In an era of feature-rich productivity apps, collaboration dashboards, and AI-powered knowledge systems, a surprising number of high performers rely on something far simpler. Plain text files. No ...

Most note-taking apps promise structure, but at some point, they just add friction. I’ve probably tried about a dozen notes apps by now, and started wondering if they’re actually making the process ...

Apple’s Notes app has gotten great in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. It’s fast, it’s easy to clip content to new and existing notes, search is instant, and you can collect pretty much anything into a ...

Obsidian has solidified its reputation as a standout in the note-taking space, offering a unique combination of simplicity, flexibility, and long-term reliability. As explained by Linking Your ...

If you keep on changing TextEdit from rich text mode to plain text each time you open the app, here's how you can change the default settings in the often-used text-editing tool. TextEdit is arguably ...

Note apps have been part of my work for years, mostly because I write about software and keep testing new ones. There's also the UX angle - approachable tools are something I just enjoy poking at.

Formatting is easily one of the biggest annoyances when copying text from the web into a local document. That’s not a problem if you’re using a plain text editor like Sublime Text, but it becomes a ...