Old "Low Level" Note-Taking
What can I say about NodeLand?
NoteLand offers a quick, but super simple and superficial summary of websites and smaller documents. Larger documents are simply not summarized.
This is a time saver, but as mentioned, the summary is superficial.
The interface is anything but modern and not intuitive at all.
Moreover, it is necessary to make far too many separate clicks to accomplish simple tasks, for example:
- I have to press a "Create" button to create a node.
- Then enter the node name in a text field that opens at the bottom left of the page.
- Then save.
Conclusion: The window always stays in the bottom left, and when zoomed in, it is no longer present.
For connections:
- Click on the node.
- A side panel opens on the right.
- I then have to click on the tab to create connections.
- Then (if many nodes are present) search for my note in the unordered list (there's no hierarchy).
- Select.
- Confirm.
The other way for Connections:
- Click on the note
- Click on Connect in the blue menu
- Drag from one note to another note
- Done.
Why not simply display a point to connect when I hover the mouse pointer over a note? Then I would just need to click this and connect while holding down the mouse button. (As mentioned, this connection point could appear to the left, right, above or below the note since clicking on the note opens the side panel!)
And I'll stop here...
These are just a few examples of the many I could provide!
NodeLand is not at all intuitive, let alone modern, and the processes to get something done could be reduced by 90%.
Conclusion:
I absolutely cannot recommend NodeLand for note-taking.
It seems more like an attempt to reintroduce old, dead software with a new name, without making any qualitative changes regarding the UI or intuitive handling.
The only thing I would recommend NodeLand for is a quick but superficial summary of smaller documents or websites.
Therefore, 3 stars for summarizing websites, smaller documents, and for the feedback from the founders here on Appsumo...
Otherwise, NodeLand is unfortunately years behind!
P.S. If someone has $19 to spare and doesn’t mind using it for support, even with the uncertainty that NodeLand may not stay on the market for long, they can do so!
Whether I apply for a refund will depend on whether the speed of completing notes changes significantly in a short time and whether NodeLand becomes more intuitive.