I think the bigger problem is we preach user feedback as the holy grail of product growth, but it's hard to do so when you fully respect privacy (i.e. no sign ups).
For example, when I built https://github.com/pdepip/mmap.it I made the conscious decision to not require any log in information but quickly found I was unable to find who was using my product and then ask them for feedback - so user led development stalled.
Full disclosure: I don't have a ton of experience with Dropbox Paper. From what I've seen there aren't many gaps. There are a few markdown elements in paper that I think have cleaner styling (i.e. lists). I also prefer the automatic syntax highlighting and table UI with dropbox paper. That being said, as far as inline markdown editors go, they are quite close.
I use this for a short-cut driven note-taking app I've built, https://mmap.it. Excited to see it get some recognition, it's by far the best wysiwyg editor I've found. Best of luck with outline!
For me, the biggest problem with all of these note taking systems is they are clunky. If I want to quickly write something down, or find a piece of information, I have to page through tabs in chrome which totally ruins my focus.
To solve this, I built https://mmap.it - a short cut driven note taking tool that allows you to save and search without context switching.
This game had such a profound impact on my life. When we were in elementary school, everybody in my town seemed to play and a lot of friendships I still have today were formed there. Private servers (moparscape.org) were the reason I got into programming, and I've been working as a software engineer for 4 years now. I didn't study it in school either, was strictly taught on runescape forums. I still check in from time to time, and can still navigate that world blindfolded.
Thanks that really means a lot, the feedback is very much appreciated!
Building from source should work on linux. I'm still ironing out a lot of the kinks, the search window going blank is at the top of my list and I am also working on editor reliability.
Hope you can get the full value out of this once I've made it more reliable!
We are planning on releasing for both windows and linux soon. Due to the app being focused on accessibility for developer workflows, mobile applications are a little further out on the product roadmap but will be coming eventually!
Thanks! Glad you think so. I've found it's most useful for workflow documentation and code snippets.
The main reason I built mmap is I started a new job a few months ago which required learning a ton of new workflows that leveraged a bunch of unfamiliar technologies. Documentation for these was scattered over github, confluence, google groups, etc. which made it both time consuming and difficult to find what I was looking for.
I wanted to be able to save documentation and code snippets in my own words so I could quickly find it without switching windows. It's lead to a noticeable jump in my productivity so far.
For me, the biggest issue with all of these note tools is accessibility. I want to be able to find the information I want with google like search, and no expensive context switching. With mmap, everything is operated by global shortcuts so you never leave your current window.
I've been working on a personal knowledge base called mmap.it. It's like spotlight for all of your workflows and code snippets.
Basically combines a markdown editor with full text search and all functionality is made accessible through global shortcuts so you can look up information without context switching.
It's free with plans to be open sourced in the next day or so. You can check it out here (https://mmap.it)