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As I get deeper into AI I'm keeping that, like recently I created an org-edit tool to manage especially issues in the project write-ups. 1 file with all my several hundred projects accumulated over the years, and the value has only grown although it's becoming harder for me to personally consume; I'll likely ju", "context": "", "use_case": "mobile access to org files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Knowledge Should Not Be Gated"}, {"id": 759689936, "item_id": 47480621, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47480621", "by": "skeledrew", "date": "2026-03-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've been using Orgzly[0] as my note taker (and a lot more)", "excerpt": "Hmm I've never thought of having notes available on my lockscreen. Hardly even ever see it because face+fingerprint unlock combo. I've been using Orgzly[0] as my note taker (and a lot more) and ButtonMaster[1] for rapid access. Unlock phone, swipe the floating BM button left, type my note (and maybe add properties, keywords and more) and hit save. Just now realizing too that it also supports creating notes via its no", "context": "", "use_case": "Note-taking on Android", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Joonote \u2013 A note-taking app on your lock screen and notification panel"}, {"id": 753866640, "item_id": 47116665, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47116665", "by": "az09mugen", "date": "2026-02-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There is orgzly on Android", "excerpt": "There is orgzly on Android : - https://github.com/orgzly-revived/orgzly-android-revived", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Hello Worg, the Org-Mode Community"}, {"id": 745018977, "item_id": 46563686, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46563686", "by": "adityaathalye", "date": "2026-01-09", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use this on my phone, and sync notes to my PC with Dropbox", "excerpt": "Same team! Also an orgmode user who uses it for all things longform... A decade+ and counting. Only recently do I see need to start adopting TODOs because work and life tasks are threatening to go beyond the capacity of my normie calendar and paper lists coping mechanisms. Orgmode text is fairly well supported now, across a plethora of non-Emacs apps and editors. I've enumerated several in my post [0]. 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As I get deeper into AI I'm keeping that, like recently I created an org-edit tool to manage especially issues in the project write-ups. 1 file with all my several hundred projects accumulated over the years, and the value has only grown although it's becoming harder for me to personally consume; I'll likely ju", "context": "", "use_case": "mobile access to org files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Knowledge Should Not Be Gated"}, {"id": 759689936, "item_id": 47480621, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47480621", "by": "skeledrew", "date": "2026-03-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've been using Orgzly[0] as my note taker (and a lot more)", "excerpt": "Hmm I've never thought of having notes available on my lockscreen. Hardly even ever see it because face+fingerprint unlock combo. I've been using Orgzly[0] as my note taker (and a lot more) and ButtonMaster[1] for rapid access. Unlock phone, swipe the floating BM button left, type my note (and maybe add properties, keywords and more) and hit save. 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I had to switch from orgzly for some reason I can't quite remember. (I don't think it was by choice. Some kind of bug or incompatibility?) [0] https://orgro.org/", "context": "", "use_case": "org-mode on mobile", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Simple org-mode web adapter"}, {"id": 745821122, "item_id": 46613820, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46613820", "by": "mtlmtlmtlmtl", "date": "2026-01-14", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "via the orgzly app(which I also use as my mobile inbox)", "excerpt": "I write them down. I've been following the GTD system(using org-mode with the excellent org-gtd package). The basic concept is just that you write down things when they pop into your head. Once a day, you go through the list of stuff you wrote down and sort it into categories like \"do this asap\", \"this is a multistep project with these individual steps that I can work on over time\", \"This is a habitual task that repe", "context": "", "use_case": "mobile inbox and shopping list", "switched_from": "", "story": "ADHD. How do you manage the constant stream of thoughts and ideas?"}, {"id": 745018977, "item_id": 46563686, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46563686", "by": "adityaathalye", "date": "2026-01-09", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use this on my phone, and sync notes to my PC with Dropbox", "excerpt": "Same team! Also an orgmode user who uses it for all things longform... A decade+ and counting. Only recently do I see need to start adopting TODOs because work and life tasks are threatening to go beyond the capacity of my normie calendar and paper lists coping mechanisms. 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