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Unfortunately not. I can understand if that's a dealbreaker for you.

There are a few reasons we're not using iCloud: 1. We eventually intend to support other platforms, like Windows and the web. 2. Though they're admittedly rare, we've heard some iCloud horror stories. @DanielDe (OP) lost some files using iCloud Drive, so it's hard for us to trust it. 3. We wanted much tighter control over syncing to provide the particular experience we were aiming for. Things like live cursors for shared lists, and the way our offline experience works, are tightly tied into our sync engine.

We say "<50ms" rather than "instantaneous" because a lot of companies will claim that their software is fast and not actually meet a specific threshold. This claim keeps us from cutting corners – we're serious about keeping everything blazing fast, even if that means it takes longer to build.

The big selling-point is responsive UI, but I feel that should be the minimum we expect from software.

Agreed! That's a big part of what motivated us to build Godspeed.

Perhaps some testimonials from organisations/teams that have used it would be a better thing to lead with than a strange technical statement which most users won't understand. I'm a fairly technical sort of guy myself and I don't exactly know off the top of my head what 50ms latency feels like or how it compares to other note taking software.

Appreciate that feedback! Today is our 1.0 launch, we'll definitely add some testimonials in the coming weeks.

For what it's worth, a response time of 100ms is perceived as instantaneous [0].

[0] https://www.pubnub.com/blog/how-fast-is-realtime-human-perce...

Thanks! Windows, Android, and a web version are on the roadmap. If you'd like, you can drop your email address at the bottom of the page and we'll let you know when they're available. (We won't spam you with small product updates / marketing, just major updates like support for a new platform.)

You can also create a keyboard shortcut for any menu item with Keysmith [0].

(Not just menu items, but any series of actions involving mouse clicks and keystrokes.)

[0] https://keysmith.app

Disclaimer: I made this, haven't officially launched but I thought you might find it useful. If you do check it out, I'd love to hear your feedback (especially things that aren't clear, or objections to trying it based on the website) and would be happy to gift you a license if you'd like.

Virvar, I'm interested in learning more about those workflows that are too small to automate.

A friend and I recently started building something that might be useful with exactly those kinds of tasks, and we're looking to chat with people who'd be willing to share their real-life use cases for us to build towards.

If you're interested, I'd love to hear more about your needs and the challenges you've come across so far. And no worries if not. My email is in my profile. Cheers!