We’re excited to announce the release of The Archive v1.8! Here’s what’s new and improved in this version: This system is a game-changer for users looking to streamline their everyday actions without the need for external tools, like:| zettelkasten.de
Here’s a highlight from the forum from recent days. User @zappino4 asked: I am trying to understand the relationship between literature notes and permanent notes. My doubts are the following:| zettelkasten.de
As I said in my last post, my reading workflow consists of GTD-like phases: collect, process and write. While I wrote about collecting before, this post is about the three phases of processing notes. In the last section you’ll find a few example Zettels I wrote.| zettelkasten.de
A Zettelkasten is a device to extend your mind and memory so you can work with texts efficiently and never forget things again. Both permanent storage and interconnectedness are necessary to use the full potential of an archive for your notes. You need a permanent storage for your notes so they can give a cue for the things you want to remember. You also need to manually connect notes to create a web of notes which adjusts to the way your mind works.| zettelkasten.de
We celebrate the app anniversary with a three-day discount run.| zettelkasten.de
A friend of mine recently asked for help with getting started. It was very hard for him to overcome initial uncertainty: how do you know you’re sufficiently prepared to start filling your note archive? Which categories should you prepare before you begin?| zettelkasten.de
How to enter literature references into your notes, and how to configure BibDesk for Mac to do the job in a minimal way.| zettelkasten.de
The Archive now supports image import via drag and drop and copy and paste, making it easier than ever to add visuals to your notes.| zettelkasten.de
The Archive is ready for Apple’s latest version of macOS, available since the start of this week. We recommend you wait with upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura until 13.1 comes out, if you haven’t already, because the initial .0 releases often ship with annoyances or bugs that get sorted out in minor updates a couple of weeks later.| zettelkasten.de
Join Scott Scheper and Sascha in this video as they discuss analog vs. digital Zettelkasten. Among other things, they talk about: Popular Zettelkasten videos and their odd focus on software demonstration.| zettelkasten.de
There’s a tendency in all of us to gather useful stuff and feel good about it. To collect is a reward in itself. As knowledge workers, we’re inclined to look for the next groundbreaking thought, for intellectual stimulation: we pile up promising books and articles, and we store half the internet as bookmarks, just so we get the feeling of being on the cutting edge.| zettelkasten.de
Calm, simple, and beautiful macOS note-taking app for creative thinking.| zettelkasten.de