Coda
Launched 2014
173 features found available
In their words
Meet the evolution of docs. Simple. Familiar. But built to adapt to your team’s needs. Coda brings all your words, data, and teamwork into one powerful doc. Read more
Pricing
Our most recent pricing details for Coda:
$0 Basic
$10/month Pro
$30/month Team
Features pertaining to how the app comports itself visually
Display option where the editor shows black background with white text
A "distraction-free" option where all sidebars are hidden and the editor is in full screen view
Different sets of colors can be chosen to alter the appearance of the app window
AI integrations offered by the app or a first-party plugin.
The app (or a first-party plugin) allow notes to be located via AI prompt
Can suggest how to revise/rewrite selected text using AI
Longform text can be analyzed with specific improvement suggestions, which can be individually approved/rejected
Tasks from notes can be viewed on a calendar
A calendar on which tasks can be viewed is provided in the app
App will import existing events from an external calendar (e.g., Google Calendar) and show them within the app
What kind of content can be uploaded or inserted into notes?
Content of the PDF can be viewed inside the note, rather than clicking on PDF and having it open in an external PDF viewer
Interactive preview of a Tweet will be displayed, including any rich content
Playing and interacting with YouTube videos is possible from within a note
Features that pertain to how the app interfaces with its customers
Company offers on-site real time chat support, or a chat server in which the company participates
The company has a specified URL at which users can discuss the product and ask questions in a format where answers can be upvoted to pinpoint the best one
There exists a publicly accessible site upon which users can upvote features they want to see implemented
Company has averaged at least one blog post or change log per month over the past year that details recent product updates
What measures are taken to ensure customer data remains private, even to employees of the companies themselves?
Can enable two-factor authentication from within the app (not only via third parties) to protect account access
Documented claim that all note data is encrypted at rest, on the server
Documented claim that all note data and their attachments are encrypted on the server
An explicit policy describes how security is implemented, and what access employees have to data.
A documented claim exists that note content will not be accessed by employees
Note content can be created such that even a user who gained access to the note app's cloud database (employee or intruder) couldn't decrypt content (i.e., they couldn't obtain a usable decryption key even if possessing the database contents)
What options are available for formatting text and related content in a note?
Audio can be placed in a note with embedded controls to start and stop the audio
a vertical bar formatted to the left of the selected text allows for an indented "quote" styling
dotted points are used at the beginning of a paragraph to assemble unordered lists
A sub-list contained within an unordered list
Bullet items can be "folded," "collapsed" or "contracted" such that their nested content is hidden from view
There is a hot key or icon to remove all text formatting currently applied
Excluding text that gets colored as a side effect of some other formatting feature listed (e.g., highlight)
There exists a means to recolor the background behind specific text in more than one color
Note body text can be "collapsed," "contracted," "folded" or otherwise hidden under its (non-bullet list) header
Can font size be explicitly set? I.e., not just through setting it as a header
A formatting text style that slants the letters evenly to the right
A monospace font with its own background color can be invoked without breaking a line. Sometimes referred to as "inline code"
Numbers are used at the beginning of the line to assemble ordered lists
A sub-list contained within an ordered list
A compact, inline formatting bar which remains hidden until text is highlighted
A set of links to each header in the note can be inserted into the note or sidebar
User can choose an explicit font (not just a theme) to restyle text
Videos can be placed in the body of a note, with controls to start and stop the video
What functionality specific to images is possible?
Without leaving the app, an image can be inserted into a note via a prompt supplied to AI
An image (such as jpeg, png, gif) can be inserted and viewed in the note editor
Selected images can be grouped together into carousel-style rows
A plugin system allows images to be processed/modified via custom-written code
What features are provided for interoperability between apps? How much lock-in is there?
An entire account can be deleted (including all notes and personal data) without emailing the company
Screenshot unavailable
A list of different versions of the note from past various points with the ability to revert to any of them
What features does the note provider offer in terms of third-party integrations and utilities adjacent to the note content itself?
