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LifePIM VS Notational Velocity

Compare LifePIM VS Notational Velocity and see what are their differences

LifePIM logo LifePIM

Everything has a place! All the random miscellaneous data you have stored in various places and on post it notes can easily be added to LifePIM.

Notational Velocity logo Notational Velocity

Notational Velocity: modeless, mouseless Mac OS X note-taking application
  • LifePIM Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-09-29

Keep your notes and tasks in a fast, secure location accessible from any device.

LifePIM is simple enough to use as a simple note taking system, or build your own personal wikis of ideas, family history, or anything you like.

  • Notational Velocity Landing page
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    2021-12-12

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to LifePIM and Notational Velocity)
Note Taking
15 15%
85% 85
Task Management
100 100%
0% 0
Todos
9 9%
91% 91
Personal Notes
20 20%
80% 80

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Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
Good to see the best features of Notational Velocity being carried forward. I like the sound of iCloud syncing, too.

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Notational Velocity seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 12 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

LifePIM mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of LifePIM yet. Tracking of LifePIM recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Notational Velocity mentions (12)

  • Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program
    For iOS, I placed a syncthing folder inside my iCloud directory and it works fairly well. My MacBook, an always-on Pi, and a few other boxes run syncthing for a directory full of Markdown files that I use with Notational Velocity[0] on Mac and 1Writer[1] (highly recommended!) on iOS. Using it this way for a couple years and it works well, occasionally go through and diff the sync conflict files that slowly... - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago
  • Show HN: Simple TODO with tag based filtering
    Just picking and choosing the best features from my favorite apps: - TaskPaper tags are nice, but isn't multi-platform. - I like search+creation UX of nvAlt (explained well on: https://notational.net/), but no decent non-mac clients. Also non-plaintext richtext gets in the way. - I use SimpleNote because it's multiplatform, but the tags are hard to use. Also somethings like inter-note tags are just a distraction... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
  • nvALT 2
    Https://notational.net/ Still works on MacOS 12.6. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • Innovative Rich Text Editing: Typing Affinity
    Bike is beautiful! I'm tempted. But all my notes are in Notational Velocity (https://notational.net/) at the moment, because the largest source of friction for me is *finding note files*. In Notational Velocity I never have to open a file dialog; file dialogs on Mac OS are still shockingly slow, and even if they were fast it would take too long to find the file I want. My hands never leave the keyboard; I just... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • What do you dislike in the note-taking apps you use and why?
    Has the very simple modeless operation of Notational Velocity: When you open the app, you just start typing, and it incrementally searches the full text of existing notes, and creates a new note if the search text is not found. Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing LifePIM and Notational Velocity, you can also consider the following products

Trello - Infinitely flexible. Incredibly easy to use. Great mobile apps. It's free. Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.

Evernote - Bring your life's work together in one digital workspace. Evernote is the place to collect inspirational ideas, write meaningful words, and move your important projects forward.

Microsoft Office Lens - Download this app from Microsoft Store for Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8, Windows 10 Team (Surface Hub), HoloLens. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for Office Lens.

nvALT - A fork of the original Notational Velocity with some additional features and interface modifications

Moo.do - Moo.do Application

nvPY - nvPY is a note-taking tool inspired by Notational Velocity, nvALT and ResophNotes.