Killer app, I've used it for years. Unfortunately, it's the only app I have in regular rotation that doesn't have dark mode. It's like the sun blows out of my screen every time I open it up.
Killer app, I've used it for years. Unfortunately, it's the only app I have in regular rotation that doesn't have dark mode. It's like the sun blows out of my screen every time I open it up.
For years I've rated this app 4 or 5 stars, but in the past this app could remember its open tabs, window size and screen position. So every time I launch it I am forced to reposition everything, just so I can get some work done. A few versions have come out, each with that highly annoying bug not fixed. I refuse to give it more than 1 star while this bug exists.
First there was idea keeper a much loved app. May rest in peace. Then there was Circus Ponies notebook, less lamented. Then there was SoHO Notes. Zombie like it lives on. Now amidst the rubble VooDooPad remains standing and I am thankful. It is effective and fun to use with a responsive developer. The feature I regard as most important is durability. To this end, I encourage anyone interested in these sorts of note keeping apps to give it a try.
VoodooPad is one of those apps that gets everything right. It’s very simple to use but it also has the features and flexibility that advanced computer users look for. Nice to see that it’s going to be actively developed and improved. For now, the new icon shouldn’t matter but it does lol. I like it.
This is one of my favorite apps on the mac. I use it to organize all my recipes, travel notes, and more. There was a brief period where a previous developer didn't support it properly and I couldn't find anything else available that did the job as well; thank goodness it's been adopted by developers who will care for and keep maintaining and improving VoodooPad. If you haven't tried this app yet, there's really nothing else like it!
I loved this app for a long time under the previous developer. But, since he sold it, there has been *no* new development on it (It was last updated just after Maverics release and that was updates started under the original developer). And now that the only recent word from the current developers about an ‘bugfix update’ was conveniently posted on April 1st on their forums. If this is the dev’s idea of an April Fool’s joke, I wash my hands of this company. Avoid this app like the plague unless they finally put out an update. As more time goes by the risk of fatal errors is ever increasing, scripting already seems to be non-viable.
VooDooPad is a must have for creative people! If you are trying to collect anything unstructured, you want VooDoo. You can collect and manage creative thought without constraining the idea factory. Not to mention, you can take it anywhere you go. Here are ways I use VooDooPad: 1. Collecting and maturing writing ideas on character profiles, plots, settings, individual scenes, and research all in the same document and let it grow without being constrained by an artificial format. Super handy since it’s syncs across devices, so I don’t have to worry about losing an idea if the idea-lighting strikes while I’m on the go. 2. Sifting through large amounts of geneology information. I abstract it into a links, which are easier to sort, shuffle and reshuffle, letting me spend more time on the material and less on the tool mechanics! 3. Worlds best recipe organizer. Index page has categories, which blend to sub-categories. Actual recipes are only written once, but appear multiple places. For example: Grandma’s Raw Cranberry Salad shows up on the Holiday recipes, gluten free recipes and salads. Then I need to reference it, it’s handy on my computer, my iPhone or my ipad. Friends at work ask for a recipe, Cut, paste, email. 4. Collection of knitting patterns…all handy on my phone. Found a cool pattern in a magazine, just take a picture and insert the jpeg! No matter where I go, I can take my knitting with out lugging along the pattern to get all wrinkled, torn or lost. Even better, I can share via Cut and paste into email. Thanks VooDooPad!
This app is unique and smart app. I use this app, before Writing.
A wretched UI and an even more wretched UX. Cannot position elements for ease of use and access, something which can be an issue on a 27 inch screen. The need to create new pages and documents quickly becomes problematic and instead of making organization easy, it makes for work. This is a terrible app. It looks incredibly dated and works the same way. I thought that I would try it since all of the critical reviews could not be correct. Well, they were correct. This program is horrible.
Obtuse interface. Oddball approach. Difficult setup. Unreliable syncing. Worthless iOS counterpart app. I took the plunge and tried to make this turkey work as an Evernote alternative. Feel free to do the same - lots of people seem to like it. But if you prefer not to waste time and money chasing certain disappointmenrt, consider yourself warned to stay far away.
When doing a spotlight search, plain text and rich text pages support quick look previews. Markdown pages do not. But this is a minor blemish on an otherwise great app.
Thank you for adding markdown support. I looked at this in the past with a trial, glad I finally purchased it. Keep up the great changes!
Once in a while a new application comes along that makes you think, "Wow, I thought all the good ideas had been taken, but I was wrong, I've never seen anything quite like this before and it's great!" This is one of those apps. I downloaded the trial and bought the full version less than ten minutes later. My only complaint? It doesn't run on Snow Leopard. (Why such a silly complaint? My laptop runs Lion, but my desktop runs Snow Leopard because I don't like some of the changes Apple made. Certainly not the develper's fault, but I'd love to use this on my desktop without needing to upgrade.) Otherwise, I really, really love this app. Not a good review because I don't explain why I love this app so much? Download the free trial and try it for yourself. If you love it, buy it. The experience is worth far more than what I could try to explain here.
I had tried this a long time ago, and I had the ios version so I bought it. It works, but it was a waste of money. I don't really find it easy to use or useful. Importing seems primitive in comparison with more modern apps. The mac store version doesn't have pdf services, which is a major pain. There seems to be no easy way to get lots of things into Voodoopad. You can do it, but it's all tricks, and then you have to organize links to everything anyway.
VoodooPad has played a central role in my personal information management since 2004. Version 5 feels like a major and much-needed resyncing with how the Mac-using community has traveled in the last few years, adding strong support for DropBox, Markdown text editing, and iOS sharing. This is one of the most important applications on my Mac.
That alone is worth the price. The rich text editing was too flexible to be useful to me. md is exactly perfect.