Needed features for Notes/Tasks/Reminders

telmob

Let me start by saying i need notes and tasks to work properly.

The notes should have tasks and reminders capability and there should be a way to sync them in mobile.

I've been told aCalendar+ is the way to go... Well, i can't use it.

While Notes in Vivaldi for Desktop lags and misses a few features, Notes in Vivaldi for mobile is unusable. Try to search something and it stalls. Vivaldi needs to make a separate Notes/Tasks app for mobile that works. Even make one separate app for Notes/Tasks for desktop.

There's no point in having features that do not work properly.
There is no way to use these features at the moment. And i would definitely use it everyday to organize my life.

Here are my expectations of what a proper Note-taking + Tasks + Reminders should be like, for future reference.

Inline files (docs and media) - Partially done, works for images.
Recurring inline reminders/Tasks in Notes - Missing
Proper Web-clipper - Can only take screenshots
Table creation for notes - Can copy tables, but there's no button for it.
Syncing with mobile - Notes ok ; No Tasks/Reminders
Separate mobile app to prevent system hogging and improve usability - Missing
If... tasks remains in Vivaldi browser, the browser should be able to run in background (like Edge and Chrome already do). There is no point to set reminders if you won't be reminded if the app is closed. And btw, this goes for Mail and RSS too. These features are fantastic in Vivaldi and we need reminders when the browser is closed.
The rest of the already implemented features are great, like folder organization for notes, location and url, recurring reminders and so on.

So... This would be perfect and it looks 'simple' enough, but there's no app that offers this in a simple, light and usable interface. After studying this for months, I found this is what people look for in note taking / reminder apps. This allows you to create a so called 'second brain' and make yourself organized. Joplin does this to some extent but needs Plugins that do not work on mobile, or the sync is not easy or free to setup, like Obsidian and the likes.

Todo lists like Microsoft Todo or Google Tasks are not good for notes. OneNote is cumbersome. Google Keep is not 'visual' enough to organize large sets of notes. Calendars are just not practical for note-taking also.

Anytype is becoming fantastic but doesn't have reminders (although is one if not the most requested feature). Also, if all you want is to take notes and set reminders, there's no need for an app that takes 10 seconds to load.

Notion... almost everything works great, much like Anytype, but recurring reminders are a nightmare to setup, you need third-party APIs, etc.

There are apps that offer similar features, but most lack some features. I also see notes as very private information, so it's very important to have a company we can trust to give us these features. That company is Vivaldi.

So... that's about it. I have tons of ideas for this. If i can help in any way, let me know... If this doesn't happen, i see myself forced to develop it myself If only i had the time...

WildEnte

If you don't like Vivaldi's notes on Android, check out jtx board. It's pretty darn good.

telmob

@WildEnte I don't dislike Vivaldi's notes. JTX Board is nice but it's not at all what i meant and it doesn't properly sync with Vivaldi.

WildEnte

@telmob hence my request in the post I linked to that Vivaldi considers using the the vjournal component of iCalendar RFC 5545 for notes, because then syncing would work. But yes, it's very different now and only few calendars support the vjournal component in the first place. (Edit I don't want to hijack your thread so I'll let it rest there. Notes are just not where you need/want them to be)

cedricdes

@telmob I'm also thinking a lot about a better Vivaldi Notes, regarding the mobile experience. I voted for this idea that you also might be interested in (although I know you're asking for more): https://forum.vivaldi.net/post/323519

telmob

@cedricdes Thanks you. I was not aware of this. It would be (a start) great and a very much needed implementation. Already voted.
I'm serious about my notes, and i store 'alot' of categorized information in it, but Vivaldi rarely doesn't crash when i open my notes on Android, and it's not like i have hundreds of notes filled with pictures.
So i suspect it would work for those who have half a dozen notes and randomly use the feature, but for me it's not usable.

Edit: Just counted my notes out of curiosity. I have 75.

Obiwan2208

@telmob DAVx5 allows to synchronise contacts and calendars, but to handle tasks needs an app that acts as "bridge".

DAVx5 gives you a list of three options for integrate a task app...and JTX Board is the one that worked for me in my tests. For integrate JTX Board with DAVx5 in DAVx5 go to:
Settings; Integration (task app)

Here I leave the info in case it can help you.

telmob

@Obiwan2208 Thank you for your help.
I already have DAVx5 setup and JTX Board, but it's really not practical. I don't know... the UI is cumbersome. I don't need three hundred options. I just need to jot something down and add reminders (recurring). That's it. Everytime i need to setup a new todo, i just open MS Todo because it's much easier/faster than JTX. And everytime i need to just write something down.... i probably use a pen and paper, because there's no decent app to organize tasks and notes, and i find that separating them doesn't make sense. I thought i would have that with Vivaldi, but i was mistaken. Vivaldi needs at least to add tasks to it's mobile platforms.

Edit: Maybe the app superlist will do in a future, but it's still in very early stage and doesn't have a desktop offline app.

Obiwan2208

@telmob Sorry about that, I've only tried to make it work once.

Today the Tasks isn't ~~useful~~ worth to me, otherwise I'd try to make it work better on Android.

fatimatavery94

I know it's frustrating when the tools we need don't quite deliver.

fatimatavery94

@fatimatavery94 said in Needed features for Notes/Tasks/Reminders:

I know it's frustrating when the tools we need don't quite deliver.

I've been exploring online notes recently, and one feature that caught my eye is the ability to set notes to vanish after reading, which helps keep things private.
Regarding your needs, it sounds like having a seamless sync between desktop and mobile, along with robust task and reminder capabilities, is crucial. It's tough when apps like Vivaldi fall short on mobile functionality. Hopefully, developers catch onto these needs soon. In the meantime, experimenting with different tools might uncover a solution that fits your workflow.