I mainly take a lot of handwritten notes with my iPad and Apple Pencil, and the one thing I never see mention in any Apple Notes videos is how the writing is more laggy the longer you write. It’s been like that for years now and Apple hasn’t fix it yet
What does "Markdown support" mean, in this context? It's fundamentally a rich text-based application. Do you just want to be able to use markdown-esque syntax e.g. * asterisks * for italics, # Headings, etc? If so, there are third party applications that let you do this, at least on Mac (e.g. ProNotes).
@@asystole_ I want to be able to add tables, code snippets, quotes, references, expandable items and so much more that markdown gives to you. And I'd like to see this as a native improvement over Notes. :(
I think putting ai as a plus is a moot point because 1) it's not here 2) it's not gonna be here for a while 3) when it comes out, we're still gonna wait a while for all features to roll out (i.e. writing tools will come out before new siri) 4) when it comes out, it's only gonna be for a selected market for who knows how long. So yeah... in theory, when all the stars align, apple notes will be super integrated with ai and writing tools and whatnot, but right now - and even for the coming months - the weight this integration has in anybody's decision to use apple notes should be minimal to nonexistent, from my point of view
The best way to export notes from Apple Notes into Markdown with the most features like attachments and even links between notes is the "Importer"-Extension from Obsidian. Really, that thing is awesome.
Good video. I have a workaround for your problem of notes getting deleted. It’s called screen memory. It takes screen shots of what you are doing at set intervals. You can choose which apps it works for and doesn’t. It’s been game changing for me.
Obsidian is by far the best journal and second brain system. I'm still looking for a Notes solution to casually share notes with a friend, like planning for an upcoming trip and such, where they might not know or want to install another app like Obsidian. So far I found Apple Notes the best solution for sharing notes, but I am looking for alternatives.
I tried almost everything and later settled to Obsidian. Its gives total control and very intuitive. You feel like continuing with your note taking plan.
same, used Google Docs for 3 years, then MS OneNote during 6 months, then wasted hours on Notion, and later discovered Obsidian, everyone says that it's hard to use but it's honestly the easiest one that I've used so far after 8 years of note taking, there is not many things that we can do in obsidian by default so it's really straight to the point of writing. After some time I customed a bit the experience with some really useful plugins without changing the simplicity of the program. I've also really recently configured a synchronisation and backup between my iPad, iPhone and PC vaults with a plugin called Remotely Save and my NAS, it was really the last thing that was missing to get the best notetaking experience between all my devices.
I have tried Obsidian for a while now and I love it on my Mac, but with a few Plugins it just takes to much time loading on my iPhone and iPad. It‘s nearly not usable over there so I‘m slowly switching back to Apple Notes
The only bad thing about apple notes is the lack of date editing or even when you share a note on AIRDROP it dosnt transfer the creation or edit date with the note hence it shows the date of creation as the airdrop date GARBAGE
Apple Notes sempre, pela simplicidade e por toda a versatilidade do ecossistema Apple. Já testei OneNote, Evernote e usei Notion durante algum tempo mas voltei, utilizo o método PARA há 2 anos e pouco e tenho as minhas notas sempre organizadas e acessíveis de qualquer dispositivo. Decidi comentar em PT só porque sim ahah
Good video. I'll consider using Apple notes as some kind of knowledgebase if they have version control, markdown, export and the possibility to reference dates. Right now it's just for scribbling down quick notes.
Obsidian doesn’t sync between devices unless you pay? Dealbreaker since Apple Notes works for free. I’d rather pay $19 a year for MindNode so I can scratch my mind map itch and do my notes on Apple Notes
Really good video. The fact is, Apple Notes is wildly convenient and enjoyable to use, but obsidian is exactly the right choice if you care about having control over your notes and future proofing, which you pointed out in this video. Very good breakdown!
Whilst I agree, I don't want to think about the hours I have spent trying to get my Obsidian vault set up exactly right, with the correct data and plugin settings that make it work exactly how I want it. At least with Apple Notes I just click and type and all of the 'smart' features are built right in
I'm surprised you had a problem with exporting from Apple Notes because I did that years ago, and everything exported perfectly. I'm guessing the proprietary format changed with these new features and broke exporters that were working perfectly. Considering SQLite is still a standard open database format, I'm hopeful that these tools will also be updated and corrected. Obviously Apple should have an export feature, but they don't want anyone leaving the walled garden. Unfortunately, that's the primary reason I will not be taking advantage of any of this. I escaped once, I will not go back without an escape option always available.
Apple notes is terrible for taking lecture notes, and the main issue is its unintuitive UI and the way it organise the notes along with weird bugs where it starts forcing you to type while the pencil option is selected
Sounds like you had the scribble pen selected in the toolbar (the pen with the letter A.) That’s the feature that allows you to convert handwritten texts to typed texts (you can do that anywhere in the system btw it’s not a bug.) Just use any other pen tools that doesn’t have the letter A and that should fix your issue.
