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Subnotes

Subnotes web-app - https://scraggo.github.io/subnotes

Subnotes is a plaintext-based system for note taking and task-management. Taking inspiration from Taskpaper and the todo.txt system, you can keep your notes and subnotes in a simple format: a header line with lines (subnotes) right below. If you capture your notes and ideas in one document, this system allows you to easily organize all these separate lines.

Current Features

  • Organize your notes: You can sort all items by header in alphabetical order.

  • Collect your done items: All done items (prefixed by 'x ') will be placed at the bottom of a file with a time stamp.

  • See what's next: You can choose to display only notes with a tag of your choice. Example: your priority tag (@!) notes.

Usage

In the text box, write notes in a format similar to:

Header line 1
part of this block
    this indented line is also part of the block
also part of the block (doesn't have to be indented)

+I use a prefix so I'll be put on top (and I'm a new header)
    x done item in project
    task1 for project
    x another done item in project
    task2 for project
    we're indented for fun!

This header has a tag and should be at end of line -> @tag
    x done item for note
    subnote with priority tag @!

x Top level done item

x Top level done item with tag @!

Note with priority tag @!
    x done item for note
    not done item for a note @tag

* Click 'Demo Text' to experiment!

The sorted output:

+I use a prefix so I'll be put on top (and I'm a new header)
    task1 for project
    task2 for project
    we're indented for fun!

Header line 1
part of this block
    this indented line is also part of the block
also part of the block (doesn't have to be indented)

Note with priority tag @!
    not done item for a note @tag

This header has a tag and should be at end of line -> @tag
    subnote with priority tag @!

Wed Nov 15 2017 18:24:17 GMT-0600 (CST)
+I use a prefix so I'll be put on top (and I'm a new header)
    x done item in project
    x another done item in project
Note with priority tag @!
    x done item for note
This header has a tag and should be at end of line -> @tag
    x done item for note
x Top level done item
x Top level done item with tag @!

Your notes are automatically copied to your clipboard. So, at this point, you can simply paste your notes into your personal file system.

Tag Filtering

You can search for notes with a certain tag and display them. Example: your priority tag (@!) notes:

PRIORITY ITEMS - with @! tag
************************************
Not a project, so it's a note
    subnote with priority tag @!
    x done item for note

x Top level done item with tag @!

Note with tag @!
    not done item for a note @tag
    x done item for note

Features to add

This is a work in progress and could use some help. I hope to eventually implement:

  • Saving notes to local storage
  • Display full project note on filter
  • More advanced filtering
  • Updated UI with 2-way binding

see issues.md

What else?

The prototype for this app was written in Python (you can find the code in this repo.)