Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing

Re:Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing by lmnm on Thursday April 23, 2015 @11:53AM (#9427548)

I'm also a big fan of using standard notepad programs (this, TextEdit on OS X) but struggle to find a good program for mobile note taking. Any suggestions for iOS or Android?

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Re:Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing by mynegation on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:09PM (#9427658)

I use Notebooks[1] on iOS. The big draw of this application for me is the ability to synchronize via WebDAV. I do not want to store my notes on any 3rd party server, but want to be able to access them on mobile devices and this is the compromise that I found.

On Mac OS X, I use nvALT[2] setup to use the same directory.

The directory itself is inside EncFS filesystem, which is mounted over cyphertext directory inside Dropbox so there is continuous encrypted sync as well.

[1] http://www.notebooksapp.com/ [2] http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/

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Re:Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing by tnorthcutt on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:48PM (#9428019)

I use iA Writer on iOS, coupled with nvAlt on Mac. They both read/write from the same dropbox directory.

You might also like Drafts for iOS - it's really more for write --> push to x service, but it does that really well.

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Re:Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing by bananaoomarang on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:59PM (#9428114)

I use Jotterpad on Android and it works well, also can sync to Dropbox (though I can't testify that works well, as I haven't yet)

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Re:Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing by chadk on Thursday April 23, 2015 @01:45PM (#9428431)

I Use nvALT on OS X, and Drafts on Android.

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Re:Show HN: Blank Slate, just start typing by danuker on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:05PM (#9427620)

Does Evernote suit your fancy?

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