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Show HN: InstaNote – notes in a simple chat interface

89 pointsby aj2over 4 years ago

18 comments

aj2over 4 years ago
I made this for myself since all the notes apps were overly complex and didn’t support the important things I wanted - e.g, treating URLs as first class citizens, custom reminders, or easy sharing.<p>I’ve heard from others that they have similar needs too, and complexity and overhead of note taking apps is one reason they don’t use them much.
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aj2over 4 years ago
Since many are asking:<p>- notes are saved in the cloud<p>- currently requires Google login (but that was only because I wanted to get something out the door quickly). I&#x27;m considering implementing other login providers and also device-only notes if there is enough interest. I know there are legitimate concerns around this topic: I&#x27;m not tied to the login mechanism per se.
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nomadratover 4 years ago
I use &quot;Saved Messages&quot; in Telegram for this purpose. Very handy because you can forward messages from other users or channels.
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hamaluikover 4 years ago
Surprised Apple let you publish this with only the option to sign in with a google account and not let you use any functionality until you do. I would also prefer to not sync yet more stuff with Google. Otherwise, seems pretty handy, I&#x27;ll check it out.
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maps7over 4 years ago
This looks like whatsapp - and in whatsapp you can do a chat to yourself
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Darmodyover 4 years ago
I&#x27;m using &quot;Saved Messages&quot; in Telegram and it does most of that stuff.<p>I store text, files, links, videos and I even use it to send this from my PC to my phone or vice versa.<p>I also have several channels with bots like grocery list, reminders, etc. And I can make my own bots that connect to almost any service I want. I started using Telegram as an alternative to Whatsapp and now I&#x27;m using it even as my own personal &quot;Jarvis&quot;. I still haven&#x27;t developed all the stuff I want to a fully functional personal manager but the possibilities are endless.<p>This app looks cool. Simple and straightforward, which is something I always look up to but in this scenario I think we (at least I) need something more, to be able to make it talk to other services.
slykarover 4 years ago
Feels weird. I often send a message to myself using Facebook Messenger in order to take a quick note. I do this because I can easily access it on any device and I generally have the Messenger opened in the background. I&#x27;m not sure if I want to have filtering and searching in a chat style note taking app. I don&#x27;t care for organization of those quick, ad-hoc notes with short lifespan. If I want something persisted, I&#x27;ll probably use a more dedicated, organized place.
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riffnoteover 4 years ago
I like the idea. Seems like a good way to outline blog posts and whatnot. A few requests: allow for images and other attachments, include a dark mode, and charge something so it&#x27;s sustainable and worth maintaining and improving.
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135792468over 4 years ago
Solid idea, even better execution. Impressed you did apps on both major platforms<p>Only think it needs to replace me sending to slack or other note app is some way to get it on my computer. Maybe that’s an ifttt connector or something.
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aynycover 4 years ago
This reminds me of google keep.
tethysover 4 years ago
I use this in WhatsApp: Created a new group chat with a friend, then kicked her out - now I&#x27;m having an empty chat just for myself.
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runxelover 4 years ago
It just looks like WhatsApp – why not use that instead?<p>For those who miss the &quot;Saved Messages&quot; thing from Telegram: You make a group and kick out everybody. Then you are in a group – alone. Now stick it to the top of WA and voilá! There you have your simple notes :)<p>Great thing, since you can access it with your PC via web.whatsapp.com.
d2ncalover 4 years ago
This is exactly what I have been looking for, few questions<p>- why does it need login? - what does it do with my data? - does the data live on phone or on your servers? - is it possible to export all the data somewhere?
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johnchristopherover 4 years ago
Dammit, I have been playing for two months with mockups and dirty quick PoC for something like that an now someone actually made it.<p>Congrats to the author, now off to check it out :).
sipjcaover 4 years ago
Very cool! I have started to build something a little similar but this looks pretty polished! Do you have any API? I would love to pull some of the data out
A_Venom_Rollover 4 years ago
I like this idea and m certainly going to try it out for a while. What is the IAP for?
erokarover 4 years ago
Looks neat. Where are the notes stored, locally on the device or in the cloud?
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qzx_pierriover 4 years ago
very cool idea!<p>edit: you can only use the app if you sign in via Google. Uninstalled.
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