Consolidating my note‑taking software

I’ve noticed an issue with software lately: I always have around three programs that are so similar in what they do, I find it difficult to work with any of them at all. Case in point: my note‑taking setup consists of OneNote, GoodNotes, and Notability.

Confused? So am I.

So, instead of asking myself which “suit” I should wear to work today, I’ve ditched all but OneNote—for one good reason: it does what I want it to do. Since I take notes for my own education and do not plan on sharing or presenting them, I don’t need my notes to look pretty. I just need them to be my own, so I can think on paper—even if that “paper” is actually a glowing screen.

As a graphic designer, I’m done with confusing myself. This is a kind of follow-up to my previous post. These days, I just want modularity in function, as if I’m plugging in some hardware when I need it, and unplugging it when I don’t.

As a test, I imported one of my study files (a PDF) into OneNote as a page, and I can easily add my own handwritten notes to it. That is all I need.

There are people out there who use a baker’s dozen of note-taking programs, and if you ask me, I consider myself lucky to have stopped before it got any worse.

Written in Sublime Text on a Europatastatur.

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