Show HN: Obsidian Canvas – An infinite space for your ideas

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Syncthing

#Cloud Storage #File Sharing #File Sharing And Backup 826 social mentions

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Gingko

I find it useful for some things and awkward for others. I've been using Gingko [1] for a long while now. The ever-expanding-but-hierarchical structure it uses hits a sweet spot for me. 1: https://gingkoapp.com/.

#Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Writing Tools 13 social mentions

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Flying Logic

Just as a data point. This feature of one-note (text boxes where you click) is the single reason I’m looking for something else. I absolutely hate any interface that has me fiddle with layout when I’m trying to focus on semantics. Not that this should impact Obsidian much, since I assume the canvas thing is optional there, just a data point. Related to infinite canvas _do_ checkout “The Humane Environment” [1] it has a few interesting takes As for a more semantic approach to layouting, I think Flying Logic[2] makes a decent job of it [1] https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/344726.The_Humane_Interface [2] https://flyinglogic.com/.

#Brainstorming And Ideation #Idea Management #Digital Whiteboard 2 social mentions

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Kinopio

I really like https://kinopio.club/. This canvas is definitely a step in that direction. I hope they (or a plugin) support a feature parity too.

#Mind Maps #Design Tools #Task Management 30 social mentions

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Drafts

Part of the reason on iOS it takes longer, at least in my vault set-up, to begin throwing in a new note is that Obsidian has to finish syncing and show me notifications (that I wish I could turn off) from a plug-in I value before I can begin navigating to a "new note" screen. Not just for the speed, but also for (personal) mental simplicity, this is one of many reasons I use [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com) for so much writing. I also use a few other notes apps in concert with Obsidian, and if I just hit Drafts on my iPhone or Apple Watch I can start getting the idea down. If it's going to Obsidian, it's an action from Drafts to just dump it in there without using Obsidian's interface at all. If it's not going to Obsidian (and instead going to Bear or OmniFocus or into an email or a text message or appending to an existing note or a million other things) then it's just a different action.

#Productivity #Mac #Note Taking 73 social mentions

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Logseq

From FOSS alternatives listed there, LogSeq [1] looks quite promissing! It also mentiones canvas feature in their docs [2] (which are written as LogSeq graph, too). I am still evaluating it but so far so good, it even has an Android app (as a pre-release on GitHub). [1] https://logseq.com.

#Knowledge Management #Note Taking #Knowledge Base 280 social mentions