Org-mode reader, setup for a collaborationtool
My hatred for Confluence, Notion et al. has motivated me to explore prototyping a seedling for a collaboration tool that is plaintext-friendly, built on top of Org and is still friendly for non-techies who are familiar with Notion, Google Docs and the likes in terms of usability. The page currently just renders https://gitlab.com/formation.tools/eng/engineering/-/raw/mai... which is effectively the file we use to align on work internally, so we're dogfooding this. Eventually, I would like to be able to just show any git repo and offer collaborative…
Org-mode reader, setup for a collaborationtool launched on September 7, 2022 with 16 votes, #963 of 3,464 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Org-mode Reader is a plaintext-based collaboration tool built on Org-mode, designed for teams familiar with Notion and Google Docs. It renders documents directly from Git repositories and supports real-time collaborative editing that commits changes back to Git. The tool aims to combine the simplicity of plain text with an intuitive interface for non-technical users, offering an alternative to traditional collaboration platforms.
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My hatred for Confluence, Notion et al. has motivated me to explore prototyping a seedling for a collaboration tool that is plaintext-friendly, built on top of Org and is still friendly for non-techies who are familiar with Notion, Google Docs and the likes in terms of usability. The page currently just renders…
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