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Thoughts and ideas in the space of personal knowledge management, building a studio for your mind, and stories around Capacities.
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Team AMA: March 2025
Answering your questions! Last month our team met in Freiburg for the second Capacities offsite. It was the first time all six of us had come together in person to get to know each other, ideate and do some work!
Capacities
Capacities
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Moving Apps Is Like Moving House: Not all Your Furniture Will Fit
It is common in the note-taking world to try out several apps...
Capacities
Capacities
4 min read
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Why Luca decided to work at Capacities
Hi, my name is Luca, and I started working at Capacities as a Frontend Developer in February 2024.
Luca
Luca
3 min read
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Why Luis decided to work at Capacities
My name is Luis, and I joined Capacities in December 2024 as a Backend Developer.
Luis
Luis
3 min read
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Why Réka decided to work at Capacities
Hello! My name is Réka and I joined Capacities as Head of Marketing and Growth in November of 2024.
Réka
Réka
3 min read
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How we us AI at Capacities
We rely on AI to work more efficiently and to create a better product. Here are the AI tools we use.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
5 min read
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Why we are as transparent as possible
We're very public about our roadmap, ideas, and plans. Here's why.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
4 min read
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Our cross-platform approach
Here's how we are developing Capacities into a cross-platform app
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
4 min read
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Why we limit customization
Plugins, integrations, settings, and more. Why we don't offer everything.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
3 min read
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What offline-first means for you
In our latest newsletters and posts, we talked a lot about our transition to making Capacities offline-first. This is a very abstract idea in the software space. Here's why this is so big and what this means for you as a user.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
5 min read
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What if Capacities was gone tomorrow?
Here's what we can say about it.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
5 min read
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Why we focus on individuals
We often receive questions about why we don't offer Capacities for teams. Let us explain.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
3 min read
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Our YouTube Channel
How we are developing our YouTube channel as part of our product strategy.
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
2 min read
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Why we are focusing on integrations
We recently launched the Capacities API in beta and introduced community integrations. Here's what this means and some quick comments on our decision-making.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
2 min read
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New vs. existing features
How do you balance adding new features vs improving existing ones?
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
5 min read
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Why Capacities will become offline-first
We recently committed to transforming Capacities into an offline-first application. This was a big step, and here's why.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
1 min read
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So much positive feedback from users with ADHD!
"...it simply clicks with how my brain thinks".
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
1 min read
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Why Beth decided to work at Capacities
I'm Beth, I work in Content and Marketing at Capacities. Here's why I decided to join the team.
Beth
Beth
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My workflow to work with Kindle highlights
I've recently been playing with my Kindle highlights and exported them via email from my iPad. It is a great way to review all my highlights after finishing a book...
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
3 min read
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Why did we add an AI chat to Capacities, although ChatGPT already exists?
Here are some thoughts about why we decided to integrate an AI chat into Capacities.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
3 min read
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Why did we decide to build Capacities?
Knowledge work can be overwhelming. There must be a better way, so we decided to do it ourselves.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
2 min read
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How we developed tables in Capacities
Explaining our process and why we think it's one of the best table implementations in any note-taking app.
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
2 min read
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How we decide which new features to add
What's our decision making process? Here's the answer.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
2 min read
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Why the name "Capacities"
A short history of how Capacities got its name and what it means to us.
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
3 min read
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Better Linking with Hookmark
Hookmark allows you to link anything on your computer to your notes in Capacities. Here's how.
Capacities
Capacities
7 min read
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Create a network of thoughts with Capacities - Ness Labs
In this interview, we talked about the concept of a second brain, the analogy between cities and minds, how thinking in hierarchical categories limits our creative thinking, how we all are chronological thinkers, how to use tags to form a meta network of your content, and more.
Ness Lab
Ness Lab
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A Guide to Personal Knowledge Management with Capacities
In this guide, we will show you how to do PKM with Capacities. We’ll explain different concepts and show you how to create your workflow in Capacities.
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
16 min read
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Our first redesign
User interfaces need to constantly evolve to reflect the product, its feeling and the vision. Today we explore the reasons behind it.
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
2 min read
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Not all notes are created equal
We don't have to think in faceless pages, create notes that resembles your thinking instead.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
2 min read
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A second brain
In this post we describe what a second brain is, its purpose, and the challenges in building one.
Michael von Hohnhorst
Michael von Hohnhorst
5 min read
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How to create the knowledge base for your life
By combining two approaches from personal knowledge management we can create a powerful second brain.
Steffen Bleher
Steffen Bleher
3 min read
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