Scrivener can do a lot more though. Reminds me more of Typora.

Exactly, this is gunning for Typora's aesthetic combined with an end goal of doing what Scrivener does

Scrivener is insanely versatile in what it can do. It’s an amazing piece of software. The only thing is that UX, while good, can at times feel a bit clunky in an old-school way.

Long-time Scrivener user here. The main thing that annoys me is that it's sporadically updated.

I thought Scrivener as well. Happy customer for a long time.

I find Scapple[1] more interesting since it comes close to what I'm playing around with. I've started using Node-RED[2] as a mind-map for my ideas and thoughts. I've created custom nodes to provide a categorization for ideas, thoughts, observations, inspiration etc. As I a see fit I link nodes together. The end result is a chaotic mind-map which I call a writermap since the entire mind-map is executable. Between any two points in the mind-map I can create a document with all the paths that link those two points. The document is just a concatenation of all the nodes visited along the way.

Taking this a step further, I thought about creating a global mind-map whereby everyone contributes their mind-maps into interconnected open mind-map. I had this idea because I realised that I had mapped my information bubble in creating my mind-map. But how do I get out of my information bubble? Hence the idea of an open mind-map[2] to navigate through other peoples mind-maps out of my information bubble.

[1]=https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview

[2]=https://nodered.org/

[3]=https://millieons.org/w/mapping-information-bubbles

Interesting idea of the open mind map. I was wondering if information bubble, while accessible, is the right term. But it suffices in terms of explanation.

Isn’t Wikipedia already the mind map of humanity in a way? Or is your project more from an individual standpoint?

By the by, Obsidian recently added a canvas to mind map notes and nodes. Maybe the code can be helpful for your project.

> Isn’t Wikipedia already the mind map of humanity in a way?

In a way however it does not provide a two dimensional visual representation of that mind map. I'm sure there are projects to do that but it isn't the default way to access wikipedia.

> Or is your project more from an individual standpoint?

Yes since the intention remains to extend your own information bubble by ironically providing your information bubble. Many information bubbles would create a global open mind map.

> By the by, Obsidian recently added a canvas to mind map notes and nodes. Maybe the code can be helpful for your project.

Thank you for the heads up, Node-RED provides - at the moment - all I need to create a mind map.

It’s an interesting proposition for a project! Good luck in your endeavor. As I see it it’s a way to verify your epistemological grounding so to speak.

Thank you, I hope can I post an Show HN one day with a prototype.

The more I play around with the idea, the more I realise how complex the enduser experience would be. Need to define core features and use cases and focus on them.

I would go from Obsidian to a laying out a book. Especially as obsidian allows me to keep notes, mindmaps all organized, around the thing I am writing.