App Explorer: Notion

This is my first stab at another new concept post. Basically, my goal is to jot down my first reactions/thoughts on using a new app or tool.

A few weeks ago, I decided to download Notion. I’ve heard a lot about it over the years, and it seemed like an interesting alternative to Evernote/Onenote, with some added Trello/Todoist features as well.

So far, I’ve only used Notion minimally. It is a very good Markdown-based editor, although it hides the Markdown from you. You can use standard Markdown commands though, and export notes to Markdown.

It seems to be very good for taking notes, both on the desktop and on the go (mobile). I’ve never been happy with other Markdown-based tools on mobile, but this feels more like Evernote or Google Docs, not a standard Markdown editing interface.

Syncing works great. I don’t like using a 3rd party service, but I do like the ease of use.

I have yet to use anything beyond basic notes features, and some page-linking. Whenever I do, I’ll try to post another update.

Oh, and a bonus: there’s a nice Linux wrapper (AUR) for it as well!

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