I love it! The syncing is amongst the fastest I’ve seen and the UI is beautiful
I really like it. The UI is clean, cards look great and the feature that allows you to share notes as a website is amazing! I like working offline (which notion couldn’t do) so it feels great and I like how I can edit PDFs with preview without having to reupload them. The white board feature (currently in beta) is a bit finicky, but I love the idea, it just needs some touch ups. The apps works well and clean and is pretty user friendly. Everything is well thought out in it. One of my favourite things is also how easy it is to import and export notes.
My only complaint are:
- no underline option for formatting.
- the CMD+ doesn’t work to zoom on Mac.
- The preview of documents on the homepage doesn’t update properly.
As for features for the future, I recommend adding flashcards and something similar to the obsidian canvas plugin. But otherwise, I switched to craft entirely. For university notes, it’s near perfect and I do enjoy using it.
My only complaint are:
- no underline option for formatting.
- the CMD+ doesn’t work to zoom on Mac.
- The preview of documents on the homepage doesn’t update properly.
As for features for the future, I recommend adding flashcards and something similar to the obsidian canvas plugin. But otherwise, I switched to craft entirely. For university notes, it’s near perfect and I do enjoy using it.
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Great app
So happy with it - I’ve used other apps like Notion for a while and have been looking for an alternative to let me setup the pages specifically how I want to… and also with gradient text was something I wanted! I came across Craft after a few tries at other programs and I’m actually obsessedddd. I love it so much, and I’ve transferred all my planning into it.
Genuinely recommend, a great app. Extremely customisable to let your pages be formatted the way you want.
Genuinely recommend, a great app. Extremely customisable to let your pages be formatted the way you want.
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Non-standard Mac App in a bad way
I am getting more frustrated with every update: feature bloat, long-term bugs, and an awkward UI for the Mac app. The Mac app is not everyone's priority, but it’s definitely mine.
Craft has plenty to offer, and I am fairly heavily invested in it because of that, and I wouldn't be so frustrated by an app that wasn't actually useful. But I am quite disappointed by how it has evolved over the last couple years.
For instance, the early 2024 revamp of navigational/organizational features was a ray of hope for the first time in ages … with so many other updates devoted to collaboration and cross-platform features that are meaningless to this user.
Unfortunately, the "organizational" update made Craft worse for me in multiple ways. They added complexity without clarity. Inconsistent, odd UI conventions are the biggest theme. Like the almost perfectly undiscoverable way sidebar view toggle between "folder" and "document" mode: no labels and or menu commands, triggered only by clicking on tiny low-contrast cryptic symbols …or by a trackpad swipe?! It's not the worst
The app is full of controls and commands like this: novel, "clever" ones that usually aren't in any menu at all (not even a contextual menu).
It’s particularly maddening trying to work with notes in a list (so, you know, practically every organizational task). The Mac has had good, standardized UI conventions for list views and item management for decades. The Craft dev team largely ignores them, and just getting a great deal wrong, and the result is a confusing mess.
Craft has plenty to offer, and I am fairly heavily invested in it because of that, and I wouldn't be so frustrated by an app that wasn't actually useful. But I am quite disappointed by how it has evolved over the last couple years.
For instance, the early 2024 revamp of navigational/organizational features was a ray of hope for the first time in ages … with so many other updates devoted to collaboration and cross-platform features that are meaningless to this user.
Unfortunately, the "organizational" update made Craft worse for me in multiple ways. They added complexity without clarity. Inconsistent, odd UI conventions are the biggest theme. Like the almost perfectly undiscoverable way sidebar view toggle between "folder" and "document" mode: no labels and or menu commands, triggered only by clicking on tiny low-contrast cryptic symbols …or by a trackpad swipe?! It's not the worst
The app is full of controls and commands like this: novel, "clever" ones that usually aren't in any menu at all (not even a contextual menu).
It’s particularly maddening trying to work with notes in a list (so, you know, practically every organizational task). The Mac has had good, standardized UI conventions for list views and item management for decades. The Craft dev team largely ignores them, and just getting a great deal wrong, and the result is a confusing mess.
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Craft was great, kinda just ok now.
For a couple of years I used this app religiously - it was the home for work notes, guitar tabs, personal journal, and even as a website hub for a community I'm part of. I loved styling my thoughts and notes uniquely, being able to share them easily, and keep things silo’d in different places. The apps are rock solid reliable.
Sadly the last year or so the interface and usability hasn’t been great. It has followed the trajectory of many other apps/websites in trying to leverage unnecessary AI stuff (I really didn’t want to use it), and tripping over itself when it comes to UX.
The sidebar navigation is a bit inconsistent (I swear it’s redesigned every 3 months), visual cues are often hidden too well, and things just don’t feel intuitive anymore. Maybe my eyes are getting old though.
You could tell at some point in the last year they decided to pivot the app from a personal tool to one catering to enterprise/business customers as well (eg. Excessive parts of the interface are about collaborating, with no opt out option).
Additionally, I had to cancel my (legacy) subscription due to personal financial reasons, and the recent (~50%) price hikes have meant that I can't afford to come back when things are better.
Funnily enough, it’s still the best note taking app I’ve used; perhaps if you’re a power user or part of a team all using it, you’d like it. Just doesn’t feel like its for an average jo like me anymore.
