I also tried Flexcil, thanks for suggesting it. MN3 did some updates however it just was too much and still, didn't feel enough. I especially liked the "pinch to highlight view" feature. making marginal notes on cases, extracting similar quotes and placing them under relevant topics, basic highlighting) the workspace in LT made sense to me and it allows for multiple documents. I didn't feel the need to purchase or try out all three Pro modes at first, i initially compared just the base (free) models to test out workflow that fit my needs (e.g. The app also prompts the purchase if you are a student, you just need to register your info and id. I tried out all three and features and workflow-wise Liquidtext was the one for me and already purchased its Pro model. MarginNote seems like it prefers for you to use one MN project per "topic" while LiquidText prefers one project per document. I'm kind of torn between MarginNote and LiquidText, but I do most of my paper reading on Windows since much of my workflow includes downloading from Google Scholar and loading into Zotero. Doesn't have a way to link ideas together other non-linearlyįlexcil was ruled out right away once I tried using it.Doesn't have a way to link notes to content (instead it links one-way from content to notes). Notebook style doesn't work well for content that is gathered over time from multiple sources and may need to be recalled in the far future.Notebook style works well for content that will be presented in order (synthesize lecture notes that follow a text).App made by a developer based in China, which may raise security concerns if data is stored or transmitted to servers in China.Can't use on desktop which is where scientific papers will be read.Central mind map might take a lot of setup to be a real knowledge base.Central mind map across different sources, useful for many reading papers on a single topic.Notes can have a title and associated annotations.Workflow seems to be more suited more for one document in a "project" file.Multiple documents into one map is cumbersome.Desktop app doesn't sync with iPad app (yet).Annotations sync to original PDF, which allows workflow with Zotero.Windows desktop app, useful for annotating papers.Here is the comparison I came up with so far: LiquidText Pros: Notebooks become less of a good way to manage relevant information. Topics are being researched over the course of decades, and you will do reading on the same topic over the 4+ years you are in school. A notebook is a natural way to organize content this way.Īs a grad student, you are reviewing topics from many different papers, and multiple papers are needed to get a full understanding of some content. Here are my thoughts:Īs an undergrad you have linear lectures and are tested on content as you learn it, so you rarely have to review more than one course's worth of content. I am a grad student, already done with coursework so most of my needs are for taking notes from scientific papers and grad-level textbooks. I know it's a bit late, but I was researching LiquidText, MarginNote, and Flexcil and finally decided on LiquidText. Thank you for reporting spam and other rule-breaking content. If you have any suggestions regarding subreddit or community improvements, you can message the moderators at any time. Exceptions may be made and the final say goes to the moderators. Self-Promotion is prohibited unless posted and presented as self-promotion, and only in the General Discussion Thread.
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