We’re super excited about this feature that we’re rolling out: search and add link!
This would be really handy if you have complex cross references between documents, or if you have a meta organization document that links to more information elsewhere. Or you can build a personal wiki/knowledge base. It’s really up to you how you want to use it!
For more on how to use it, please refer to this article in our help center.
Finally, you can upload images to Dynalist!
Image upload is the newest addition to Dynalist Pro. No need to upload an image to Imgur and write the image markdown yourself. No need to worry about if the image URL you’re using is going to stop working tomorrow. Simply upload them to Dynalist! Dynalist Pro comes with 1 GB space each month.
Here’s how to use it:
Paste or drop the image to upload
Want to save your search results? What about a specific document? Or even a bullet point inside a document! Just simply click on the star next to the title or the search query for easy future finds!
Now you can easily center your documents for a cleaner view, ideal for large displays! Just simply go into Appearance then choose to Center align document!
Not sure where you stashed that info? Our new search function lets you search across all of your documents and folders so that you can get the info- no hassle involved. Faster search means more time, and improved productivity!
Are you a hashtag addict? Because we are! Now save time with our new auto-completing tags! Leaves you more time to generate those great ideas than waste time tagging everything.
Since Dynalist launched, some people have thought that Dynalist is simply a clone of WorkFlowy. Now is a good time to openly address the confusion about the nature of Dynalist.
We have used WorkFlowy and we liked it. However, we think that there are a lot of things that could take what WorkFlowy is doing to the next level, so we built Dynalist. To some, it may look like a clone but we’re confident this will not be the case in the future.
People naturally have an idea of where the high-level structure ends and where the real content starts. Documents gives them the ability to explicitly draw the line. And you know what? People are already familiar with the way files and folders work on their computers.
Although navigating from one place to another is doable in WorkFlowy, it takes quite a while to get used to, at least for us. Until the starred pages feature was introduced, you had to zoom back out, search for something, then zoom into it. Even with starred items, you are still limited to cycling through a single-dimensional list of starred pages.
We believe that it should take just a single click or a few keystrokes to get to anywhere you frequently work at. This is the extra advantage of having a file structure, and Sublime Text or IntelliJ IDEA users know exactly what we’re talking about. If you prefer, you don’t even have to leave the keyboard for something that comes up as frequently as switching context.
Here’s how fast it can be in Dynalist:
The way we picture Dynalist down the road doesn’t look anything like WorkFlowy. We imagined “views”. Views are different ways to show the same information. Think Google Calendar: the “Week View” and “Agenda View” look very different, but they’re showing the same information: your events. The idea is that different situations calls for different views.
If you have used Trello, you know it looks nothing like WorkFlowy. In essence, they are both just hierarchical lists, despite Trello’s depth limit of 2 levels. Trello shows the content in lists which consist of cards. Yes, there are many fancy features like comments, file attachments, labels, votes, but deep down, the thinking is the same. Trello is effectively just another view that can be applied to a list. A mind map is also just a different way to show a list of lists. Isn’t that mind-blowing? This thought blew our minds too, and we want this, badly.
Here’s what our mind map view prototype looks like. You will be able to view any Dynalist document as a mind map like this without doing any extra work.
There are a lot of other small improvements. The kind of thing that would make your day better. Maybe you want to insert images. Maybe you want to set reminders. Maybe you want to check an item with a single click, like in a checklist. Or maybe you want to write nice equations. Sounds like tiny things, but the need for them comes up so often that the frustration just keeps piling up.
We want to build something that would let the full power of the outliner model shine, and what you see now are only our first steps. Yes, we’re still far from where we want to be, but we’ll be there eventually.
Tired of seeing crossed off checklists? We understand it can get pretty hectic looking for those unchecked boxes. That’s why with our new view option, you can automatically choose to either not view, (or to view) those completed tasks! Simply click on the eye-shaped icon to hide or to show your completed points.
We know not every info needs to be a bullet point. That’s why with a simple shortcut of “shift + enter” you can add notes to your bullet points! No more pressure to keep seeing those bullet points! Write “notes” as long or as short as you would like under those bullets! Now your lists can be endorsed with more info than ever.
Truly organize your files with our new feature to sort your documents and folders! Just simply drag and drop for a convenient way to rearrange!
