I have been using Logseq [1] for this. It displays all days in a list view that you can scroll down, which I prefer.

[1]: https://logseq.com/

I think the all days, you mean a list of past documents In Ephe, there’s only one page, so the only way to look back is through snapshots. That’s maybe part of the philosophy behind the app. Anyway, I’ll take another look at Logseq. Thank you

It looks similar to Obsidian. Are there significant advantages?

Great question. At a glance, it might look like Obsidian and logseq (PKM) — but Ephe is less features and simpler. No login. No install. No plugin system. No even multiple documents. We just open the page and write. It’s intentionally minimal — one page, focused on just today. That focus is what sets it apart.

Logseq is block-based while Obsidian is more focused on pages. If you want to build something like Wikipedia, Obsidian fits that well. If you're more used to notion and you think more in bullets, Logseq could be a better fit.

Yes. Obsidian resembles the classic desktop wiki while Logseq is more suitable for outlining. If the block-based approach to the problem is to your taste, that is.

Interested in this! Recently wrote a thesis. Wanted to use markdown, but that had too many limitations.

After learning and using LaTeX for a bit I got used to it, but the overall experience of setting it up and its usability leaves a lot of room for improvements. But on the other hand it's established in academic writing.

Do hope to see something based on markdown be able to replace LaTeX in the future.

With Emacs and AUCTeX and a few macros for tab completion I could generally transcribe a math lecture in real time. If you're using completion then the verbosity isn't a downside and in fact helps add structure for automation.

The main drawback for writing something like a thesis is that LaTeX not great to outline in. I think for my thesis I ended up doing initial drafts in org-mode and exporting into LaTeX to view it.

Then once the overall structure took shape I edited the LaTeX directly. Otherwise you end up having to embed LaTeX markup in your markdown doc because markdown is underspecified compared to TeX.

Quarto is probably what you're looking for. It's what we've been using for scientific publications in gov science research labs the past couple of years. Can output to LaTeX and incorporate templates and such.

The amount of high quality Kanban / Trello-like options is low while the need for these is very high. At the same time getting started in building such a tool doesn't require a lot of resources.

I think it's a good thing and I hope to see one that can replace my Notion Kanban soon.

For replacing Notion Kanban, maybe AFFiNE, that is mostly MIT license:

https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE

But some part of server code license may need checking:

https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE/blob/canary/packages/...

Thanks for the suggestion, I love AFFiNE's approach, but for me it's just not there yet. I'm subscribed to their e-mail newsletter and check up on it from time to time, but for me personally it needs some more progress, e.g. a mobile version.

What makes it high quality in your experience?

(I’m doing customer research for my own kanban startup) /s

Well, what makes such a product high quality is highly subjective :D

But for me personally I'd love a Kanban product that can rival Notion's feature set and simplicity, can be used offline / is local-first, offers some custimzation options, does not force me into a subscription, works well on desktop (Windows) as well as on my phone (Android).

It's possible to self-host WeKan kanban https://wekan.github.io and use it like PWA https://github.com/wekan/wekan/wiki/PWA at Windows, Android, iOS etc, more info at https://wekan.team/app/ , where is my app without Admin access at my server, but with with that PWA wiki page similar is possible.

But WeKan does not rival Notion feature set. For that, maybe AFFiNE https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44165373

Good post! I also post about things I enjoy. I dislike the idea that every online content is made as part of a competition with the only goal of getting bigger numbers, online content and social interaction (/social media) don't have to be a competition.

Nonetheless, getting zero views is definitely demotivating. But by keeping at it, you will learn what can increase this number, and also what increases this number in a way that you care about.

I found it immensely joyful to share and talk about content I had made with friends, or bringing it to them when relevant. So don't overfocus on how many people see it, but rather who.

Tried Figma Slides when it came out. It was an unfinished product that was missing core functionality.

Figma's new Website Builder is even much worse.

I wouldn't put my trust into anything Figma is doing these days. It's still a great app for visual design, but with the current trajectory that might also change soon. Ever since the Adobe incident my trust in them has been greatly reduced.

Funny enough, you can export a Keynote presentation in HTML and it will work as a local website, with anchor links and everything. The only thing that didn't work when I tried it were animations in Firefox. Chrome and Safari handled them fine.

I built almost the same but reversed: https://timer.bryanhogan.com/

I made it for time-boxing, so setting myself a time limit on multiple tasks to not get distracted and get things done.

I just made it to have a simple tool, so of course no monetization, local-only and minimal as well.

I love it. I made something for weekly planning a long time ago: https://obligabucket.netlify.app/ - same thing, local-only, and no monetization. Wasn't even sure it still worked. Feels like the task list aspect of obligabucket might fit neatly into the task list I'd set up over in flow timer when it's time to switch into execution mode vs planning mode.

For a while my time management just kinda took care of itself, but there are more distractions and competing priorities in life/work now so I might pay more attention again./

I'm working on a customizable app for self-tracking, a combination of habit trackers, health logging and journaling. You should be able to track what you want in a way relevant for you. Think of a combination of free form CSV programs x habit tracker or health app.

App will be local-first and without locking important features behind a subscription.

Very recently I finished my bachelor thesis which was about this app (focus usability and market fit).

Also made this site a few days ago, get notified when it launches: https://dailyselftrack.com

More about me here: https://bryanhogan.com

I’ve been looking for something like this for awhile, going to check it out, good on you for building it!!

Thank you for the comment! Hearing that people actually want what I'm building motivates me a lot. And feedback is also always great.

I was actually looking for something like this! It seems to be a bit old though, does it work well? Also I can't seem to filter columns?

Are there other tools like it?

Got a collection of larger CSV files that I wanted to include on a Astro Starlight project of mine.

But does this include options for sorting and filtering?

This sounds useful. Maybe someone could create an Anki plugin that does this.

Or is there something similar already available?