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NewsInfoplane Transforms Personal Knowledge Management by Introducing Stacks

Short notes management app Infos for iOS and macOS is now "Infoplane"

Elemental Tools today introduced Infoplane as the new name for their popular personal knowledge management app Infos. Infoplane is a short notes management app for iOS and macOS that focuses on quickly finding and efficiently managing small pieces of information. Infoplane represents the second major release of the app since its introduction in late 2022 and comes with a new element allowing users to bring more structure into their infos: stacks.

Organizing Infos Using Stacks

The new stacks feature allows users to organize related infos into stacks of notes simply by dragging them on top of each other. Users can then navigate into stacks and also limit a search to a specific stack. Stacks especially make it easier for users to keep their infos organized if they prefer browsing over searching. Other structural elements include tags as well as categories which also support adding color to infos.

"The superpower of Infoplane is its elegant simplicity", according to Wolfgang Bartelme, co-founder and designer behind Infoplane. "Therefore, we thought for a long time whether we should really add an additional structural element, because everything you add tends to make things more complicated. But stacks seemed to be a really good compromise between simplicity and applicability."

Improved Siri & Shortcuts Support

The new version modernizes support for Apple's Shortcuts app as well as Siri. Users can add new infos or search for notes using their voice. Infoplane also makes its Shortcuts API more consistent and versatile for those users who want to go one step further and integrate infos-based functionality in their own Shortcuts.

Additional improvements include even faster search and a reworked autocompletion algorithm that makes using tags even easier. Infoplane also features a number of smaller user interface optimizations such as a more powerful context menu, or additional keyboard shortcuts.

Availability

Infoplane (formerly Infos) is available from the iOS and Mac App Store. Users can manage up to 10 infos for free with otherwise access to the full functionality of the app. Unlimited infos are available both as a one-time purchase as well as via a monthly or yearly subscription. For more information visit the Infoplane website at https://www.infoplane.io.

2023

NewsInfos 1.5 Adds Support for Hanging Indents

Infos 1.5 features a number of usability improvements and introduces support for hanging indents (use the TAB key with and without SHIFT for increasing or decreasing indentation in lists).

NewsInfos 1.4 Introduces Support for Markdown

Infos 1.4 introduces support for basic Markdown allowing you to add more structure to your infos:

Additionally, we have added a number of smaller improvements such as, e.g., the ability to share photos from the camera or the built-in Photos app directly with Infos.

2022

NewsNew Mac App Infos Remembers Everything for You

Native macOS counterpart joins iOS version in efficiently managing short notes

Elemental Tools launched Infos for Mac, a new app for quickly storing and retrieving short pieces of information in an easy way. The new macOS app complements the iOS version that launched earlier this year extending the feature set with Mac-only features, such as a global quick-create keyboard shortcut.

Infos comes with a very clean and clear user interface resembling a grid of cards where each card represents a piece of information (or info) stored. Infos can contain short notes with links and optional attachments. You can organize infos via tags and categories. Additionally, categories can be assigned colors adding additional clarity to your information grid.

"We store everything from our spouses passport numbers, over important tips and tricks to remember, to our cars license plates in Infos", said Elemental Tools co-founder Wolfgang Bartelme, the designer behind the app. "The primary design goal was to really find information very quickly -- whenever or wherever you need it."

Infos provides a convenient and simple way for storing all those short pieces of unrelated information you never knew where to put before. However, the app is not designed for strong encryption, therefore you should not store sensitive pin codes or passwords.

The new app integrates with Apple's Siri (if the user allows it) with the idea that over time Siri will suggest some infos at the right time or place depending on prior usage patterns. Infos also provides a configurable global hotkey for quickly creating new infos on your Mac.

Infos is now available for Mac, iPhone and iPad and can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store. For storing more than 10 infos, users have the choice between a monthly or yearly subscription, and a one-time purchase option. For more information about Infos please visit https://www.infos-app.com.

NewsNew iOS App Infos Changes How You Remember Key Information

A new, uniquely efficient way of managing short pieces of information

Elemental Tools launched Infos, a new app for easily storing and quickly retrieving short pieces of information in a most efficient way. Infos is launching as a universal iOS app on iPhone and iPad with a Mac app planned for later this year.

Infos comes with a very clean and clear user interface resembling a grid of cards where each card represents a piece of information (or info) stored. Infos can contain short notes with links and optional attachments. You can organize infos via tags and categories. Additionally, categories can be assigned colors adding even more clarity to your information grid.

"We optimized the user interface primarily for super fast retrieval", so Wolfgang Bartelme, the designer behind Infos and co-founder of Elemental Tools. "The search box is the first element you see on screen and infos are automatically sorted in reverse order of latest changes."

Examples of infos can be anything from your spouse's social security number, tips and tricks you want to remember, to important insurance policy numbers. Infos basically stores all those short pieces of unrelated information you never knew where to put before. However, the app currently does not support strong encryption, so it is not intended to store sensitive pin codes or passwords.

The new app also integrates with Apple's Siri (if the user allows it) with the idea that over time Siri will suggest some infos at the right time or place depending on prior usage patterns. Infos supports Siri Shortcuts meaning that it can also be used for automating things on iOS.

Infos is available on iPhone and iPad and can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store. For storing more than 10 infos users have the choice between a monthly or yearly subscription, as well as a one-time purchase option. For more information about Infos please visit https://www.infos-app.com.