I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves
This project began when I realized that despite trying many fantastic note-taking apps, I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage. I wanted to bring that effortless “text yourself” note-taking experience to a dedicated note-taking app. Originally developed as a macOS app, Strflow is now also available for iOS. Strflow is designed to make note-taking as quick and intuitive as possible, centered around a chronological timeline UI. Here are some of its features: * Tag system * Rich editor with text formatting, images, and note linking * Global shortcuts for quick…
I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves launched on July 10, 2024 with 219 votes, #248 of 5,184 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Strflow is a note-taking app for macOS and iOS designed to capture thoughts as quickly as texting yourself. It centers on a chronological timeline interface with a rich editor supporting text formatting, images, and note linking. The app includes tags, global shortcuts for instant access, a share extension, and encrypted iCloud backup with optional end-to-end encryption. It targets people who prefer dumping notes into chat apps but want a dedicated space for their thoughts.
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From the sources
Strflow is a native text-yourself notes app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Capture notes and to-dos like chatting in your own timeline.
Strflow is built for writing things down the moment a thought occurs — It feels like texting yourself, but it’s built forfrom strflow.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
This project began when I realized that despite trying many fantastic note-taking apps, I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage. I wanted to bring that effortless “text yourself” note-taking experience to a dedicated note-taking app. Originally developed as a macOS app, Strflow is now…
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