![]() At the moment the main thing I use it for is the kanban plugin, which enables me to see what stage my little YouTube projects are at.īut… But… But… Something about Obsidian just jars me in a way Apple-native apps don’t. I recognise Obsidian’s value and the possibilities it offers. Perhaps that is due to its Electron nature. But there’s just something that feels a little clunky and Heath Robinson about the whole thing. I see that Obsidian is effective and lean and efficient and doesn’t use a database – all that jazz. For me, creating an Action is Drafts is challenging enough. To be honest, I really haven’t got the time or inclination to be arsed with all that stuff. Just take a look at any Obsidian video on YouTube and nine times out of ten it’s someone who would know all about the “back end”, and scripting, and all that hand-waving voodoo. And I do think it’s an app that can work really well for you if you’ve got some kind of coding background or you’re really into faffing around with plugins. We’ve had a bit of a thing, gone our separate ways and got back together a few times now. I also like the fact that, like Drafts, Ulysses is Apple-native Obsidian, meanwhile, is an electron app. Not only is this cheaper than Ulysses’ sub, I find I have less of a tendency to tweak in Drafts, and a greater propensity to just get on with it. Instead, I renewed my Drafts Pro subscription. (I have to admit that looking at Ulysses now in the course of writing this, its aesthetics are a strong point, and I am again tempted… more on that later.) I want to be able to easily link to things outside Ulysses. But when I discovered Ulysses doesn’t support Hookmark, it was a frustrated “nah” from me. I was nonetheless tempted by Ulysses’ beauty. – is not good for me.Īnd Ulysses tugs at my tweaking tendencies. I’ve recognised that I am a person who is easily distracted, so lots of things to tweak in an app – fonts, themes, markdown colours, etc. I was this close to renewing the sub this week. I’ve written enthusiastically about it before. ![]() ![]() Yet my whole process, which I long to be an efficient and streamlined ballet of linking between files, with all the lightness, grace and poise plain text can offer – well, frankly, it feels like an elephant in a tutu.Īnd I’m the idiot doing the choreography. I’ve got Drafts, iA Writer, Obsidian, TaskPaper, The Archive, Ulysses, Hookmark… ![]() If there’s an app or an article, I’ve read it. I’ve been all around the houses with plain text. If I could effectively work on a typewriter, I would – I’ve got five of the things, after all. Perhaps it’s because I’m a child of the 1970s and still firmly believe that no app will make you a better writer. I love the light, lean efficient nature of plain text. That’s probably why I’m a plain text geek. HELP! My graceful, plain text ballet is an elephant in a tutu Image via GraphicMama-team on Pixabay ![]()
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