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I’ve also added my NotePlan notes directory to iA Writer, so when I’m writing blog posts it’s just a more pleasant experience (I also have had success doing this with Ulysses and Byword). And as I build out my network of ideas in Obsidian, my NotePlan docs develop with it. For example, I added my NotePlan 2 notes folder to Obsidian.md so that any file I create whether in NotePlan or Obsidian is effectively synced. What’s more, working from flat Markdown files also means I can open my notes with any Markdown editor. Accessing NotePlan 2 notes using Obsidian.md. This allows me to back them up and version my notes in the directory and even add a GitHub remote repo for safekeeping or collaboration with others. For example, I added git version control to my notes folder. Working from flat Markdown files also opens the door to other opportunities that database-driven note apps like Roam or Notion simply cannot do.

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You truly own your notes and can work entirely offline since they live on your local machine (NotePlan makes use of iCloud Drive to sync notes across devices). What that means is that there is no database, just a bunch of plain-text files. Nut I also like that this app flat-file based. I am a huge fan of using Markdown to format my notes, since I’m just so used to it now. In fact, once you have the calendar and your daily tasks in one place, it’s hard to go back to task managers which don’t do this. I really like the idea of managing a digital bullet journal. This is a great way to jump out of the daily note view if you want to take notes on a meeting or begin writing a blog post or something. You can easily navigate these or begin a new one from any other note by using double square brackets to create an internal link like in many knowledge management note-taking apps like Roam Research or Obsidian.md.

Other Notesįinally, in addition to the daily notes feature, NotePlan 2 also makes use of a separate notes area for non-daily notes. I couldn’t have dreamt up a better implementation of a work log in an app than you find in NotePlan 2. You can have it sync with Apple’s native Reminders app, including the ability to schedule tasks or even set them up to be repeating.Įver since I started Bullet Journaling about a year ago, I’ve kept a “work log” which is just a daily running note of what I’m doing and it serves as a place to capture thoughts or actions as they come up through the course of the day. The todos capability is quite robust as well. In the daily note, you can quickly capture your thoughts and transform action items into actual todos, events, and more.

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