Unfortunately, the new Boostnote.Next app will stop supporting snippet notes. Once the app is shipped, we will extend the feature and scope of the plugin system, allowing plugins to be able to modify/customize sidebar and other UI components in the app. Is supported by Remarkjs (the markdown engine that we are using). This will first enable users to use any Markdown extension that To make the new app more extensible and to have better performance, we have decided to create a plugin system. But before deciding, we’ll do a poll to see which method would be the best for you. We might use Webdav or support 3rd party cloud file storage apis like Google Drive and iCloud. But once we introduce the first version of this, we will figure out how we are going to introduce out of box syncing with Filesystem. But the very first version of the storage won’t be available on the mobile app and the browser app because their file system api is quite different from one of the desktop app. So, once 3rd party cloud storage syncs note files, the app will automatically refresh the notes. Also the app will recognize changes of note files. CSON breaks sometimes when file contents include some special characters. We will use JSON(Also a plain markdown with frontmatter) rather than CSON. But it will be a bit different than the one of the old app. So we decided that we are going to bring it back. But, after revealing the app, we found that lots of users are missing File system based storage. When we started developing the new app, we were expecting that users just want to have proper cloud storage. File system based storage(The end of June).For now, we are going to focus on the major features listed below: So we want to make this app kind of Git for developers. We want to make the app more versatile and extensible. So you cannot use Google drive or Dropbox like the old app anymore. We have been fixing a lot of problems for the new app but there are still much work to do before it can replace the old app.Īlso the app supports our cloud storage only which is based on cloudant. However, the app is still very young, therefore, it is still missing quite a lot of the crucial and popular features that you know and love from the old app. Also you can use this app on mobile devices and in browsers. So, as long as data is synced with cloud storage, your data is safe. It was not that difficult because the DBs are designed for syncing data among multiple devices. The new app is using PouchDB/CouchDB to support cloud syncing properly and natively. Until that day we will keep maintaining both versions of the app, so don’t worry. Hopefully, one day the new app will be in a state where all users will happily make the switch from the old app. This will mean that some lesser used features won’t be implemented in the new app. Most of them will be supported in the new app. It is still missing a ton of popular features that are present in the old app. This new version of Boostnote is called BoostNote.next. To deal with these problems, we decided to start from scratch. Due to having too many features, the app is very inefficient, unstable and heavy. The app has TOO many features to maintain properly. The downside originates from the same place. You can draw sequence diagrams, post notes to Wordpress, spell checking, etc… It’s quite a lot. A plus point is that the app has many features. With age come some advantages and disadvantages. Once you make changes, you have to refresh the app running in other devices because the app couldn’t recognize data is synced.Īlso the app is quite old now. Because the storage is not controlled by the app at all. It is kind of working, but it is hard to manage. So lots of users are relying on 3rd party cloud file storage services like Google Drive or Dropbox. But the problem is that it doesn’t support data sync for users who are using many devices. So you can manage(control) your data easily. The old app is using file system based storage. This document will clarify the current status of those 2 apps as well as the future of them. Current statusĬurrently, we have 2 different applications which are Boostnote (the old app) and BoostNote.next (The new app). We want to explain the current status of the Boost Note community and our future plans.
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