Nimbus Note
Launched 2015
190 features found available
In their words
Transform information chaos from multiple sources into an organized workplace. Empower yourself or your team to get things done faster with fewer iterations and meetings. Read more
Pricing
Our most recent pricing details for Nimbus Note:
Free- unlimited devices
Standard - $9 monthly with an annual subscription
Plus - $12 monthly with an annual subscription
Premium - $30 monthly with an annual subscription
Add-ons:
$20 monthly for Client Portals
$8 monthly for FuseBase AI
$5 monthly for Nimbus Capture
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
A note can preview content embedded from another note in the same pane as the note itself
Editor can show content exactly as it will be exported/printed
AI integrations offered by the app or a first-party plugin.
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
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 marked up inside the note, rather than using an external editor
Content of the PDF can be viewed inside the note, rather than clicking on PDF and having it open in an external PDF viewer
The title and body of the PDF are automatically indexed in search
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
The company provides a list of the app's upcoming and newly added features for public consumption
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
Notes can exist purely on the local file system of the device, without syncing
A note or block can have a password applied to hide it
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
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
Does text formatted as code get syntax highlighting?
Multiple languages can be selected to define the code syntax highlighting
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 set of links to each header in the note can be inserted into the note or sidebar
Text can be explicitly designated as "center"-aligned, "right"-aligned or "justified"
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?
The note app allows the edges of the picture to get dragged so it becomes larger or smaller
An image (such as jpeg, png, gif) can be inserted and viewed in the note editor
Words in the image are added to full text search, so the note will show up in search results that contain a word from within the image
Text or handwriting from within an image can be inserted into the note body
What features are provided for interoperability between apps? How much lock-in is there?
Notes can be deleted from an active account en masse without emailing the company
App includes a built in importer for Evernote notes (ENEX)
App automatically syncs note & image data to the cloud without implementing extensions, and without signing up for a secondary account on a storage provider
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
Emails can be forwarded to an email address that will create a new note w/ the email content, or append the email content to an existing note
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
Features specific to the mobile experience
Note content can be viewed from outside the app via native Android widget
Note content can be viewed from outside the app via native iOS widget
Task content can be viewed from outside the app via native Android widget
Task content can be viewed from outside the app via native iOS widget
The mobile app provides a way to search for text of a note while inside of that note
How well can the app function without internet access?
Searching for text inside notes works when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Any note can be read when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Note content can be created or updated when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
How fast is it?
Which platforms are officially supported?
An iPad app (separate from iOS app) has been published to App Store
Includes web apps that can be installed via official PWA or Electron
What options are there for navigating around the app and finding the note you're after?
It's possible to create a link from one note to another note
Enclosing the search query with quote brackets, the results only show words from within those quotes
Using whatever mechanism the app provides to organize notes (e.g., tags, folders), can that mechanism be used as a full text search filter?
Search results can be sorted by the note's date of creation
A menu to view available keyboard shortcuts is located within the app
Means provided to link to specific content in another note (be it a heading, paragraph, task, or bullet)
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)
Organization of folders or hierarchical tags can have at least three levels of sub categories
A note can be in multiple navigation hierarchies concurrently (i.e., because it has multiple tags)
Emojis can be used to demarcate note hierarchy members
It's possible to drag-and-drop, or otherwise relocate a branch of the organization hierarchy to a new location
Nodes in the note hierarchy can be colored
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
App provides means to embed note content in web pages outside the app
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
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 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
A video file can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown/links
There exists a means to view all tasks that have been created across a group of notes
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.
When the mobile app is opened, no more than two taps are ever necessary to add a new task
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)
A task is automatically removed from the list, or can be configured to do so, once a task box is checked
What functionality is offered to capture content discovered on the internet?
The web clipper has an option to add additional text or markup to the clipped image
Web clipper allows choosing a note to insert image into
An official Chrome web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
The clipper can capture an entire web page, even when it is taller than their viewport
An official Firefox web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
An official Safari web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
Did we miss something?
We are constantly working to make sure this page stays up-to-date with the features available in Nimbus Note. If there is a feature you think we missed, please email us a screenshot and the URL where the feature is described to [email protected].
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