I just didn’t like where I saw their product headed, it stopped doing the one thing I needed, and I’m getting kind of sick of paying for SaaS subscriptions when I’d rather just pay for an app. Simplenote is a streamlined note-keeping app that syncs with all your devices for free. I don’t think Evernote is bad or that they are a bad company. Download the latest version of Simplenote for Mac for free. MacBook Air M2 (workhorse for all my computing and business, connected to monitor+mouse+keyboard at my desk, grab and go for travel and offsite meetings ) Still have an 10 year old 15 MacBook Pro as backup and older iPads for the kids to play. Mac for desktop and some Smartphones) one also usable online with a synchronization feature, makes it apparently. You might not have heard of Automattic, but they are the engine behind, their CEO is Matt Mullenweg… one of the creators of WordPress and purveyor of all things open source. Simplenote is a, well, simple free note-taking app, but thats about it. I learned about Simplenote because Automattic acquired it. Simplenote belongs to Automattic, a company I really like. For Mac note taking I have tried NoteSuite, iCloud Notes, Devonthink Pro, Scrivener, Evernote, Ulysses III, Simplenote, Taskpaper, and a few others but nothing beats Notebooks 7 for me.(Charge me for new features, don’t remove the only feature I like and make me pay for it… that’s ransom, not a business model.) $45/year for that seemed ridiculous when it was free from the beginning. The problem became that Evernote made offline note taking a premium feature. Your notes stay in sync with all of your devices for free. Whether it’s a draft of a full article, capturing an idea for the Cartel, or just a quick couple of notes, I need to be able to do that anywhere. Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more. I didn’t need or want a Swiss Army Knife app, I need a note taking app. But when I don’t– when I’m on an airplane or wandering around a remote place in a developing country, I depend on a note taking app to jot things down that’ll get synced later. Simplenote is just note taking and that’s it.
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