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DashNote
by Resen Corp.
Free, Mac OS X
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“If you are a heavy note taker on the iPhone, you should check this out.”
—Wired

“...it might be my favorite App Store app period.”
—John Gruber, Daring Fireball

“Simplenote came away as the best in class.”
—SmokingApples.com

“Top 10 Back-To-School iPhone Apps”
—Silicon Alley Insider and CNN

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  • Extras

    Developers are extending Simplenote in ways you might find useful. Here's a list of publicly available extras. If you experience problems with these, please contact their owners!

  • Desktop Apps

    • DashNote
      Quickly and easily access your Simplenote account from your OS X dashboard. By Resen, Corp.
    • Notational Velocity
      An attempt to loosen the mental blockages to recording information and to scrape away the tartar of convention that handicaps its retrieval. The solution is by nature nonconformist. Native app for Mac OS X, maintained by Zachary Schneirov.
    • Nottingham
      A Mac OS X notes app in the spirit of Notational Velocity, by Tyler Hall. Supports importing of notes from Evernote and text files.
    • JustNotes
      A native, Mac OS X notes app, by Matthias Hochgatterer. Designed from the ground up to synchronize with Simplenote. Can import notes from Evernote and text files.

  • Web Services

    • Simple Backup
      A backup and export solution, by Alex Payne. Supports plain text, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, and Evernote archive formats.

  • Extensions, Scripts, and Plugins

    • Simplenote Google Chrome Extension
      A browser extension for Google Chrome, written by Jan Andersson.
    • Simplenote Yojimbo Sync (SNYS)
      An app that synchronizes notes between the Yojimbo text editor and Simplenote.
    • SimplenoteSync
      A Perl script for syncing with local text files, by Fletcher Penney. Read the instructions carefully. Compatible with Notational Velocity and other software that can access text files.
    • Simply Noted
      A plugin for the Habari blogging platform, by Morgante Pell.

  • Misc.