Notational Velocity

Version: 2.0B3 || Release Date: 2010-02-08 || License: BSD License Developer: Zachary Schneirov

Notational Velocity is an application that stores and retrieves notes.

In Notational Velocity, the same area is used both for creating notes and searching. I.e., in the process of entering the title for a new note, related notes appear below, letting users file information there if they choose. Likewise, if a search reveals nothing, one need simply press return to create a note with the appropriate title.

Its unique advantages are as follows:
  • Modeless Operation
    Searching for notes is not a separate action; rather, it is the primary interface.

  • Incremental Search
    Searching encompasses all notes' content and occurs instantly with each key pressed.

  • Transparent Encryption
    All information is compressed and encrypted (enabled optionally) before it is recorded to disk.

  • Mouseless Interaction
    Notational Velocity's window was designed for keyboard input above all else, and thus has no buttons.

  • Data Instead of Documents
    There is no manual "saving" in Notational Velocity; all modifications take effect immediately.

  • Complete External Access
    Synchronize natively with Simplenote, or via files with WriteRoom for iPhone and Dropbox.

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bitnix, 2010-02-20

Actually, the new icon has me. Although a bit odd, I think it's got charm.

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brh, 2010-02-10

Well, the icon went from worse to bad… But who cares when the program keeps improving in such leaps and bounds! Simplenote support is fantastic…!

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applehq, 2010-02-10

Software is just great. Now with Simplenote Sync it replaced Evernote!

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bitnix, 2010-01-31

The new v2.0b2 with Simplenote sync and other fixes brings it ahead of JustNotes and Nottingham, I think.

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rebrimhall, 2010-01-31

Nice new icon and simplenote syncing! The king is back!

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dafeather, 2010-01-27

LIke it a lot. Can't wait for the integration with Simplenote!

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bitnix, 2009-09-24

Such a beauty, this program.

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brh, 2009-09-13 (score: 1)

What the hell!? I thought this app was long dead, I think I nearly fainted when I saw this update posted…

Well anyhow, now that it seems to have legs again (was it always open source?), it's definitely worth a download… If you need a little application to store notes, any day-to-day material, it's really one of the simplest, but best at doing just that.

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deef, 2009-09-12

Looks very cool - you can set it to use flat files (txt, rtf, rtfd) in a location of your choice so synchronization from one machine to another shouldn't be a problem.

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rebrimhall, 2009-09-12

Yes! An official beta is finally out!

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