More than a list of places.
A note is perfect for jotting “that bakery Sam mentioned”. It’s less perfect at turning forty jottings into three days that work, with everyone else’s jottings too.
- Jotting an idea
Yes. A notes app: Instant
Yes. Ampersand: Instant: type it, paste a link, or share a screenshot
- Knowing what it is
No. A notes app: A line of text
Yes. Ampersand: A place on the map: café or museum, its hours and address
- Turning ideas into days
No. A notes app: Cut and paste, by hand
Yes. Ampersand: Drag onto days, or let it draft them
- Other people’s ideas
Partly. A notes app: Shared note, one editor at a time
Yes. Ampersand: Everyone adds to one inbox and votes must-do, maybe or pass
- Screenshots
No. A notes app: In your camera roll, somewhere
Yes. Ampersand: The assistant reads them into plans
- On the day
No. A notes app: Scroll to find where you’re going next
Yes. Ampersand: Today, in order, with the next stop and how to get there
- Private scribbles
Yes. A notes app: Yours alone
Partly. Ampersand: A journal and notes on each plan, shared with the trip
Where a notes app is better
- Nothing is faster for a quick thought
- Works for anything, not just trips
- Completely private
Switching takes a minute
Select the list in your note, copy, and paste it into the inbox: one plan per line, bullets and numbers stripped.
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I already have a list of places. Do I retype it?
No: paste it. Every line becomes a plan, and each one finds itself on the map.
Can I still jot things quickly?
Yes. The inbox takes anything, half-formed, and sorts it later.