Competitor Context
Bear supports nested tags with #parent/child syntax. Tags in the sidebar are collapsible trees. Searching #work includes all #work/meetings, #work/projects, etc. Notion has database properties and relations for similar hierarchical organization. No major cross-platform app does nested tags as cleanly as Bear.
What's Missing
Recall has flat tags only. A user with 50+ tags sees an unsorted, flat list with no way to group related tags.
Proposed Solution
- Support
/ in tag names: #work/meetings, #school/math, #projects/recall
- In the sidebar tag list, render these as a collapsible tree with expand/collapse arrows
- Clicking
#work shows ALL notes tagged #work OR any #work/* descendant (inclusive search)
- Auto-complete in the tag input suggests child tags when a parent is typed (typing
#work/ suggests meetings, projects, etc.)
- Backward compatible: existing flat tags continue working unchanged
Why Recall Wins
Bear's nested tags are elegant but Apple-only. Recall can bring the same pattern to cross-platform, with the added benefit of NLP tag suggestion when creating notes.
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Competitor Context
Bear supports nested tags with
#parent/childsyntax. Tags in the sidebar are collapsible trees. Searching#workincludes all#work/meetings,#work/projects, etc. Notion has database properties and relations for similar hierarchical organization. No major cross-platform app does nested tags as cleanly as Bear.What's Missing
Recall has flat tags only. A user with 50+ tags sees an unsorted, flat list with no way to group related tags.
Proposed Solution
/in tag names:#work/meetings,#school/math,#projects/recall#workshows ALL notes tagged#workOR any#work/*descendant (inclusive search)#work/suggestsmeetings,projects, etc.)Why Recall Wins
Bear's nested tags are elegant but Apple-only. Recall can bring the same pattern to cross-platform, with the added benefit of NLP tag suggestion when creating notes.
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