@@HarryDinh-A No that is not the case, this usually happen when i use lasso to select handwritten text and when i try to paste that text below on the empty part of the page, it somehow opens keyboard. Anyway apple notes heats up my ipad too much so i stopped using it
@@whatisiswhatable It's like Apple Notes, but for all devices. Including Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. But here's the kicker... Unlike Notion, It's local first. And it's not using the data encryption technology that Apple uses for Apple notes in order to keep you in the eco system. It's fast, reliable and my favourite part is that it can be used offline 100% and syncs with all your devices when you're online. No syncing issues whatsoever like Notion. The bonus is... It has a graph view just like Obsidian. The only cons is that, it's bad at databases. So I've separated my work as follows: For PKM I use Anytype and for my Business Databases I use Notion.
One big reason to not use apple notes is that you only can use it in the apple ecosystem and that is very expansive. I think Apple products are great, but iam not willing to pay the costs anymore. That said: Compared to Apple Notes Google Keep or Google Notes is complete and utter garbage. Update: i should watch the comlete video first, before i comment 😂. You mentioned all the bad stuff. File and future-proofnes before function. I rather don't have these really amazing functions but be the real owner of my data.
This is the main reason I use obsidian. I used to use notion until one day their servers went down in the middle of an online lesson. From then onwards I made a resolution all my notes had to be locally stored and accessed, and never looked back since.
Surprised you didn’t mention Bear as a direct alternative to AN. I know you created tons of content on Obsidian but still think it would have been nice to mention.
My only complaint is why do they have to use this font that makes "a" really look like an "o". Why don't they just use the same font in Note as in the system :(
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I mainly take a lot of handwritten notes with my iPad and Apple Pencil, and the one thing I never see mention in any Apple Notes videos is how the writing is more laggy the longer you write. It’s been like that for years now and Apple hasn’t fix it yet
Notes with lots of tables and emojis also get quite laggy. It’s a real bummer.
Still lacks Markdown support within, having Markdown support will definitely improve Notes a lot.
thx. That's all I needed out of this video.
What does "Markdown support" mean, in this context? It's fundamentally a rich text-based application. Do you just want to be able to use markdown-esque syntax e.g. * asterisks * for italics, # Headings, etc? If so, there are third party applications that let you do this, at least on Mac (e.g. ProNotes).
There is a free ‚plugin/ app‘ called ProNotes that adds the most Markdown shortcuts to Apple Notes. The only sad thing is it just works on Mac.
Technically Apple note does support markdown, to do that you can just select that you’re note and then drag and drop to your file and yeah that easy
@@asystole_ I want to be able to add tables, code snippets, quotes, references, expandable items and so much more that markdown gives to you.
And I'd like to see this as a native improvement over Notes. :(
I think putting ai as a plus is a moot point because 1) it's not here 2) it's not gonna be here for a while 3) when it comes out, we're still gonna wait a while for all features to roll out (i.e. writing tools will come out before new siri) 4) when it comes out, it's only gonna be for a selected market for who knows how long. So yeah... in theory, when all the stars align, apple notes will be super integrated with ai and writing tools and whatnot, but right now - and even for the coming months - the weight this integration has in anybody's decision to use apple notes should be minimal to nonexistent, from my point of view
It is here! macOS got it!
The best way to export notes from Apple Notes into Markdown with the most features like attachments and even links between notes is the "Importer"-Extension from Obsidian. Really, that thing is awesome.
Good video. I have a workaround for your problem of notes getting deleted. It’s called screen memory. It takes screen shots of what you are doing at set intervals. You can choose which apps it works for and doesn’t. It’s been game changing for me.
Obsidian is by far the best journal and second brain system. I'm still looking for a Notes solution to casually share notes with a friend, like planning for an upcoming trip and such, where they might not know or want to install another app like Obsidian. So far I found Apple Notes the best solution for sharing notes, but I am looking for alternatives.
Simplicity is a key for every note taking app an apple Did a great job.
I tried almost everything and later settled to Obsidian. Its gives total control and very intuitive. You feel like continuing with your note taking plan.
same, used Google Docs for 3 years, then MS OneNote during 6 months, then wasted hours on Notion, and later discovered Obsidian, everyone says that it's hard to use but it's honestly the easiest one that I've used so far after 8 years of note taking, there is not many things that we can do in obsidian by default so it's really straight to the point of writing. After some time I customed a bit the experience with some really useful plugins without changing the simplicity of the program. I've also really recently configured a synchronisation and backup between my iPad, iPhone and PC vaults with a plugin called Remotely Save and my NAS, it was really the last thing that was missing to get the best notetaking experience between all my devices.
Fr, Obsidian is the best, it’s king
I have tried Obsidian for a while now and I love it on my Mac, but with a few Plugins it just takes to much time loading on my iPhone and iPad. It‘s nearly not usable over there so I‘m slowly switching back to Apple Notes
The only bad thing about apple notes is the lack of date editing or even when you share a note on AIRDROP it dosnt transfer the creation or edit date with the note hence it shows the date of creation as the airdrop date GARBAGE
I attempted to enjoy using Apple Notes, but my preference still lies with OneNote.
