Overview of Coda - free and functional competitor Notion

Text editor, kanban boards, task lists, tables and charts - all in one application.

What is Coda

Coda - a new service for document editing and collaboration. As well as the Notion or Evernote, Coda allows you to create files, add them to the text, tables, lists, upload images and other elements.

To create a project you need to click on the New Doc button. You can start everything from scratch, or select one of the templates.

Inside the project, you can create an unlimited number of individual documents.

The purpose of Coda - fit into a single platform functionality of multiple services. The result is a processor. With this in one document you can "get along" text, images, Gantt chart, to-do-list, kanban board, YouTube videos, and much more.

In this case, you can always change the display of each item. For example, now you need a table, but a couple of clicks, you can make it a calendar or chart.

The Coda is different from other tools

I knowingly Coda compared with other services: it does have a lot to do with the Notion, Evernote or Dropbox Paper. Nevertheless, differences and peculiarities also enough. Among them:

1. Graphics. Coda - a haven for hardcore fans and Excel charts. In it available Gantt charts, Bar, pie, bubble and other types of charts.
2. Buttons and other elements. With their help you make the documents interactive and easy to use. For example, Coda allows you to create a button to vote.

Or make a slider that shows the complexity of the task.

1. Formula. Work almost the same as in «Google Tables», Excel and other similar programs. In this case, you do not need to be used in the preparation of the formula cell names (eg, B3 + A7 + C42). Instead, the Coda is enough to specify the names of rows and columns, it is much more intuitive.

What can I use Coda

1. Personal notes and documents

Despite all the cool functions for working with graphics and tables, nobody forbids to use Coda as a beautiful zametochnik. Especially considering that its direct competitors in the face of Evernote or Notion demand money to complete the operation.

2. To-do-lists

If you are looking for a service that without additional investments will enable you to create simple lists or purchases, the Coda is quite suitable for this purpose. But, of course, more narrowly focused service tools can not replace. For example, in the Coda will not work to set reminders for tasks or tying their performance to a certain place on the map, both in Todoist.

3. Team projects

On this and emphasize the creators of the service: for there Coda many templatesDedicated precisely team collaboration. Launching a new product plans to achieve the goals, the search for new employees, the results of the meetings - all this can be fixed in the Coda.

4. CRM and Knowledge Base

You can easily keep track of customers and create your own Wiki without buying expensive dedicated solutions.

In this case, you do not need to think through the project structure, and add all the items to: developers and Coda community created different kinds of templatesThat are easy to install and modify to suit your needs.

Total

Coda - a flexible tool that combines the functionality of multiple applications, including the kanban board zametochniki, text editors, spreadsheets, and many others.

Due to the fact that he was in some ways similar to other services, to understand the Coda easily. Nevertheless, there are oddities. For example, in the terminology: the projects here are called doc, but the documents themselves - sections. It is clear that the developers wanted to avoid comparisons with «Google Drive" or Evernote. But in their quest, they have gone too far, and these are not the most clear terms may confuse new users.

It is also worth mentioning that the documents used for placing resources «Google Drive": all your projects are stored in its main folder.

I thought this is not the most convenient solution. At least developers can make all of Coda files fall into a separate folder.

On the Web version of the speed of questions asked: all loaded quickly. Unfortunately, the same can not be said about the version for smartphones based on Android. She has low productivity, and talking about it reviews and user ratings in Google Play.

Benefits

• free - the service does not require additional investment, and all of its features are available after registration.
• unique functionality - available charts, diagrams, custom buttons and sliders.
• Useful help - all the capabilities of the service clearly shown by means of short and clear videos.
• Many useful and unusual patterns - project planning, HR-tasks, personal productivity, and much more. There's even a template, dedicated 8th season of "Game of Thrones."
• Cross-platform - Coda is available for smartphones and Android, iOS, in the browser.

disadvantages

• Slow app for Android - Programs and projects open very long.
• No desktop applications - use the native program for a computer would be much more convenient than the web version.
• Not all features will be useful for a wide range of users - if you are not a fan of charts and tables, Coda will seem just another text editor.
• Service is not translated into Russian - without the knowledge of English is difficult to understand.

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Coda

Developer: Coda Project, Inc.

Price: Free

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Coda

Developer: Coda Project, Inc

Price: Free