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Ask HN: What note taking app do you guys using as a developer?
As a developer building my own product, I take a lot of notes—code snippets, Linux commands, and general technical info. I've tried many apps, but none feel just right.
Here’s what I think a good note-taking app must have:
A note section where I can add text and images Easy organization with sections A quick search to find related notes A bonus would be the ability to retrieve answers from my notes.
Right now, I'm using MS OneNote, which works well for the first two. But as my notes grow, finding the right one becomes a challenge. Do you guys face the same issue? What methods or apps do you use?
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299636
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What We Lose When Our Memories Exist in Our Phones
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/the-case-for-ditching-digital-memories-for-physical-objects
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299635
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Starlink Satellite OFDM-Like Signal Structure Enabling Precise Positioning [pdf]
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Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00562-w
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299585
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History of Diffusion – Jascha Sohl-Dickstein [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpYNlHIHT7o
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299579
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"Inside" Censorship (2000) [pdf]
Article URL: https://www.sanfordberman.org/biblinks/progressive.pdf
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299564
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"Reverse Innovation" Could Save Lives. Why Aren't We Embracing It? (2019)
Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/reverse-innovation-could-save-lives-why-isnt-western-medicine-embracing-it
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299562
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Give It a Minute
Article URL: https://www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/give-it-a-minute
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299552
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I fired my personal coach and built one that's much better with AI and Obsidian
Article URL: https://chrislovejoy.me/personal-ai-coach
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299544
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Show HN: I made a word guessing game
Article URL: https://twistverse.co/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299526
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List of Brave Browser Controversies
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1j1pq7b/list_of_brave_browser_controversies
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299509
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OpenPaX – open-source alternative to GrSecurity Kernel Patch
Article URL: https://github.com/edera-dev/linux-openpax
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299441
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The Wizard of Vinyl Is in Kansas
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/arts/music/vinyl-albums-chad-kassem-acoustic-sounds.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299416
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Show HN: Freenote – An open-source AI journal app with Markdown support
I have developed a simple online journal application that allows you to freely record your notes. With AI assistance, you can easily search and summarize past entries, enhancing creativity capture and management. All data is stored locally on your device, ensuring privacy and security. You can access it directly at freenote.app.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299340
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New Benchmark in Quantum Computational Advantage with 105-Qubit Zuchongzhi 3
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11924
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299319
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McLaren Invented New Carbon Fiber Tape to Build Even More Complex Parts
Article URL: https://www.thedrive.com/news/mclaren-invented-new-carbon-fiber-tape-to-build-even-more-complex-parts
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299316
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Improving Retrieval in RAG (Via Recall, Precision, and NDCG)
Article URL: https://dipkumar.dev/posts/rag/retrieval-imprv/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299295
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New MacBook Air Fixes This Decades-Long Design Oversight
Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/07/new-macbook-air-corrects-design-mistake/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43299225
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