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Show HN: I built an online bookmark and note manager for podcasts

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I appreciate the effort, but this is kind of a weird project. Do you listen to podcasts on your desktop? Almost everyone I know listens to podcasts via their phone and usually does something else, like walking the dog, running, cleaning, or driving, while listening.

I'm curious as to the use-case where one might be in a position to take notes on a podcast.

In other words, what's the process that inspired this idea for you?

I agree on the point of desktop. I do listen on both desktop and phone. I wanted to flush out the idea on desktop with a mobile friendly version. I have the ability to generate an app using NativeScript. Which is hopefully coming soon.

The inspiration came from while listening to podcasts and wanting to take notes about interesting content within each episode. Podcastmarks allows me to bookmark specific points within an episode and add a note so I can refer back to it at a later time.

I really appreciate the feedback!

I am not the OP but I exclusively listen to podcasts on my desktop and have done it that way since I stopped using an ipod a decade ago. There are three business podcasts I take notes on in Google Docs. So I can see the utility.

I think a journalist or researcher might find this useful.

It never occurred to me as a great tool for journalists or researchers - thanks for the feedback!

That's a good use-case.

Thanks for sharing this! I’ve been thinking about this problem a lot since shelter-in-place as well. I mostly listen to podcasts while cleaning or exercising, so some sort of hands-free solution would indeed be great. Perhaps a gesture to simply mark that something interesting was just said, so I can go through the timestamps at a later point and take more detailed notes. Best of luck!

Thanks!

A gesture is definitely something to look into.

I always wanted some way to bookmark sections in podcasts that was worth a revisit. The problem was that I almost exclusively listened to podcasts while driving (pre-covid) which meant I needed a mostly-hands-free solution. If you have something in the works, I would love to learn more.

Unfortunately, since Covid I have not listened to any podcasts. Fortunately, I spend less time commuting.

Good luck with your project!

Thanks!

I was in the same boat before COVID. Podcastmarks is mobile friendly which should allow you to listen to the podcasts while driving. I do have app options in the works.

Biggest issue I saw with using Podcastmarks while driving would be the bookmarking and potentially adding notes. I would need to explore more voice control options as I move forward. That is an area I am not sure about in regards to building the app and using it while driving.

But, I appreciate the feedback! I definitely will add your ideas to the growing list of suggestions to help triage development efforts. It does appear I need to make it more apparent there is a mobile ready option currently available.

In the meantime feel free to check out Podcastmarks and let me know what you think!

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