Improving but not quite there yet …
Updated review 6/26
Appreciate the update.
Still some issues I need to bring your attention to. Most important:
- No undo button.
- No version tracking.
I’ve lost work because of these omissions and it has shaken my confidence in using Breveto for important work.
Also, export doesn’t retain creation date of files, if you need to import to another markdown editor.
No way to leave comments on a file. For comments to yourself about what changes or additions you want to make to an article for example.
Doesn’t allow you to export multiple files into one for final publishing.
Now that you allow list and checkbox drag and drop, it seems odd you can’t drag and drop paragraphs to reorder. That would make it much more useful for writing long pieces when you want to move things around to improve the flow of the piece.
Breveto is an amazing editor no doubt, but isn’t mature enough yet to become the go to writing home I’ve hoped for.
Hopefully future updates will address these.
Previous review.
The focus on drag and drop bring back the old school feel of when I got my first Mac. So much more organic and satisfying than trying to use hashtags to organize your notes — which also clutter up your content and have to be removed if you are publishing your work. Also themes are first rate and customizable. Much more fun to write when you can set the look and feel of the app to your liking.
Pluses:
- Stunning, clear UI
- Beautifully colored themes to choose from
- Full screen editing — hides status bar for better focus.
- Callback URLs (deep links to notes) — makes it easy to connect related information across notes and workspaces
- Nested folders
- Drag and drop paradise to arrange files and folders — can even drag notes to the trash bin!
- Note find and replace on iOS!
Wishes:
- Discrete comments field in the info panel for adding notes to notes — within the note you are working on. Useful for jotting down thoughts or possible changes to the document that are separate from the content itself.
- Be able to edit the creation date and time would be useful for journaling and back dating notes copied from other apps.
- Paste note title when pasting a deep link into another note/file. Even better if we could search and link to other notes within workspace in one step (autocomplete like Bear and NotePlan).
- Option to export folder as one file. Useful for arranging chapters in a book that you want to compile for publishing.
- Simple Watch app that could sync your pinned notes for always having them on your wrist. 🤞
- Calender view would make Breveto even better for journaling. Where you could see a timeline of your notes by day, week, month, etc.
Excellent work on the iOS version. It has been a long time since I felt this good about a note app, and one I feel confident to trust my years of writing in. Now the journey begins of moving stuff in, so my notes can have the beautiful and comfy home I’ve long been looking for. Thank you.
Appreciate the update.
Still some issues I need to bring your attention to. Most important:
- No undo button.
- No version tracking.
I’ve lost work because of these omissions and it has shaken my confidence in using Breveto for important work.
Also, export doesn’t retain creation date of files, if you need to import to another markdown editor.
No way to leave comments on a file. For comments to yourself about what changes or additions you want to make to an article for example.
Doesn’t allow you to export multiple files into one for final publishing.
Now that you allow list and checkbox drag and drop, it seems odd you can’t drag and drop paragraphs to reorder. That would make it much more useful for writing long pieces when you want to move things around to improve the flow of the piece.
Breveto is an amazing editor no doubt, but isn’t mature enough yet to become the go to writing home I’ve hoped for.
Hopefully future updates will address these.
Previous review.
The focus on drag and drop bring back the old school feel of when I got my first Mac. So much more organic and satisfying than trying to use hashtags to organize your notes — which also clutter up your content and have to be removed if you are publishing your work. Also themes are first rate and customizable. Much more fun to write when you can set the look and feel of the app to your liking.
Pluses:
- Stunning, clear UI
- Beautifully colored themes to choose from
- Full screen editing — hides status bar for better focus.
- Callback URLs (deep links to notes) — makes it easy to connect related information across notes and workspaces
- Nested folders
- Drag and drop paradise to arrange files and folders — can even drag notes to the trash bin!
- Note find and replace on iOS!
Wishes:
- Discrete comments field in the info panel for adding notes to notes — within the note you are working on. Useful for jotting down thoughts or possible changes to the document that are separate from the content itself.
- Be able to edit the creation date and time would be useful for journaling and back dating notes copied from other apps.
