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Comment by FraaJad | Hacker News Reader

To add to my earlier comment:

Jottit https://jottit.com has the same minimalist interface, but has a lot more features to offer.

  * "WYSIWYG" editing with Markdown syntax.
  * Custom subdomains
  * Access control
  * https
  * Custom theming etc.,

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I don't think they're after the same thing, despite the similarities. TidyPub is pretty, readable, and, to use a term from the site, 'classy'. It's about ONE entry. One page.

Jottit is about making a website -- multiple pages, themes, etc. It's more like a quick wiki. It's certainly not as readable or pretty, but is quite utilitarian -- not a bad thing, just different.

So, despite the two both beginning the process with a simple textarea and a button, they're not the same, and neither should strive to be the other.

Nothing stops the user from using only the frontpage of jottit that provides the exact same functionality with no additional complexity.

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