![]() Take the file, put it on a cloud service like Dropbox or Nextcloud, and it’s available anywhere you want.īecause of its simplicity, plain text is also extremely powerful. There’s no need for a complicated back end to handle syncing. One of the main advantages of storing your tasks in a plain text format is how easy it is to move around. If you like a bit of visual flair, this is a handy addition. You can also opt to use different files for personal tasks, business tasks, and anything else.Įven though it’s simple, a variety of themes are available for the app. If you want to keep everything in one big document, you can do that. The flexibility is a big part of TaskPaper’s appeal. If you have a big, complicated project to plan, it can help you do that, too. If you just want to remember a few options, it can do that. ![]() TaskPaper is a system that is as simple or complex as you want it to be. The app costs $24.99, but you don’t have to worry about any subscriptions or up-selling. Instead, it’s an app that lets you manage your tasks in an easy-to-use format that is stored as simple plain text. Which is fine (if sad) it makes my choice easy for me.Despite the name, TaskPaper doesn’t actually have anything to do with paper. It appears my needs aren't aligned with Jesse's interests. And a developer that cares and focuses on it. This meant he came up with a web outliner called "Oak" to test some of the model stuff, while FoldingText got NOTHING for a year, not to mention WriteRoom or TaskPaper.Īs a customer, I want (actually, these days I NEED) a product that supports OS X and iOS. He then spent time on it, before bringing it to a halt last April, to completely rewrite the parser. Then came FoldingText, which was interesting in concept, but had a few big issues (and big bugs). Then iOS versions came out and they were good too, but there were always niggling sync issues (many due to DropBox not having an API at the time). Then he quit working on it, and he went on to WriteRoom, and TaskPaper. Then Jesse killed it, and came out with Mori which was largely the same, but different (it had pluggable infrastructure and modules and such, but it was a worse notebook-style app). I was a user of Hog Bay Notebook back in the day. Or, I should say, he's rarely been interested in continuing to improve an existing product: He's always off and dabbling on the next thing. Unfortunately, Jesse has never been that good at focusing. Sad news, both for fans of these apps and for anyone who wants development of quality iOS apps to be a sustainable business.īusiness FoldingText iOS iOS App Mac Mac App Open Source PlainText.app TaskPaper WriteRoom For document based productivity apps OS X is a much more mature system. You get Dropbox and iCloud sync (and lots of others) for free. You don’t need to build the finder from the ground up. Leaving me little time/energy to actually push the actual app function forward. And in particular on iOS I spend 90% of my effort on infrastructure issues… file system browsers, url data sharing schemes, sync, etc. That major problem that I’m having is supporting two different platforms. They are free this week and then will be removed from the app store. ![]() I’m sorry, I know this is disappointing, but I see no way to maintain them all myself. After that I’ll do updates to WriteRoom and TaskPaper. ![]() The next version of FoldingText is in progress. Going forward I will focus on the Mac apps: FoldingText, WriteRoom, and TaskPaper. Unfortunately our sales dropped this year forcing it back to just me again. For the last 3 years Grey, Mutahhir, Young Hoo, and myself worked full-time at Hog Bay Software. ![]()
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