Omni Graffle

A love letter to OmniGraffle

I am trying to remember when I first found you, but it was some time ago. What I remember is that it was love at first sight. I found a note from 2008 where your name is mentioned for the first time, but I also knew about you before then. The earliest graffle document I have on my computer dates from 2005. After all this time, you are still my number one go-to application when I need to create a drawing.

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On Note Taking

I’ve had a look at Obsidian this week, and I like it – but like with every other note-taking app, I’m missing the spatial and graphical part. It allows me to link my notes and display them as a graph. But what I want and need is a hybrid to between a text editor and a vector drawing program. My primary tool right now for note-taking is Omni Graffle. It allows me to place text blocks anywhere on an infinite plane.

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