they prefer markdown.

That being said, I’ve been using dropbox paper for note taking which supports markdown and I’ve been loving it. The other tool I use for quick notes is jrnl.sh

Good luck building the project! Definitely do a Show HN thread when it’s finished.

p4bl0 8 years ago |

Those are actually not incompatible, see for instance org-mode :).

PaulHoule 8 years ago |

reStructuredText!