Smolpad blogNotes about Markdown, plain text, and the small decisions behind a small app.https://smolpad.com/blog2026-09-10T12:00:00Zhttps://smolpad.com/assets/favicon-32.pngBaconWorks, LLChttps://bacon.worksCopyright 2026 BaconWorks, LLCSmolpad is Ready for the iPhone Duohttps://smolpad.com/blog/ready-for-the-folding-iphone2026-09-10T12:00:00Z2026-09-10T12:00:00ZSmolpad lays itself out by how much room its window has, not by which device it is on. The two column layout shipped in 1.3.5 and has been waiting ever since.Folders tell you where. Tags tell you what.https://smolpad.com/blog/tags-or-folders2026-09-03T12:00:00Z2026-09-04T12:00:00ZA note lives in exactly one folder and can carry any number of tags. When each one stops helping, and what actually counts as a tag.Small Fleeting Ideas: capture quickly.https://smolpad.com/blog/small-fleeting-ideas2026-09-01T12:00:00Z2026-09-01T12:00:00ZThe gap between having a thought and writing it down is where ideas die. How to shorten it, why capture is not curation, and the weekly read-back nobody does.Your notes will outlive your notes apphttps://smolpad.com/blog/notes-outlive-notes-apps2026-08-30T12:00:00Z2026-08-30T12:00:00ZWhy plain text is the format worth betting on, what Markdown adds to it, and the handful of characters actually worth learning.Best Markdown Scratchpadhttps://smolpad.com/blog/best-markdown-scratchpad2026-08-25T12:00:00Z2026-08-25T12:00:00ZThe case for Smolpad as a Markdown scratchpad for Mac and iOS, and what Bear, iA Writer and Tot are each for instead. Four small Markdown apps compared.