Use cases:
This is useful for people who organize most things by category and who write notes that they won't touch for a while on folders that they constantly access.
For example: Let's say I'm learning a language, doing renovations and I also have a list of daily tasks. So I have a "Languages" folder, a "Renovations" folder and a "To Do" folder. Let's say I have a 'Guest Room' note about changes needed for the guest room, but I temporarily stopped renovations there a while ago and my most recent notes are all about the other rooms, language learning and things I need to do on the day to day. Under a 'recent file' structure this note would either not show on desktop or be buried under lots of recent notes on mobile, but with a 'recent folder' structure on the start page I just open the app, I'm immediately welcomed by the folders I last used instead of having to open them on the sidebar, I tap/click on the Renovations folder, and following the list I find the 'Guest Room' note and open it. It's a very small QOL improvement, and mainly useful for a mobile UI, but perfect for use cases like that.
Proposal:
Have a setting that lets you show the most recent folders on the start page instead of the most recent notes.
Quickly put together proof of concept of how the home page would look on desktop.
Quickly put together proof of concept of how the home page would look on mobile.
Something extra and barely tangential:
I don't know where to cram this suggestion because it's not a concrete thing, but a good place to hunt for differentiating features for the app could be to consult worldbuilders.
I think worldbuilding is probably the most complete way to note-take, and worldbuilders have complex note-taking needs that are usually best served with simple solutions (for example my understanding is that they use backlinks/linked mentions a lot).
The fact that note-taking apps like Obsidian are able to cater to their needs speaks volumes about the versatility of note-taking apps, and since FUTO Notes already has some similarities, I think it can carve a niche by asking dedicated worldbuilders for advice and creating new, simple solutions for needs that might otherwise be ignored. I don't feel qualified to either ask or give advice on this, but maybe someone could make use of this suggestion.
Use cases:
This is useful for people who organize most things by category and who write notes that they won't touch for a while on folders that they constantly access.
For example: Let's say I'm learning a language, doing renovations and I also have a list of daily tasks. So I have a "Languages" folder, a "Renovations" folder and a "To Do" folder. Let's say I have a 'Guest Room' note about changes needed for the guest room, but I temporarily stopped renovations there a while ago and my most recent notes are all about the other rooms, language learning and things I need to do on the day to day. Under a 'recent file' structure this note would either not show on desktop or be buried under lots of recent notes on mobile, but with a 'recent folder' structure on the start page I just open the app, I'm immediately welcomed by the folders I last used instead of having to open them on the sidebar, I tap/click on the Renovations folder, and following the list I find the 'Guest Room' note and open it. It's a very small QOL improvement, and mainly useful for a mobile UI, but perfect for use cases like that.
Proposal:
Have a setting that lets you show the most recent folders on the start page instead of the most recent notes.
Quickly put together proof of concept of how the home page would look on desktop.
Quickly put together proof of concept of how the home page would look on mobile.
Something extra and barely tangential:
I don't know where to cram this suggestion because it's not a concrete thing, but a good place to hunt for differentiating features for the app could be to consult worldbuilders.
I think worldbuilding is probably the most complete way to note-take, and worldbuilders have complex note-taking needs that are usually best served with simple solutions (for example my understanding is that they use backlinks/linked mentions a lot).
The fact that note-taking apps like Obsidian are able to cater to their needs speaks volumes about the versatility of note-taking apps, and since FUTO Notes already has some similarities, I think it can carve a niche by asking dedicated worldbuilders for advice and creating new, simple solutions for needs that might otherwise be ignored. I don't feel qualified to either ask or give advice on this, but maybe someone could make use of this suggestion.