My New Favorite Note Taking App: Reflect

[@rincewind2828]

Thanks, A really good video! I see it is year old now. Q: are you still using Reflect and if so how are you finding it long-term. If not, what made you switch away..

[@jemandthemystery]

Regarding your opening comments about Bear: Contrastingly, I find most of Bear's "limitations" to be part of what makes it so good. A lot of software appeals too much to the OCD side of our nature to endlessly organize and reorganize our setups instead of just getting on with creating raw content. With Bear, I write notes, maybe attach an audio file (I write songs so audio attachments with audio note ideas are very useful), give it a tag or two, occassionally email off a PDF/DocX version of the text for filing or using elsewhere...and that's it. For anything more detailed or polished, I will go over to other apps/programs and work with their particular strengths. Trying to find an ultimate, do-everything app is an exercise in dopamine-addicted anticipation followed by post-morphic dissonance when we find that next big thing ultimately unsatisfying. Apparently the Bear team is working on a web version, which would make it available (online at least) to PC users as well. If/when that happens, great but I value simplicity and elegance over a laundry list of features anyday.

[@kosmos721]

Thank you for this video. I like this app a lot too. I also have used Bear, and have a ton of stuff in another love of mine, Obsidian. What I like so far about Reflect is the ease of use, how you can dive right in and or to switch metaphor, hit the ground running! It is a joy to use and I have only had it for hours. I very much appreciate your take on this app and hope to see more of your videos on Reflect and your videos in general - since you are new to me too, and I am glad I found your channel that I am now an enthusiastic subscriber to. Great cadence, clear, and good length. Very glad I found both you and Reflect. 🎉

[@juliegraham3819]

Looks great. Is there a way to have the notes with black text on a white background on Reflect?

[@ThomasMcGeeTV]

That’s a great question I didn’t even think to check that but from what I can tell I think the answer is no 😐

[@hanspkok]

Not so sure what you ask, but you can have a white theme and a black theme, so yes. Just switch.

[@codemaclife]

I love everything about Reflect apart from one significant thing I use - PDF annotation. I would like to edit PDFs on the go. Also, a preview of the files would be nice. Everything else about the app is really impressive.

[@melinaaugusto]

Which one do you use for this?

[@codemaclife]

@@melinaaugusto Most of my annotating happens in Apple Notes. However, I am starting to use something called Nebo.

[@MT-vh6hd]

What app do you use for to do?

[@kimbapslayer1995]

The actual software doesn’t align with the marketing of their homepage lol. Glad I saw this.

[@krs-fq3xq]

Interesting and thank you but Isn’t this just like obsidian? It’s a minimized version Of Obsidian without the plugins or community. And they do not even have a windows app?! So they offer less and charge more?

[@krs-fq3xq]

@Dave In MSP without the community and plug-ins and 24 more expensive per yeah

[@krs-fq3xq]

@Dave In MSP - playing with it now. The sample data has at least one issue. the company tag didn't register... The ONLY i like so far is how the app fetched company logo when you include the domain. Nodes remind me of Logseq or Tana.. AI feature is cool but I already have it... There's something weirdf about it. but i can't put my finger on it. In Obsidian links and tags feel more natural or intuitive.. the web-clipper is off... which is a shame cause if they had a web-clipper then they'd have something Obsidian doesn't. if anyone from Reflect is listening: look at Nimbusnote or Evernote and make the web-clipper the same or better. IF you have that then you are on to something. there's something but they have make choices if they want to compete with the likes of Obsidian. I have ideas MANY ideas but I'm not on the payroll lol

[@jerryb6728]

how do i import files from Logseq .. they had instructions but it take you to a page that is no longer available.

[@stephenzeoli8117]

What Thomas has demonstrated here makes Reflect seem no different than a number of other similar note apps, such as Capacities, Logseq, Obsidian. I do believe Reflect does have some points of difference, but I would have like to learn what those are.

[@Tech-Dino]

Unfortunately there is no Windows/Linux app.

[@EDMBerry]

Thank you for sharing this. I have learned a lot. Keep it coming!!!

[@jmatzinger549]

Hmm, have you tried Obsidian? Sounds like a paid version of Obsidian to me.

[@AndrewHernandez01]

Can you attach files?

[@SridharKatakam]

Yes. Just drag and drop.

[@jippalippa]

I'm a super normie and I use apple notes, especially since I already have too many subscriptions going on.

[@michaelbaker5070]

Anxious to try this App