Submitted by lucasd on 2023/02/24 23:12

I'm currently spending some months on a project where I often need to work with my data from my mobile device (iOS) without an internet connection. I take my notes in the form of outlines (instead of using the Document pane), so Evernote sync doesn't fit the bill. So, I've been using a much-more-limited cross-platform outliner (Logseq), but I'm starting to explore options for IQ-mobile workflows. Since I like to use 'daily notes', here's a workflow I've been experimenting with, but haven't yet perfected:

  • Take daily notes in the form of IQ outlines with the date as the top-level item (in the format YYYY_MM_DD)
  • Create a grid that shows all daily notes together. Expand all items in this view, and copy all items at once (as tab-indented outline)
  • Paste into Workflowy, and from there export as plain text. Save the resulting plaintext as a markdown file.
  • Use TextConverter (https://www.sttmedia.com/textconverter) to split the file each time there is a newline followed by "2023".
  • Use a Python script to rename the resulting files based on the first line of take, such that the name of each file will then take the form "YYYY_MM_DD.md" (Python scripts are now very easy to write with the help of ChatGPT)
  • Import the files into Logseq, and sync with mobile. The files will then be accessible offline as Logseq daily notes. (And a reverse workflow can be used to make edits on mobile and then get them back into IQ.)

Has anyone else tried anything like this? Or does anyone have other suggestions for this scenario?

EDIT: I suppose it would be a lot easier to just paste into Workflowy and stop there, since Workflowy works on mobile. It's not an offline-first app, but perhaps I could do some testing to make sure that it continues working even after restarting mobile device without internet.

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Hi Lucas

Have you tried doing a simple copy / paste from IQ to Notion ?

  1. Grid > Expand All
  2. Click on the item's column header to select whole column
  3. Ctrl+C to copy
  4. In Notion, Ctrl+V to paste
  5. By default, bullets in Notion do not expand / collapse. It is easy enough however to convert to ones that do

Notion has a decent mobile app

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