<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Q2MC6HHGTH"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Q2MC6HHGTH'); </script><script id="Cookiebot" src="https://consent.cookiebot.com/uc.js" data-cbid="9a575506-32c3-4ed2-8123-3527a9a1f3a7" type="text/javascript" async></script> ![[Pasted image 20250111005538.png]] I have talked a lot about the Supernote lately. This is not because Ratta was nice enough to provide me with a new A6X2 or because I consider myself to be a true "Tech reviewer," quite the opposite. I am focused on organization and how that impacts me, and those around me. I chose Supernote as a platform for specific organization-related reasons. Don't get me wrong, I admit that A6X2-specific content was created because I have one, and I appreciate Ratta providing it. However, my videos and articles are not just device reviews, and the content is more about the ecosystem than the device itself (with the caveat of unique features like side loading). It is my hope that most of what I cover would transfer across platforms and devices to help as many people as possible find their own organizational style. All of this said, I do want to spend some time again talking about areas of improvement for the Supernote platform as a productivity tool. Some of these have been covered earlier, but we will revisit them more in-depth. Others are new or drawn from reviews I have seen on other devices, community comments from my YouTube channel, or just me dreaming. ## Email Functionality Now I know this is not a feature that everyone uses. However, it is one of my favorites and needs more development. Just a few tweaks and I think Super note would find a perfect balance: - **POP Integration** **–** Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it is currently only an IMAP integration, which is ok, but not ideal. Being able to truly have a deep integration with email allows this to be a supplemental device (not replacement) to a laptop, especially for meetings. - **Ability to Directly Share Note Files** **–** I know this is currently on the roadmap and that the development team has been reaching out on social media (Reddit, Facebook). Sooner rather than later for this feature would be great. The ability to share files without first having to export them and then attach them would be a tremendous asset, especially in the professional and academic space. - **Right Sizing Text** **–** This is important in the professional space. Right now, text is displayed extremely large, and you must scroll horizontally to read it. There is also no smoothing, so it looks unfinished. It is not hard to understand why this is an issue. - **Links in Emails** **–** This is a returning issue, but essential, especially for productivity. The ability to click on or copy links would be very useful. You could share an online document or site and then look quickly without another device. Also, to be able to copy and paste into a note or document would be phenomenal. ## Calendar Again, I know this app is not used by everyone, but in my productivity case, it is a daily driver. It's important to note that it can be used with or without tying it to a Google or Microsoft calendar. While the app is very robust, here are a few areas for improvement: - **Creation & last Access Date** – Right now notes are only visible on the date created, and I know it  seems like a small thing. However, if I am planning my week, I may not have time on the day of an event or multiple events to create all of the notes I need. On the other hand, I could quickly open pre-created or previous notes so they would show in the calendar. Don't get me wrong, if I must choose one, created date is better, but can't we have both? - **Adding Links** – This is another huge productivity tool that would save time and not "junk up" the interface. Adding links to files (and even other notes) could alleviate the need for created or last accessed dates mentioned earlier. - **Writing on Daily View** – This is an older wish, but very important. Combined with the links, this allows for "in the moment" productivity. ## Overall UI This one is a little harder for me. I absolutely love Supernote as a platform. After all, I was involved in the pre-order for the A5X, bought with a bonus for my work through the COVID pandemic. I was not really in a position otherwise to entertain the thought of a niche e-ink device. As a good consumer would, I did my research, and realized that the Supernote was the device for me. So, after admitting that bias, I still think there are some things that could be improved: - **Global Copy & Paste** – It is surprising that this does not exist yet. Being able to copy and paste from notes to PDFs should be a feature. Admittedly, I am not a programmer and would defer to Ratta to make a final decision as to the viability of such an approach. - **Comment and Digest Integration** – The digest and PDF commenting features are phenomenal on their own. However, there is no current way to see them together. From a purely productivity and organization perspective, this is a substantial gap. Being able to see all comments and annotations together would be extremely beneficial for professionals and academics. - **Trimming in Landscape Mode** – This is a little bit of a specific use case, and only applies to the A6X2. On the A5X, PDFs present larger and being able to trim the margins helps to make handwritten comments easier. However, on the A6X2, if a user decides that they want to trim a document after putting it in landscape mode, this is disabled. Again, this may be an issue of programming complexity, but it is an issue, nonetheless. Alright, so here are some of my thoughts on ways the current Supernote platform could be improved. I do want to reiterate that I am not a programmer and often things that seem simple in my head are often more difficult to implement. However, as an instructional technologist, I am used to identifying how something “can work” in lieu of how it is “designed to work.” Do you agree with these observations? Do you have others to add to the list? As always, thank you for reading and following. 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