Coda
Launched 2014
150 features found available
In their words
The doc for everyone, meet the evolution of docs. Simple. Familiar. But built to adapt to your team's needs. Coda brings all your words, data, and teamwork into one powerful doc. Read more
Pricing
Our most recent pricing details for Coda:
$0 Basic
$10/month Pro
$30/month Team
Features pertaining to how the app comports itself visually
A "distraction-free" option where all sidebars are hidden and the editor is in full screen view
What kind of content can be uploaded or inserted into notes?
Content of the PDF can be viewed inside the note, rather than clicking on PDF and having it open in a new tab or external PDF viewer
Playing and interacting with YouTube videos is possible from within a note
Features that pertain to how the app interfaces with its customers
Company offers on-site real time chat support, or a chat server in which the company participates
The company has a specified URL at which users can discuss the product and ask questions in a format where answers can be upvoted to pinpoint the best one
There exists a publicly accessible site upon which users can upvote features they want to see implemented
The company offers a version of the product that can be used indefinitely at no cost
Company has averaged at least one blog post or newsletter per month over the past year that details recent feature updates
What measures are taken to ensure customer data remains private, even to employees of the companies themselves?
Can enable two-factor authentication from within the app (not only via third parties) to protect account access
Documented claim that all note data is encrypted at rest, on the server
An explicit policy describes how security is implemented, and what access employees have to data.
A documented claim exists that note content will not be accessed by employees
Note content can be created such that even a user who gained access to the note app's cloud database (employee or intruder) couldn't decrypt content (i.e., they couldn't obtain a usable decryption key even if possessing the database contents)
What options are available for formatting text and related content in a note?
There is a hot key or icon to remove all text formatting currently applied
Excluding text that gets colored as a side effect of some other formatting feature listed (e.g., highlight)
There exists a means to recolor the background behind specific text in more than one color
Note body text can be "collapsed," "contracted," "folded" or otherwise hidden under its (non-bullet list) header
A set of links to each header in the note can be inserted into the note
Videos can be placed in the body of a note, with controls to start and stop the video
A visible text formatting bar is automatically shown, or can be made consistently visible without a mouse hover
What features are provided for interoperability between apps? How much lock-in is there?
An entire account can be deleted (including all notes and personal data) without emailing the company
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What features does the note provider offer in terms of third-party integrations and utilities adjacent to the note content itself?
A syntax exists to make numeric or date calculations within the app
Date and time can be evaluated and inserted into a note
Addition, subtraction and multiplication is possible within an evaluated expression
Pre-configured content (instructions, tasks, etc) can be duplicated from an existing source note
A browsable collection of pre-existing sample notes (e.g., "weekly budget") that can be copied into one's own notebook
An algorithm to generate flashcards from note content is offered
The user can select part of a note or task and get a word+character count for just that selection.
Features specific to the mobile experience
How well can the app function without internet access?
Allows for offline use only if you've opened the app before going offline
How fast is it?
Which platforms are officially supported?
An iPad app (separate from iOS app) has been published to App Store
What options are there for navigating around the app and finding the note you're after?
The three keyword operators (AND, NOT, OR) limit or expand search results
A menu to view available keyboard shortcuts is located within the app
The app provides a means by which to arrange notes such that they can be browsed through a tree structure (e.g., tags, folders)
A note can be pinned to the top of the note list for easy access, and will stay there until unpinned
A hotkey is available that can be used to access an input box that searches notes, and a note can be selected from that list without using the mouse
The forward slash key can be used to call forth a dialogue with a list of editing & formatting options
What features exist to share notes with the world?
Collaborators can be referenced via an @ prefix, receiving a notification upon being mentioned
App provides means to embed note content in web pages outside the app
Multiple parties can edit a note concurrently + see where each editor's cursor resides
Enable a specific user or multiple users to view and/or edit one's otherwise private note content
All documents shared by collaborators can be accessed on a consolidated page
Does the app support formatting data in tables?
Column data types (e.g., numeric, text, enumerated) can be defined such that they restrict the type of input that can be entered into a cell
A table's data can be viewed from different notes for a single source of truth
What to-do list and scheduling features does the app support?
An option exists to designate who is expected to complete a task
A calendar on which tasks can be viewed is provided in the app
App will import existing events from an external calendar (e.g., Google Calendar) and show them within the app
A specific date and time at which a task is scheduled to be addressed
It's possible to move a batch of tasks from one note to another using drag and drop
There exists a means by which one can designate a task as being "high priority"
There exists the means to mark a task as "Important," implying the task should not be forgotten but needn't be done soon
There exists a means to mark a task not only as "High priority," but "Urgent," which brings the additional implication that the task is to be completed soon.
What functionality is offered to capture content discovered on the internet?
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