Hey there,
Just wanted to drop a quick update and let you know that I’ve been busy working on DoubleMemory for iOS for the past two months. After finally resolving some performance bugs and syncing issues, I'm excited to invite you all in!
Please use this TestFlight Link to join. I’ll also start inviting people originally in the DoubleMemory Mac alpha → beta → and eventually everyone on TestFlight in coming weeks.
The sync will require the latest version of DoubleMemory for Mac, which is currently in App Store review (or available in TestFlight if you're still using that).
Here are four major features from the iOS version that will greatly expand DoubleMemory’s usefulness:
A share extension that lets you easily collect links and text from all your iOS devices.
A reading experience that feels more immersive and intimate.
Spotlight integration that's finally useful, since it's often right at your fingertips (unlike the Mac version, which is usually below the fold or hidden altogether).
A native new note editor that looks obvious in retrospect (as hinted by last post), DoubleMemory was to be your second brain, that’s not only readable and searchable, but also write and editable.
There are still some minor issues with performance when scrolling really fast or during searches, but it's already tremendously valuable. Personally, it has changed how I collect and consume information. By expanding DoubleMemory to mobile devices—which in my experience represent about 80% of information consumption—I’ve been dogfooding it heavily and have made real progress on my ever-growing read-later queue.
Aside from that, I'm also thinking about tags as I try to further tame this growing pile of links and texts.
As some of you have suggested, multiple item selection would be nice (so you can assign them all to one tag for example), and auto-tag generation will definitely be coming (Gemma 3 seems straightforward enough to integrate and runs offline). Tag auto suggestions as you type would also be nice. And of course, drag-n-drop tags onto items will make a great demo… (btw, have any of you tried drag-n-drop DoubleMemory items into other apps ever or vice-versa? if you haven’t, you should try it…)
The big question is still how all these pieces fit together. For example, as I was sketching out the obvious mockup above, I kept wondering:
Where are these tags coming from?
How should they be ordered?
Can users define and influence how tags are auto-assigned?
Should some tags be filters (like “All”, “Inbox”, “Archived”)?
Anyway, I'm sure the solution will eventually strike me—maybe in the middle of the night or during a shower. Right now, I honestly don't have the brain space to dive too deeply into these questions, as my current priority is launching the iOS app and promoting the app. Still, I genuinely look forward to hearing your feedback and ideas; they're exactly the signals I'm hoping to incorporate into the eventual solution.
I hope you're still finding DoubleMemory useful—if you do, please leave us a review, and if not, perhaps this update is a good reason to give it another try!
Cheers!
Shao
