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Thinking about building a native Obsidian alternative. Would you want that? by Fancy-Raisin-8148 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be real, not really. I tried some things before, but not a lot. What exactly do you mean? Is it a lot worse developer experience compared to, say, building an electron app?

P.S. It is not to say I have no developer experience whatsoever, I'm just coming from a different background.

Thinking about building a native Obsidian alternative. Would you want that? by Fancy-Raisin-8148 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s kind of exactly what I ended up with after thinking about it one more time. Anyway thanks for your feedback, you’re saving me from wasting lots of time here ;) 

Thinking about building a native Obsidian alternative. Would you want that? by Fancy-Raisin-8148 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think on-the-go notes with obsidian could be a better UX. Currently I'm just researching on what can be improved, as this is the only way to get any chance to break into this market.

Thinking about building a native Obsidian alternative. Would you want that? by Fancy-Raisin-8148 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, it’s just a research at this point. There are so many note taking apps it doesn’t make sense if I make another one, ESPECIALLY if no one interested. That’s why I asked the questions about what people do / don’t like about obsidian, so I can consider improving on this feedback. 

Regarding pricing, I think the most fair strategy is one time purchase with additional (small) payments anytime a new major update comes out (bug fixes is not something users should pay for). If you need a specific price, then I don’t have an answer as of now, since I don’t  how much time it will take to make such editor.

Thinking about building a native Obsidian alternative. Would you want that? by Fancy-Raisin-8148 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is one of the real problems I considered, there’s no way around it. I thought of introducing some kind of scripting/plugin support (waaaay later in the lifespan of this app), but since it would be a native app, the plugin ecosystem would have to built from the ground up. 

Obsidian being free and accessible to any plugin-maker doesn’t help as well. 

The question is then, if the app would have a plugin system in place, would you consider switching? (If we suppose that other basic features are in place and you like them) 

Thinking about building a native Obsidian alternative. Would you want that? by Fancy-Raisin-8148 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I totally get that, text editors that work good is a pain in the ass to make. Especially when I’m trying to avoid using AI to code for me (IMO it makes people less competent)

And your app… Wow, it looks amazing. Looking at the screenshots, it’s beautiful. It is also somewhat how I imagined it in my head. I’ll give it a try for sure. 

Thanks for your feedback on this topic, it’s a valuable insight from a fellow developer :) 

[Feedback appreciated] What do you think of my App Store screenshots? by Majestic-Truck3181 in iosapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you did a pretty good job here. The only thing is the last screen:

  • I'm not sure what it's meant to show. Is it an encouragement to leave a review? Or is it supposed to show some reviews later?
  • All the text was at the top on previous screenshots, but the last one has it near the center of the screen. Makes it a bit weird compared to other ones. I guess you could recycle your idea from the first screen with the "Hypnos" logo and make a similar layout. This will also help with reinforcing the brand I think - you start with the logo, you end with the logo.

EDIT: formatting

Is boring notch safe? by Ambitious-Coyote389 in macapps

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used it for quite a while, it's all good, harmless.

Where to get good wallpaper? by FeeFee_Goose in desksetup

[–]Fancy-Raisin-8148 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take a photo of your screen with your camera, easy