Suggestions For Omni-notes

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Omni-notes is an open source Android Application for taking notes. You can download it [here](

I am going to site some advantages of this application for others that haven't been using the application, and i site its limitations, which i will be proposing some improvements on.

Superior Advantages of Omni-Notes
I have been enjoying so many features that this application possesses. Such as:

• The ability to import Files: Lately the ability of this application to import images, videos and other files have been very useful for me. I don't bother to wait till i copy my notes to word processors before adding images, i easily add images and other files i want straight on this application.

• The reminder feature of the application: Sincerely speaking, i have been experiencing some issues with procrastination and laziness. I must say this application has helped me reduce the way i procrastinate my writing task, with the its reminder feature. I use to promise myself to continue my work at a particular time, and maybe when I want to start the task, my initially proposed time must have passed, and i will feel reluctant to begin my work. But with the remainder feature of this application, such cases have reduced, as i can set reminder for the time i want, and the application will remind me.

Limitations of Omni-Notes
Despite its amazing features, there are some limitations this application is having, some of them are:

• Save as Option: I have been using this application for my writing tasks for quite some time now, and when i was done with the writing task, and wanted to save the file and transfer it to my computer for final formatting, correction and compilation. I noticed that there was no save as option on this application. The files have been auto-saving, but i don't know the format and the location it has been auto-saving itself.
  
  
  No Save as
  I tried going to the Android location of the application to know if i can see the files.
  
  
  What i saw, was very strange to me.

• Word Count: Another limitation i noticed in this application is that it does not have a word counter. I was curious to know how much words i have written, to be sure that i have not exceeded the amount of words that was required of me. I couldn't see or find word counter in this application.

Proposal

Based on the above limitations, i am proposing the following features to this application:

1. Adding Save as Option: This option should allow users to select a particular location to save their files, and to choose a file name.
2. Embedding Word Counter: A word counter should be included on this application to enable user keep track of the amount of words they have written.

Mockups / Examples

For the Save as Option: Developer can include this option to the application in this way:

For the Word Counter: Developers can include this feature to the application in this way:

Benefits

The benefits of these two proposals are:

• Save as Option: Save as option will be beneficial in the following ways:

1. Help users to specify the location they wish to save their work, for easy identification.
2. Users can be sure the particular format their work was saved in, for better integration with other devices.
3. This feature will improve Omni-Notes application.
4. Users can be sure of the exact location their files are saved to

• Word Counter: Word counter feature will be beneficial to this application in the following ways:

1. This can help users keep track of the amount of word they have written to their work.
2. Users won't need word processors to count the words they have written.
3. This feature will improve Omni-Notes application.

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