if you’re who this is for, you’ll be happy – Tot Pocket Review

It’s one of those weird little hyper-specific apps that surely isn’t for everyone. I am obviously but a minuscule anecdotal example, but here’s what i think is relevant about my demographic: - I use Finder and BBEdit to write. All fancier attempts to improve on that environment end up disappointing - occasionally i’ll branch out into Omnioutliner, Stickies, or even Pages when specific parts of my brain need to scribble on a different kind of napkin - Drafts used to be the bomb, but when it got modernized and more complex it lost its appeal for me, plus subscriptions make me gag Enter Tot. It’s reliable and adorable. Gets out of the way until i need it and then there it is, with no recriminations about where i’ve been all week. Here’s when i use it: - need to type something NOW; pausing to think about what it’s for or where it goes would shatter the thought - need to copy and paste between devices and apple’s magic isn’t working - keeping track of temporarily persistent categories of information (like covid resources for example) - want to type something non-urgent but don’t know yet where it’s going to be filed - quick note when out and about, easy and mindless as a pocket notebook - i use the seven-color spectrum to impressionistically organize the ephemeral contents: more personal stuff goes towards the green end; more work-related stuff goes towards the red end You get the idea. It’s things like BBEdit, Tot, Keyboard Maestro, etc that keep me on the Mac. I’m sure I could replicate most of what these things do for me with Linux, but only if I had time and limitless patience. The verdict: if you want it and can afford it, buy it. It does exactly what it says it will do, and that should be rewarded.
Review by npydyuan on Tot Pocket.