siegers

(co-founder)

Thanks for the comment and very valid points. When we initially started building we had subscription plans and more of a general revenue model. Over time we transitioned to the donation-based approach. We are open to revisiting the former if there is interest (and feedback) in the existing functionality or newer updates. I definitely understand the concern of "free forever" and open to input.

Meaning that we'd be limiting users that don't use the provider(s) that we'd support. At that time, we felt that username/password was the lowest friction at the time. We're happy to re-eval if needed though!

Wasn't necessary since we weren't intending to share information with another service and felt that the 3rd party requirement could be limiting.

co-founder here: Just a little context on the "why" from the site -

> We created lowercase as a side project to make it easier for folks to quickly share content without the pressure of having the perfect blog post. Sometimes you just want to share thoughts without worrying about styling and hosting. Ideas aren't always structured. And sometimes simple and easy is what you need.

> A note-taking app that is simple, fun to use, snappy, and easy on the eyes. There is no one perfect note-taking tool. Everyone has their preferences. But we feel that we've landed on something nice.

> We built lowercase in our spare time as a passion project. No funding.

> We decided from the very beginning that we'd never collect or share any user data. We don't even use website analytics. The intent of lowercase is to stay lean and serve a purpose - make it easier to share thoughts in sometimes ever-evolving documents.

Thank you! And cool app too! We had a similar experience in that we built the majority of this ~4 years ago. And it's been stable since.

(co-founder here)

Thank you! It is realtime across devices/instances for the active user. Currently it doesn't support collaborative editing but it's always been on the back of our minds if there is enough interest. Aside from just doc syncing for multi-users, we'd need to make some changes in the doc structure/presentation to provide a clean UX around that (without making the UI to complex). That said, it's not off of the table :)

re: public pages. Thank you and definitely top of mind for us to monitor.

Folks with technical experience but not necessarily web devs. When you want more out of Google Docs, Notes, etc. but don't want to invest the time in building it yourself. Or, that's not your skillset.

- Syntax highlighting - "one off" Public pages - Slide presentations - embedding task lists with dates

Also, was a pandemic project...so ppl were just using tech and sharing in different ways than they had been.

other co-founder here:

1. Currently there isn't support, but not opposed if there is a need. 2. Also, there isn't a way to export (or self host) as of now.

Just some background - We originally built this out as a standalone desktop app (~4 years ago) and then re-worked it for the web around the same time. We were planning to eventually rewrite the desktop app for just that reason - to have the offline syncing and cleaner export UX.

Browser extension to create reminders for tab URLs or notes. Schedule reminder notifications for later or create custom intervals for days of the week or time increments.