User accounts, search, folders, offline, vscode integration - extension

[chreniuc]

Would love to see support for user accounts(private notes), categories or folders(eg: if you go to domain.com/category/post it shows the editor, like now and if you go to /category, it shows a list of all entries, from that category). This is easier to organize. ATM, I organize them by year/month/notenr, folders, locally.

Search functionality, I always search in my notes(ATM I'm using vs code and markdown files, locally, but I'm looking for an alternative to be able to access them from multiple devices, but also offline).

Also, support for locking down a note, to avoid editing by mistake. Or a global mode, which can be set to set all notes only on view mode, and have a button at the top which enables editing

And maybe offline support, and resync when back online

Integration with vscode would be amazing, as an extension or something, for offline use. If I do not have internet, I still want to access them. As simple files(structured in folders, exactly how the url is done).

[AashishRichhariya]

Hey @chreniuc

Thanks for taking the time to open this issue and provide such thoughtful feedback! I really appreciate your interest in openleaf.

These are excellent feature suggestions that align well with the potential evolution of the project. User accounts with private notes, folder/category organization, search functionality, and note locking are all valuable additions that could enhance the user experience while maintaining the core simplicity I'm aiming for.

As mentioned in the project description, openleaf is currently a hobby project that I'm developing in my free time. While I can't commit to specific implementation timelines, these features are definitely worth considering for future development:

• User accounts with private notes
• Folder/category organization
• Search functionality
• Note locking/view-only mode
• Offline access considerations

Regarding offline access and VS Code integration, I'm curious to hear more about your workflow. Is the VS Code extension specifically valuable to you? Because in my opinion this is very niche to developers. I was hesitant to add local storage access, but I understand the importance of offline functionality. Would implementing local storage in the browser itself create friction for you? Because that would allow us to keep the environment and the implementation simpler.

Thank you again for your thoughtful suggestions. I'll keep this issue open to track these feature requests as I consider the roadmap for openleaf. I hope you continue to find the tool useful in its current state, and I look forward to improving it over time.

[chreniuc]

Hi, I use VsCode as my main and only ide(actually Cursor, but it's a fork) and I noticed that everytime I tried another separated app for my notes, it didn't work too well and I switched back to editing md files from vs code(structured in folders per year and month).

From my experience, is easier for me to have everything in the same place. I use notes extensively, eg: "add button there", "fix unit test", before starting any task, I create a complete description of what needs to be done and then some bullet points, this way, when i switch context, it's very easy for me to get back on track.

Also, from what I've noticed, VSCode is almost the norm, most of developers use it.

As for the option to use local storage, that's ok, as long as it can be accesed from vscode and offline.

I insist on offline, because this is another important thing foe devs, I've encountered a lot of situations where i had no internet access, but I was still working and taking notes, so for me, to use something for my notes, the offline functionality is a must.

I would also be interested in using as self hosted but with a different db engine, to avoid needing to run it in aws