The latest Tweets from Peter Davison-Reiber (@pdavisonreiber). Maths and Computer Science Teacher. London

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One of the small, but powerful for which I use Drafts is sending multiple events to my calendars. And for a long time, I’ve used the power of Drafts’ automation to send those events to my calendar via Fantastical. That is until Peter Davison-Reiber created something amazing. The great thing about using Fantastical for this … Continue reading Fantastically Good Parsers for Drafts →

The latest Tweets from Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise). I make things. Like @draftsapp. (he/him). N Richland Hills, TX

You know that I’m a long-time user, a self-proclaimed Drafts evangelist, and wrote a big review on the Drafts 5 release. But even I can miss some of the hidden treasures of the app from time to time. As I’m going through the notes of the upcoming Drafts 5.4 update – coming out around when iOS … Continue reading Arrange Mode in Drafts →

Drafts quick-capture app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch

This summer has been a busy one. It seems like the time of year that things will always get busy for me. I'm currently working on a global launch of a product in four countries, and with all the little differences and nuances in each place, it has been difficult to keep track of all … Continue reading Bifurcation →

‎Ranked as “the best to-do list right now” by The Verge, Todoist is used by 25 million people to organize, plan and collaborate on projects, both big and small. Use Todoist to: • Capture and organize tasks the moment they pop into your head. • Remember deadlines with reminders and due dates. • Buil…

I’ve been using Todoist for almost two years now. I started integrating it into my system for work-only purposes, and it has served me very well. I have to use a PC for work, so the cross-platform support was essential in this process; with the Outlook add-on, it has really elevated my work flow of … Continue reading Taking Time With Todoist →

Me, writing for MacStories: Drafts 5 was recently updated to version 5.4, which brings a host of new features. While there is support for iOS 12's Siri shortcuts and all that they have to offer, there are also other important features that have improved the app's capabilities significantly. It’s a really great release. And I … Continue reading Drafts 5.4: Siri Shortcuts, WordPress, and More →

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Drafts 5.5 is now available in the App Store bringing enhancements and more customizability to the use of Markdown in Drafts, along with other fixes and improvements, details below. Drafts for Mac is coming soon. Drafts Pro subscribers can try a preview release now. Learn more. If you are using the Mac beta already, please update to the latest version along with the installation of this iOS update for compatibility with the new Markdown features. Markdown Updates Drafts 5.5 brings significant ...

Example actions and other extensions for Drafts, the quick-capture notes app.

Example actions and other extensions for Drafts, the quick-capture notes app.

Example actions and other extensions for Drafts, the quick-capture notes app.

Task management is a very personal choice. Every person has their own idea of how they’d like to organize their life, which is why there seem to be as many task managers as there are people. I’ve tried a bunch of them— Reminders, Clear, Due, Wunderlist, Trello, Things —and through that journey I’ve found 2Do … Continue reading Move Your Thoughts to 2Do →

Example actions and other extensions for Drafts, the quick-capture notes app.

Drafts 5.6.0 is now available in the App Store. NOTE: A new Mac Preview Build is available today as well. Workspace improvements Workspaces learned a few new tricks in this release: Workspaces can now optionally load action groups in the action list and extended keyboard when applied. This is useful when a workspace is configured for working draft of a particular syntax, or project, and you want the related actions handy. Workspaces can now optionally switch the selected list tab (inbox, fla...

Last week, Drafts released version 5.6. While it is not as big as some of the other releases before it, it does bring some important enhancements to the app. Adding Shortcuts It is now easier than ever to add a specific shortcut to run in Drafts. A new interface is presented when adding a shortcut, … Continue reading Drafts 5.6 →

The latest Tweets from Rosemary Orchard (@RosemaryOrchard). Cohost of @automatorsfm, @nestedfolders and iOS Today on @twit, a writer of @OmniFocusBook and @takecontrol of Shortcuts, nerd of the internet!. UK

‎Drafts is where text starts. Quickly capture text and send it almost anywhere! Drafts turns text into action with almost limitless possibilities – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one. Capture all of your text in Drafts and send it to other apps without the e…

For many years, Drafts has been the place on iOS where text starts. But for all of those years, there has been a missing component: a macOS counterpart. That ends today. Drafts for Mac has finally been released to the public. Last time there was a major release, I wrote the Macstories Review. But when … Continue reading Drafts for Mac →

Let's take a look at iPadOS 13, the newest OS release for the iPad. I’m very excited about the changes to iPadOS, and did this deep dive into all of them. Reminders Video: https://youtu.be/ZAb15WxvwJs Shortcuts Video: https://youtu.be/vglurf_3Mds Matthew Cassinelli’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewJCassinelli External Storage Video: https://youtu.be/xEp7nPNLXcI Mouse Support for iPad Video: https://youtu.be/DwKnDTspjYo Logitech MX Master 3 Review: https://youtu.be/sqoD5ReoyhU Thank you for watching, be sure to like and subscribe if you like what I’m doing here.  * Twitter: Twitter.com/chris_lawley * Email: christopherlawley0@gmail.com * Website: theuntitledsite.com * Podcast: aslabofglass.com

Drafts 15 has been released to support both iOS and the new iPadOS 13. And as it is with the major releases, I had the opportunity to write about it over at MacStories. I encourage everyone to go read it there, but wanted to offer a couple of highlights: Enhanced Shortcuts Support: the support for … Continue reading Drafts 15 →

Journaling has been something that has been difficult for me to get into. I’m still not great at it. I often forget to do it, and then when I remember, it’s cumbersome to make it happen. I’ve never kept a physical journal for any length of time, mainly because I’m not sure what I’m supposed … Continue reading Rolling Your Own →