An Innovative Approach to Joplin's Interface: Tailored for Every User This new interface for joplin, Inspired by Obsidian (apparently, these were mostly my ideas and I havent used obsidian ever but it seems many of the features are already implemented there), introduces a revamped user interface to …

For the "UI considerations section": The desktop UI review post has similar suggestions: [image] Desktop UI review light_bulbFeatures Proposition I've made a couple of mockups of the improvements I would see. Below is a summary. Menu bar: hide or reveal t…

Yes for sure, the app needs a UI refresh overall. It looks like something from 20 years ago, honestly

You can draw inspiration from other apps. For example, Logseq displays the markdown source code for the paragraph you're currently editing. The moment you get to another paragraph, all others are just rendered. It uses /slash commands to allow users interact quickly with markdown. Another m…

[image] Yajo: so fluent that they don't really need a split between edit/view/wysiwyg mode A great editing experience is indeed a standout feature for notetaking apps (e.g. Typora, Notion). I agree with the statement above, Joplin's editing (and viewing) modes are inferior to other apps, and …

[image] Prinplup: A great editing experience is indeed a standout feature for notetaking apps (e.g. Typora, Notion). I agree with the statement above, Joplin's editing (and viewing) modes are inferior to other apps, and should be upgraded. At the moment, I rely on @CalebJohn 's Rich Markdown plu…

@Yajo , your insights are quite valuable in understanding the diverse preferences of users regarding markdown editors. There indeed seems to be a division: some users, including myself, prefer the raw markdown code, while others opt for a more visually refined interface. In light of this, my concep…

@laurent , I am truly passionate about this and would like to begin working on it next year. I hope @personalizedrefriger can assist me with the codebase. ;). I think that would be the breakthrough joplin needs.

An Innovative Approach to Joplin's Viewers and Editors: Tailored for Every User

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For the "UI considerations section":

The desktop UI review post has similar suggestions:

Topic		Replies	Views
How to use editor only? Support	10	1766	8 December 2021
Editor Design Features	6	295	23 October 2025
Remove the viewer-only mode in the desktop app? Lounge	34	3116	24 May 2025
[Feature Suggestion] Direct Editing in Viewer Pane Features	12	1428	27 May 2019
HTML, Text format, plain text Support	1	111	26 December 2025

An Innovative Approach to Joplin's Viewers and Editors: Tailored for Every User

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