This seems amazing, except for the fact that it's not open source and can't be self-hosted.
That, to me at least, is the most important part of a note-taking app.
That, to me at least, is the most important part of a note-taking app.
How do you suppose they protect their IP and what they’ve built from someone just stealing the code?
I happen to agree with them. The single most important aspect of a note-taking app is that I must own my notes. That means that I must be able to take them elsewhere if I want. Including, in fact, especially, if the company hosting them goes out of business or simply chooses to discontinue the app (looking at you, Google).
If I can take the plain text but lose the formatting or the cross-linking, that isn't good enough (hello Google Keep export).
But if lowercase can find enough customers who don't feel this way, all power to them.
In addition, it can allow the devs to accept contributions, making their job maintaining the program easier.