A syntax exists to make numeric or date calculations within the app
Date and time can be evaluated and inserted into a note
Addition, subtraction and multiplication is possible within an evaluated expression (not including table formulas)
Supports syntax allowing diagrams and charts (Mermaid, etc) to be inserted into a note body
A column style view used for dragging text blocks from one section to another
Pre-configured content (instructions, tasks, etc) can be duplicated from an existing source note
A browsable collection of pre-existing sample notes (e.g., "weekly budget") that can be copied into one's own notebook
An algorithm to generate flashcards from note content is offered
The user can select part of a note or task and get a word+character count for just that selection
Features specific to the mobile experience
How well can the app function without internet access?
Allows for offline use only if you've opened the app before going offline
How fast is it?
Which platforms are officially supported?
An iPad app (separate from iOS app) has been published to App Store
What options are there for navigating around the app and finding the note you're after?
The three keyword operators (AND, NOT, OR) limit or expand search results
It's possible to create a link from one note to another note
A list of all notes containing a word or phrase can be produced
Enclosing the search query with quote brackets, the results only show words from within those quotes
Search results can filter available collaborators of any shared note
Search results contain notes only within a selected range
A menu to view available keyboard shortcuts is located within the app
A dialog is provided to look up other notes as link targets while creating a new link in a note
The app provides a means by which to arrange notes such that they can be browsed through a tree structure (e.g., tags, folders)
A hotkey is available that can be used to access an input box that searches notes, and a note can be selected from that list without using the mouse
Groups of notes can be bookmarked and accessed from a dedicated "Shortcuts," "Starred" or "Favorites" area
The forward slash key can be used to call forth a dialogue with a list of editing & formatting options
What features exist to share notes with the world?
Collaborators can be referenced via an @ prefix, receiving a notification upon being mentioned
Company provides a hosted space for publishing notes as blog posts, and published notes can be browsed by author
App provides means to embed note content in web pages outside the app
A counter exists to see how many times a shared/published note has been viewed
App offers creation of a custom url when sharing a public note
Notes shared via a publicly-accessible link can be edited by any visitor without requiring explicit permissions from the note owner
Multiple parties can edit a note concurrently with a real-time editing system that prevents merge errors if the same paragraph is concurrently edited
Enable a specific user or multiple users to view and/or edit one's otherwise private note content
The note owner has options for different levels of permissions when sharing a note with other users who have an account (ex: full access, read only, editable by others)
It's possible to define a group of notes to be shared through a single action
A conversation thread is available inline throughout any section of a shared note
All documents shared by collaborators can be accessed on a consolidated page
Does the app support formatting data in tables?
Allows for basic text formatting (e.g., bold, italics) to an entire row or column of data within a table
Highlight the background of any table cell with a variety of color options
Column data types (e.g., numeric, text, enumerated) can be defined such that they restrict the type of input that can be entered into a cell
A table's data can be viewed from different notes for a single source of truth
Table formulas can perform mathematical equations
What to-do list and scheduling features does the app support?
An option exists to designate who is expected to complete a task
A native integration option to translate content from Slack into an actionable task directly into the note app
A specific date and time at which a task is scheduled to be addressed
Content can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown text/links
An image (jpeg, png, gif, etc) can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown/links
A pdf file can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown/links
Text can be prefaced with a completable checkbox, but is not removed from the task list when completed
It's possible to move a batch of tasks from one note to another using drag and drop
There exists a means by which one can designate a task as being "high priority"
There exists the means to mark a task as "Important," implying the task should not be forgotten but needn't be done soon
There exists a means to mark a task not only as "High priority," but "Urgent," which brings the additional implication that the task is to be completed soon.
An alert time can be associated with a task, or note, before it is due. (e.g., remind me 1 hour before task is due)
What functionality is offered to capture content discovered on the internet?
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