Our customers made these suggestions for improving Amplenote. Suggestions for improving Amplenote.
Support Opening amplenote.com URL in Mobile App Rather Than Browser
When I open my synced Google calendar on my phone and click a task created from AmpleNote, there is a link in the description to the note that the task lives in. When ...
Ability to pin notes in the notes list
There should be an ability to pin notes to the top of a notes list (not as shortcuts to the sidebar).
This avoids visual clogging on the sidebar, and lets you can ...
Add option to disable auto-archive for notes assigned with specific tags
There may be some use cases where auto-archiving is undesirable (e.g. using Amplenote as a repo of evergreen notes), and the current process to prevent notes from ...
Add A subscription package for $1 External Calendar Sync
Amplenote, a feature-rich note-taking software, currently offers a $5.84/month subscription that includes various functionalities. However, some users may only ...
Preserve task hierarchy in Tasks view
Currently task hierarchy is not preserved in the Tasks view, that is tasks are not visually indented under their parent task.
I think this would make a good voting ...
"Tasks Done" page with global task score graph (completed task stats)
In the tasks area, I'd like a "done" page with all the ticked-off item grouped by day so I can see how much I did each day + a global task score graph to analyse dips ...
24 hour selection
It would be nice to have in settings slider/check if you want 12/24 hour. And showing Monday as week start.
Lucian's edit: configurable week start votes can go at ...
Add a task with a due date without requiring a specific due time.
I would like to be able to add a task with a due date without having to add a specific due time. Perhaps you could add a “none” option to the due time drop down list.
Kanban view
It would be great if you could check your tasks in Kanban view based on their statuses. Every status could be a column in the Kanban view. You could change the tasks ...
Add calDAV capability to integrate with calendars
Expand calendar integration beyond google and microsoft.
Allow shortcuts to be reorganized
Please allow the shortcuts of both the notes and tasks to be reorganized in different orders by dragging and dropping on the sidebar. In order to have a task manager ...
Lightweight checkbox that isn't a task
If I want to make any kind of checkbox in a note, I am required to use a Task, which ends up in the global Task view. For ephemeral tasks, this may not make sense, as ...
Not planned
Persistent Task Reminder Notification
There are some to-do apps that have a "persistent" notification whereas, you cannot just slide it away in your notifications unless you: 1) snooze it, 2) dismiss it ...
Whiteboard / Canvas
Dear All, It is a pleasure to meet you.
Now, I propose a whiteboard.
Whiteboards can be utilized in the workflow.
It helps to visually distinguish the status of ...
Bullet Threading
This feature would visually connect bullets with lines to show the relationships between parent and child bullets, making it easier to follow the structure of nested ...
Drag & Drop Tasks on mobile
If you have different blocks or sections of tasks within the same note, there’s no way to move a task between them. You can copy & paste the text but then lose all ...
Due date for tasks (separate from start date)
When Start Date is useful:
- Scheduling a task on the calendar
When Due Date is useful:
- Calculating task score
- Automatically assigning urgent (if task is ...
Self-hosted Amplenote
Let's make amplenote self-hostable so that we can install and use amplenote in corporate datacenters (look at atlassian as an example).
Visual indicator that a task is a repeating task
I create many repeating tasks. It would be useful to have a visual indicator that a task is a repeating task, so a user doesn't have to open the task details to ...
Ample Cap for Safari
The Ample cap for Safari
Make attachments availalbe offline (on mobile)
Note is available offline with all the files contained in the note, i.e. pictures and pdfs. I travel a lot and before I go on a trip I mark certain notes or notebooks ...
Pdf annotation
Moderator note:
- Highlight paragraphs
- Add notes to highlights
Slash commands (in the note content)
This would make the app feel a lot smoother!
Similar to Canva docs (which feels amazing to use), you could just insert anything (titles, quotes, tables etc...) just ...
Planned
Paste Markdown
It would be really nice to be able to paste Markdown text into a note so that it remains its formatting.
For example if I paste "[Amplenote](https://amplenote.com)" ...
