Outstanding

Yet another markdown-based note-takining app

Goals

• User-first (put the "u" in "Outstanding")
  • Outstanding shouldn't get in the way of you, so no unnecessary limitations or confusing restrictions
  • Outstanding will be extensible from the beginning, with a registry and datapack system, so you can fully customise it to your needs
  • And of course, it's open-source, so you can freely inspect the source code and add features that aren't (yet) provided
• Lots of formatting options
  • Bold, italic, strikethrough just isn't flexible enough for everyday note-taking
  • Outstanding will give you the power to add semantic, flexible formatting with symbols (e.g. ++ for inserted test) and custom tags (e.g. <ans> for your answers to questions on a worksheet)
  • Ideally, you shouldn't feel more limited than you would if you were using a full word processor
• Cross-platform
  • Outstanding runs in the browser, making it accessible from practically any computer, even in locked-down environments
  • Outstanding should not just be mobile-friendly, but also Smart TV friendly, VR friendly, whatever
• Compatible with other Markdown apps (because no one's perfect)
  • Using Markdown as a text format gives Notability a great deal of interoperability for free, and we'll embrace this with support for various popular extensions to Markdown
  • Comparability with Notable will be a priority, so you can use either app as it suits you. As Notability gets more feature-rich there may be less and less reason to switch back to Notable, but your files will remain compatible both ways.
  • You should also be able to use Marp to turn your notes into presentations, Logseq to build a knowledge graph using them, or Jekyll to turn them into a simple website. Once again, Notability won't get in your way.