The Future of Bi-Directional Note-Taking Apps is Auto-Tagging
For linking to go mainstream, auto-tagging needs to be standard
On the surface, Obsidian and Roam Research are the hobbyist bi-directional linking applications in the market.
They do their job very well and present an array of features that matter to so many of their users and their workflows.
However, for the average Joe, the complexity of learning platform like Obsidian/Roam can be quite daunting and un-attractive for someone who dabbles in the productivity space.
So, when will we see a mass market bi-directional note-taker?
Evernote, one of the largest — more widely known note-taking applications have expressed interest in this realm of bi-directional linking — a few times in the last few months.