As much as I love Typora, if there were no free Notion and if I couldn't pay for both, I think I'd keep Notion.ClickUp Docs allows rich formatting and slash commands to work more efficientlyĬlickUp is an all-in-one productivity platform where teams come together to plan, organize, and collaborate on work using tasks, Docs, Chat, Goals, Whiteboards, and more. I have only (at the moment) a free Notion account. ![]() Both SimpleNote and Typora are echt Markdown.īut if I am brain-storming, want the greatest number of options for the least effort, then Notion is my go-to. Typora is brilliant for extended writing with some complexities (like footnotes, which Notion doesn't seem to do). For making, um, simple notes using Markdown, SimpleNote is still my absolute favorite. The document behind the pdf I am linking to was started in SimpleNote and Typora but finished in Notion.Įven for me now that I have found Notion and like it, there are pros and cons to using all three. I've set that link to expire at the end of 2022.Įxec summary: I'm using SimpleNote very little now, using Typora much less than I used to, and Notion much, much more. PLEASE let me know if this link doesn't work but I just tested and I think it will: Far better than subscriptions (which I think really only became common when Apple refused to provide a viable paid-upgrade avenue in their App Store). ![]() It's a good model if the initial and upgrade pricing is calibrated right. Some favorites of mine that come to mind include BBEdit, Beyond Compare, BetterTouchTool, and Hazel (to name at least one that doesn't start with B). Some venerable software has yet to sell out to subscriptions and still uses that model, actually. But again, if you didn't see value in the new version, you could pass on that and keep using your existing one. Then, a major new version would eventually come along that would cost an upgrade amount to purchase. Some maintenance or minor updates would be released over subsequent months (or years, in some cases) and would be considered part of that version. You'd buy a license to a major version that you could use to till the end of time if you wanted. That's how all major software upgrades used to be (and still should be, IMO, instead of the endless-subscription model). Spoiler: SimpleNote is really pretty good - and it's free. I've been making some notes comparing Typora to alternatives, in particular, to SimpleNote. I've been using Markdown editors for a long time (back to my MacOS days, which ended five years ago). But the need to unauthorize one device to switch to another sometimes is a pain. Document storage isn't a problem: Everything's stored in Dropbox or pCloud and I have Typora's default folder configured to find my Markdown Documents folder. Nevertheless, the limitation to three devices - while I don't quarrel with the developer's decision - is awkward for me, because I move between about five devices almost every day. Because it's so new, I doubt the developer has a very clear idea how frequently major (paid) upgrades will be released. Typora was a free beta until pretty recently (second half of last year, I think, maybe more recently than that). Lack of details about frequency of upgrades is also no surprise. I used it for a long time for free and did not mind paying for it when it was finally released "officially". The developer has worked hard on the app and produced something really good and would like to make a few bucks. ![]() I don't think there's anything suspicious about Typora's pricing. For paying users any telemetry would be opt-in only.Without having to dig as deep as I had to. For example offer 1 year of major version updates, at least 2 years of minor or security updates. I'd better understand what I'm paying for.sigh.ĭigging through the privacy policy at least gives a reasonable answer, that user data gathering is only sent when a setting is enabled (though no word on the default state). The payment policy for major update will be announced by us when the upgrades are ready.ĭetails on frequency of major upgrades nowhere to be found. Finally one question got answered only halfway into the license:įor a major update, You may need to pay an additional fee in order to be able to download an upgrade. Strike two.īy now I got quite suspicious, but as a last ditch attempt consulted the EULA. Furthermore I wanted to know if a purchased product would still contain spyware (aka telemetry, etc). Strike one.ĭecided not to let me stop that, I wanted to know how upgrades work, what's planned, how much of a recurring cost this purchase would be, etc. It lists a price and "up to 3 devices", that being the full extent of description of what I'd be buying. I didn't and here is why:įirst hurdle was the purchase page. So I was ready to pay the $15 as I quite like the product.
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