Roadmap

[cloverich]

Leaving this up to capture the rough vision of where I want to take this application, and using more tightly scoped release issues (ex #231 ) to capture imminent work. Also maybe someone uses this app someday, and naturally wonders what the plan is for its future. As of now, something like this (unordered)

• Documents list and search (v0.4  #116 )
• WYSIWYG editor w/ markdown shortcuts (v0.5 #123 )
• Note linking / native style toolbar (v0.6 #169 )
• Image handling that is better than Apple notes (v0.7 #231 )
• Markdown export (unlock publishing flows) (v0.8 - Markdown files #247)
• Markdown import (support importing from other apps) (v0.8 - Markdown files #247)
• First-time UX (IDK if app even makes sense to a new user)
• General UI design polish
• Intelligent image grouping #267
• Note versioning of some kind
• Encryption
• Bulk note actions (Bulk note actions #246)
• Cloud sync (local-first and byo-sync already supported) possible paid feature?
• Web UI possible paid feature?

Possible paid features

Paid features are a big maybe from me, and if so definitely as an opt-in add-on. Without them app will just work, can sync local files via Dropbox or whatever, etc. But I have some needs (like, can't use this app at work easily), and some wants (would be nice to auto-publish to a hosted blog I don't have to mange), that fit well into some kind of paid service.

Non features

Chronicles is focused on the kind of daily (ish) note taking I take, and that I see MANY of my colleagues taking in various forms. Its goal is to make it easy to just write and go, and have reasonable features for viewing / linking / searching, and to have a relatively opinionated flow and "complete" out of the box feature set. Other note applications will be more suitable in various scenarios:

• Collaborative notes: Use notion or Google docs, or something else; IMO that space is well explored.
• Wiki-style organization / publish: Use Obsidian
• Mind mapping / outlining: Use Roam / Logseq maybe?