You can easilly export into PDF. Just print -> share -> place in folder as pdf or email or…
all my devices just heat up so badly... that's my only gripe about it
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Apple Notes sempre, pela simplicidade e por toda a versatilidade do ecossistema Apple. Já testei OneNote, Evernote e usei Notion durante algum tempo mas voltei, utilizo o método PARA há 2 anos e pouco e tenho as minhas notas sempre organizadas e acessíveis de qualquer dispositivo.
Decidi comentar em PT só porque sim ahah
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Any suggestions on the best way to import Bear notes into Obsidian? Are the "wikilinks" set up in Bear retained in Obsidian?
real high IQ is A6 field notes and a pen, everything else is diluted by time invested in
Good video. I'll consider using Apple notes as some kind of knowledgebase if they have version control, markdown, export and the possibility to reference dates. Right now it's just for scribbling down quick notes.
Obsidian doesn’t sync between devices unless you pay? Dealbreaker since Apple Notes works for free. I’d rather pay $19 a year for MindNode so I can scratch my mind map itch and do my notes on Apple Notes
Apple Notes has always been good! I still prefer Obsidian, though.
Apple Notes is not bad but it is buggy when you add many images to your notes. It seems they don't follow MVP.
Really good video. The fact is, Apple Notes is wildly convenient and enjoyable to use, but obsidian is exactly the right choice if you care about having control over your notes and future proofing, which you pointed out in this video. Very good breakdown!
Whilst I agree, I don't want to think about the hours I have spent trying to get my Obsidian vault set up exactly right, with the correct data and plugin settings that make it work exactly how I want it. At least with Apple Notes I just click and type and all of the 'smart' features are built right in
Hi. Im totally agree with you. Have tried only google notes=)
I'm surprised you had a problem with exporting from Apple Notes because I did that years ago, and everything exported perfectly. I'm guessing the proprietary format changed with these new features and broke exporters that were working perfectly. Considering SQLite is still a standard open database format, I'm hopeful that these tools will also be updated and corrected.
Obviously Apple should have an export feature, but they don't want anyone leaving the walled garden. Unfortunately, that's the primary reason I will not be taking advantage of any of this. I escaped once, I will not go back without an escape option always available.
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it's just very less aesthetic. But definitely very easy to use it ig. It's native and free.
Great video! I actually prefer the native TextEdit app so that there's a real standalone file with a few more advantages over Notes.
TextEdit with backlinks would change my life
Apple notes is terrible for taking lecture notes, and the main issue is its unintuitive UI and the way it organise the notes along with weird bugs where it starts forcing you to type while the pencil option is selected
Sounds like you had the scribble pen selected in the toolbar (the pen with the letter A.) That’s the feature that allows you to convert handwritten texts to typed texts (you can do that anywhere in the system btw it’s not a bug.) Just use any other pen tools that doesn’t have the letter A and that should fix your issue.
@@HarryDinh-A No that is not the case, this usually happen when i use lasso to select handwritten text and when i try to paste that text below on the empty part of the page, it somehow opens keyboard. Anyway apple notes heats up my ipad too much so i stopped using it
I love Apple Notes, but Notion is 🔥
It buggles my mind that no one talks about Anytype 😢
What’s good bout it
@@whatisiswhatable It's like Apple Notes, but for all devices. Including Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. But here's the kicker... Unlike Notion, It's local first. And it's not using the data encryption technology that Apple uses for Apple notes in order to keep you in the eco system. It's fast, reliable and my favourite part is that it can be used offline 100% and syncs with all your devices when you're online. No syncing issues whatsoever like Notion. The bonus is... It has a graph view just like Obsidian.
The only cons is that, it's bad at databases. So I've separated my work as follows: For PKM I use Anytype and for my Business Databases I use Notion.
One big reason to not use apple notes is that you only can use it in the apple ecosystem and that is very expansive. I think Apple products are great, but iam not willing to pay the costs anymore. That said: Compared to Apple Notes Google Keep or Google Notes is complete and utter garbage.
Update: i should watch the comlete video first, before i comment 😂. You mentioned all the bad stuff. File and future-proofnes before function. I rather don't have these really amazing functions but be the real owner of my data.
My concern with Google is that they end-game apps quite readily. If I make them the hub for thousands of notes, and then……..
@@TheEternalTraveller true. Never Trust Google in running a Service for Long.
This is the main reason I use obsidian. I used to use notion until one day their servers went down in the middle of an online lesson. From then onwards I made a resolution all my notes had to be locally stored and accessed, and never looked back since.
Not a problem if you use only apple
Are you Italian?
You say this as if Apple AI is released to the public already.
Surprised you didn’t mention Bear as a direct alternative to AN. I know you created tons of content on Obsidian but still think it would have been nice to mention.
My only complaint is why do they have to use this font that makes "a" really look like an "o". Why don't they just use the same font in Note as in the system :(
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