Sadly the last year or so the interface and usability hasn’t been great. It has followed the trajectory of many other apps/websites in trying to leverage unnecessary AI stuff (I really didn’t want to use it), and tripping over itself when it comes to UX.
The sidebar navigation is a bit inconsistent (I swear it’s redesigned every 3 months), visual cues are often hidden too well, and things just don’t feel intuitive anymore. Maybe my eyes are getting old though.
You could tell at some point in the last year they decided to pivot the app from a personal tool to one catering to enterprise/business customers as well (eg. Excessive parts of the interface are about collaborating, with no opt out option).
Additionally, I had to cancel my (legacy) subscription due to personal financial reasons, and the recent (~50%) price hikes have meant that I can't afford to come back when things are better.
Funnily enough, it’s still the best note taking app I’ve used; perhaps if you’re a power user or part of a team all using it, you’d like it. Just doesn’t feel like its for an average jo like me anymore.
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Writing environment that works for me
Since I started using Craft, I don't write words anywhere else. Actually, that's not quite true, cos I write emails and apparently reviews in little annoying text boxes from time to time. But any writing of more than about five paragraphs ... straight to Craft. Bonus: Now you have all the things you wrote in the one place.
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You come across an app and its the one you have always been looking for…
Craft, well what can I say? Sometimes you come across an app and it is the one that you have always been looking for. I have tried many, many note taking apps, cross over Productivity apps and everything in between across the years. All the big names and many of the smaller ones. I thought that I would never find the note taking / document creating / knowledge management app that would be what I had always imagined. I was at a loss, trying to make other apps work but not really getting something that truly worked for me.
Then I found Craft. I like an app to be beautiful, it has to look the part for me as I am a very visually focused person, and boy does it look beautiful. The documents it creates are some of the most beautiful and sleek that I have ever seen or created myself, and it does this effortlessly. Everything just works so smoothly within the app, without any resistance. An intuitive UI with a simplicity that hides the complexity of what you can create within. It does what it does so well and with style. It has changed the way I work as now I can work in the way I had always wanted to.
A truly great app. One that is beautiful yet powerful. Thank you all at Craft for ‘crafting’ something very special.
Then I found Craft. I like an app to be beautiful, it has to look the part for me as I am a very visually focused person, and boy does it look beautiful. The documents it creates are some of the most beautiful and sleek that I have ever seen or created myself, and it does this effortlessly. Everything just works so smoothly within the app, without any resistance. An intuitive UI with a simplicity that hides the complexity of what you can create within. It does what it does so well and with style. It has changed the way I work as now I can work in the way I had always wanted to.
A truly great app. One that is beautiful yet powerful. Thank you all at Craft for ‘crafting’ something very special.
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No image resizing
I was using this as my primary notes app for everything (school, work, personal). But after 3 years of updates and new features I have given up because you still cannot resize an image. It makes notes unnecessarily long. It distorts small images because it forces them to be large, and this looks horrible.
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Already replacing some apps I use
I am surprised at how much I like Craft. I thought this would be another useful app that claims being “free to use” but will only let you use 1 or 2 features unless you pay a ridiculous price per month. INSTEAD, I’m having fun creating new journal templates and revamping existing templates. I’m a person who organizes things like crazy. I love writing and I have 50million notes in physical notebooks that can get buried. I like how it integrates with my calendar and I can feel a little more organized and accountable of what I do. This is actually helping with Moon journals and content creation. Bullet journaling is way easier to me now.
My only gripe is that I feel Craft is a bit limited, but you get what you pay for, right? Not sure if the paid version has more fonts, more formulas for tables or even customization for tables and pages with columns like for magazine articles, but I’ll see it for myself much later. There are very few apps i would not mind paying for, and this is one of them.
Thank you so much for making digi notes fun and amazing!
My only gripe is that I feel Craft is a bit limited, but you get what you pay for, right? Not sure if the paid version has more fonts, more formulas for tables or even customization for tables and pages with columns like for magazine articles, but I’ll see it for myself much later. There are very few apps i would not mind paying for, and this is one of them.
Thank you so much for making digi notes fun and amazing!
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Awesome
Finally found a replacement for Evernote! I’d completely lost faith in Evernote due to the fact it’s way over-priced and lacking in features. I only kept using Evernote as I couldn’t find any note taking app that I liked. But then I found Craft with its beautifully designed UI for both the Desktop and Mobile apps. Craft also has loads of features that make note organisation and writing so easy with things like nested folders and templates. Syncing is flawless and the enhancements for touch input on the mobile app is so handy. And the pricing is great too and very reasonable considering the quality of the service.
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Instantly into my top ten of must have apps
This app has instantly become my Journal, To Do Manager, Letter writing, cool websites, hobby tracking app. I love the features but man do I love the polish!! There is style and attention to detail in every pixel of this app. You didn't have to go this hard bu you did so thank you! If I could buy you all a coffee (or tea for those who prefer) I would. Thank you thank you thank you!!
(I'm not an employee, or an AI bot, just a fair dinkum bloke from Mad Max country of Australia. When I'm not driving my V8 Commodore at 200ks an hour being chased by Immortan Joe I like to keep my life organised with intuitive tools that have style)
(I'm not an employee, or an AI bot, just a fair dinkum bloke from Mad Max country of Australia. When I'm not driving my V8 Commodore at 200ks an hour being chased by Immortan Joe I like to keep my life organised with intuitive tools that have style)
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