The Best Note-Taking App

For writers, software developers, and visually-oriented note-takers that give a darn about style

Image courtesy of the author (and developer of the app)

Guess what? I take a lot of notes. I always have.

So, for years I have been searching for a good app to take notes on my phone. (That also worked great on a desktop computer.)

I never found one that was “good enough,” so I have designed my own! It already works, but I am putting finishing touches on it, as time allows, although lately my focus has been on making a different app entirely.
See: Penelope Teaches Me How To Do The Math.

But rest assured, this app is not vaporware, it is being used right now. I just took a small detour because I saw an opportunity. But me and by a few of my friends and family use NoteyNote daily. I am aiming to launch it soon on Android and desktop, and then iPhones sometime in 2025.

It is called “NoteyNote” — but don’t let the cutesy name fool you. It is plenty powerful. In a class by itself, really. And cool as all hell! Downloads will be available soon at www.noteynote.app and Google Play.

Yup, I am the developer of this software. You see, I wear two hats: writer (what I want to be), and software engineer (how I actually earn a living). Now, I can’t say NoteyNote will be perfect for everyone, but for certain people, especially writers and coders, and people that want their notes to look stylish from the get-go, there is nothing else like it.

Here are the two key features that make my note-taker unique:

1. All notes are saved as HTML
2. When adding or editing a note, you use markdown

If you don’t know what markdown is, it is when the text itself contains formatting requirements. That is, there are short “keywords” that you use to do things like make a headline, or insert a horizontal rule. That said, some people use NoteyNote and do zero text formatting; they just type up super simple notes. That works, too. (And they still look stylish!)

I have never seen a note-taking app that does the above two things. But my app does a lot more, too:

• It has a robust search ability
• It allows “tags” which aids in searching and grouping
• It is ideal for entering notes on a mobile phone
• It has a browser version that works great from a desktop computer, too. (And the desktop version is not merely a biggie-sized mobile version. It is tailor-made for desktops.)
• You can share a note with the public with one click, as a standalone webpage
• You can group notes together, and share the URL for a whole whack of related notes
• It is easy to link a note with other notes, which is amazing for writers doing research, that have a ton of related notes

In short, I am making an app for people like me: writers that take a lot of notes, that want to group them together, and to share them with people as needed. Or, dudes and dudettes that take many a note, yet still care about style and presentation.

I tried plenty of note-taking apps before I decided to make my own.

There is nothing like my app out there, and I am convinced that it is going to be a huge hit.

Wish me luck!

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