- Paste note title when pasting a deep link into another note/file. Even better if we could search and link to other notes within workspace in one step (autocomplete like Bear and NotePlan).
- Option to export folder as one file. Useful for arranging chapters in a book that you want to compile for publishing.
- Simple Watch app that could sync your pinned notes for always having them on your wrist. 🤞
- Calender view would make Breveto even better for journaling. Where you could see a timeline of your notes by day, week, month, etc.
Excellent work on the iOS version. It has been a long time since I felt this good about a note app, and one I feel confident to trust my years of writing in. Now the journey begins of moving stuff in, so my notes can have the beautiful and comfy home I’ve long been looking for. Thank you.
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Very early…please let me know once AI features are included and I will come back
Soon to be an elite tool
Fantastic note app especially for writers
The focus on drag and drop bring back the old school feel of when I got my first Mac. So much more organic and satisfying than trying to use hashtags to organize your notes — which also clutter up your content and have to be removed if you are publishing your work. Also themes are first rate and customizable. Much more fun to write when you can set the look and feel of the app to your liking.
Pluses:
- Stunning, clear UI
- Beautifully colored themes to choose from
- Full screen editing — hides status bar for better focus.
- Callback URLs (deep links to notes) — makes it easy to connect related information across notes and workspaces
- Nested folders
- Drag and drop paradise to arrange files and folders — can even drag notes to the trash bin!
- Note find and replace on iOS!
Wishes:
- Discrete comments field in the info panel for adding notes to notes — within the note you are working on. Useful for jotting down thoughts or possible changes to the document that are separate from the content itself.
- Be able to edit the creation date and time would be useful for journaling and back dating notes copied from other apps.
- Paste note title when pasting a deep link into another note/file. Even better if we could search and link to other notes within workspace in one step (autocomplete like Bear and NotePlan).
- Option to export folder as one file. Useful for arranging chapters in a book that you want to compile for publishing.
- Simple Watch app that could sync your pinned notes for always having them on your wrist. 🤞
- Calender view would make Breveto even better for journaling. Where you could see a timeline of your notes by day, week, month, etc.
Excellent work on the iOS version. It has been a long time since I felt this good about a note app, and one I feel confident to trust my years of writing in. Now the journey begins of moving stuff in, so my notes can have the beautiful and comfy home I’ve long been looking for. Thank you.
Pluses:
- Stunning, clear UI
- Beautifully colored themes to choose from
- Full screen editing — hides status bar for better focus.
- Callback URLs (deep links to notes) — makes it easy to connect related information across notes and workspaces
- Nested folders
- Drag and drop paradise to arrange files and folders — can even drag notes to the trash bin!
- Note find and replace on iOS!
Wishes:
- Discrete comments field in the info panel for adding notes to notes — within the note you are working on. Useful for jotting down thoughts or possible changes to the document that are separate from the content itself.
- Be able to edit the creation date and time would be useful for journaling and back dating notes copied from other apps.
- Paste note title when pasting a deep link into another note/file. Even better if we could search and link to other notes within workspace in one step (autocomplete like Bear and NotePlan).
- Option to export folder as one file. Useful for arranging chapters in a book that you want to compile for publishing.
- Simple Watch app that could sync your pinned notes for always having them on your wrist. 🤞
- Calender view would make Breveto even better for journaling. Where you could see a timeline of your notes by day, week, month, etc.
Excellent work on the iOS version. It has been a long time since I felt this good about a note app, and one I feel confident to trust my years of writing in. Now the journey begins of moving stuff in, so my notes can have the beautiful and comfy home I’ve long been looking for. Thank you.
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The missing notes app.
I’ve been an early adopter of Breveto, and I’ve not regretted it. The app has been steadily developed and improved. It’s aesthetics are best in class. It’s features are everything you need. It doesn’t try to cram every possible feature of a word processor into a notes app. It does notes, and does it well.
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Now on iOS
Thank you making it available for iOS. This is my favorite note app very polished and so glad now can use on my phone!