Task Controls in the UI
Typing an ! with a command is tedious, especially on mobile.
Adding UI Task Controls for the rest of the commands, especially "Move" or "Mirror" would make the app ...
Planned
Global Default for "Keep Completed tasks inline"
I love that I can turn on “Keep Completed tasks inline” for an individual note. Is there an option to set that as the default? For me, hiding completed tasks is the ...
Grid or gallery view
Have a grid or gallery view ('cards' I've seen it called as well) for all notes, which shows either the top most photo in a note or perhaps a chosen cover image (see ...
More than 3 task domains
I'm unsure why there is a limit of three task domains, maybe there is a good idea behind that decision, but I would personally like one or two more.
Allow custom reminders, or reminders longer than 1 day
I would like to be able to set reminders for a week in advance or possibly longer, especially for really important tasks.
Size of the node based on number of connections in graph view
In graph view, the size of a node is calculated based on the size of the text of the note. In the context of connections, I want to quickly identify the mother nodes, ...
Ability to automatically apply Vault encryption to certain notes
Similar to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/password-protect-your-notes-e5ffd8fd-e811-441a-aa02-e13f0f445933
Currently, you can only vault-protect each ...
Scan document function on mobile app
I would like the ability to quickly capture written documents (and to crop images) in a way similar to Evernote or OneNote apps. I know photographs can be added ...
Embed YouTube videos inline
Now that we have inline video support, we should consider ways to allow YouTube videos to play directly inside the note body?
Zapier integration
Zapier integration to create a task (action) and do something when a task is created or completed (triggers)
change default header color for all three levels
It's very confusing for me to recognize the header level just by the text size and the marked button on the ribbon.
I would love to know if I can change the headers ...
Multiple Windows on Desktop App (Mac)
The new desktop app works great and is faster than the web app, but it suffers from (what for me) is a critical limitation - one can only edit one note at a time ...
Allow editing text and tasks that are backlinked from the Backlinks tab
Currently, when a task is backlinked, it is not clickable/editable. It would be good if one could both complete and edit a task as part of a Note's backlink.
A note created from a template note should retain the tags of the template note
I love being able to create new notes from templates (https://www.amplenote.com/help/using_note_templates#Creating_a_new_note_from_a_template) but this feature would ...
Move past events to "Completed" tab in Notes
I've started using Events, and they're great. However when an event has passed, it remains in the main section of the note it was created in. I use the same note for ...
Consolidate subtasks and goal tasks
Hello,
Amplenote added goal tasks feature, which is awesome. It is very similar to sub-tasks though, that's why I'd suggest some improvements in UX:
- sub-tasks ...
Expanded Drawing canvas on iPad
At the risk of sounding ungrateful - because the drawing canvas is a game changer for my workflows (I like to hand write meeting notes, put them into a note as an ...
Filter out tag in tasks list
We can do a filter for tags in the tasks list, but we cant seem to do the inverse, which is to show tasks that DON'T have the tag selected. I'm looking at options for ...
Customize shortcuts
In some keyboard locales, the app shortcuts override other useful combinations (e.g.:"[" seems to be used to change views, meaning I can't use it to create a task or ...
Allow to set several reminders for a single task
Currently, a task can have one reminder. It could be relevant to be able to set up more than one. Use cases are many, but here is a simple example: have a reminder a ...
MFA/2FA/TOTP backup codes
Most likely won't happen to me as I use a password manager for my passwords and codes, but still I don't feel comfortable without a backup code just in case. This is ...
URL Link Previews
Amplenote's 'rich footnotes' feature along with the ability to embed pictures, videos, and notes is an amazing feature. Just one thing is missing -- rich media link ...
Add badge count for Tasks that are due.
I want to see a number of what tasks are due so i don’t forget about them when working in other apps
Support note aliases
I make a note for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If I want that to find more references for that note, currently it will only search for instances of that EXACT ...
Allow user to create multiple profiles/identities
As someone that likes to compartmentalize parts of my life for personal and operational security reasons. I would like way to be able to have multiple isolated ...