Craft: Write docs, AI editing

I've never, in my whole life, used such an amazing tool for writing, editing and so much more! So many thoughts are put into it and it shows! Great work devs :)

But I can’t help kind of hating this app. Maybe because I was so excited for it, the letdown feels so much greater. In my mind, the point of using craft instead of a much more capable tool like obsidian or Logseq is that it’s beautiful. Naturally, the first thing I try to do is create some notes and then collect them on a document, styled as Craft’s cards or pages. Guess what? You can’t. Unless you had the foresight to create a note as a card, you’re stuck with plain text links. Guess what happens when I try to style those plain links as cards? Instead of doing that, craft creates a new, empty page with my link as the title. The best part is that you can’t even use the link anymore because tapping it only opens the keyboard. It feels as though everything is like this. When I actually try to DO something that leans into Craft’s strengths. It just pushes back. I really wanted it to be my end all app, but it sure won’t at this rate.

I switched from Notion to Craft a couple of years ago and have not looked back. At the time, I mainly switched due to Craft’s ability to run offline while I was on a flight but the speed, responsiveness, and general level of polish of the experience kept me hooked. The ease of linking notes eventually led to creating a whole PKM system that has become indispensable. More recent features like the day notes, and tasks are just sweeting the pot further.

Pro user cannot use AI

I’ve been an early supporter and appreciate the details and work the developers put into this app. Only things missing are a) end-to-end encryption and make it easier to download attachments in bulk from notes

I have used all iterations of Craft including website, Mac, Ipad, and Iphone for my job in the medical field on a daily basis for almost 2 years. I would recommend the development of an Apple Watch app specially for To-do lists, and possibly entry of oral notes. Developer team is also highly responsive. I hope they listen to my recc. Kindly

Been using Craft for years. My initial obsession waned over time but the latest release has rejuvenated my love for using the app. It’s just so well done and you can’t go back to Notion or others because they just don’t have the same feel.

Craft is much more than a note taking tool. I use and enjoy Craft every day to create documents that are both usable and reviewable by others. Being a User Experience Professional (UX) myself, I notice all the beautiful design details. It’s clear to me that a UX pro has been involved in the development of Craft. I would recommend Craft to anyone who wants to take documents to the next level.

Beautiful app with great mobile interactions - I can do most things comfortably with my thumb. The AI features work well and feel worth the subscription price. But the navigation is just confusing. The home screen feels like a confusing mash-up of a Feed and Search that never clicked for me. The Organize screen would make more sense as home, but it's so visually busy that I often lose track of what I'm doing. I really dislike the document previews in the sidebar and wish I could edit them or turn them off altogether—I don’t need to know what the document looks like just let me read what it’s called. With Craft 3 adding Collections (a good addition but still no Tags) on top of a new focus on Tasks and Calendar, it feels like the app has lost sight of its core purpose as a document editor and is instead taking a new kitchen sink approach. Taken together, the new features have made the app more complicated than I bargained for.

It’s almost perfect, but it needs an end-to-end encryption option to meet our clients’ requirements.