For computer lovers living the portable life, a flash drive is an essential part of existence. However, flash drives have limitations. They break easily, are easily misplaced and the information stored on a flash drive is not easily shared with friends or co-workers on the other side of the world. For note taking and note sharing, cloud-based systems are a better choice.
Wrttn.in is such a system. Users take notes, embed multimedia content and then choose to either share the link to the note with friends, or keep it private.

The site’s homepage has is little more than a giant textbox. Type or paste information into the box.


Wrttn.in can use textile or markdown language for font options like bold or italics, and can make tables. Click Controls and Options on the right of the screen and then Textile Reference for a guide of how to use textile coding.

Adding multimedia to your notes requires using textile. Embed the link by using a code like: “Link Name”:http://www.youtube.com/yourvideohere

Click Preview on the right to make sure your video embeds properly.

Most multimedia can be embedded in Wrttn.in, including videos and pictures from sites like Myspace, Facebook and Flickr.
To finish your note, click the Create button on the bottom right of the screen.

The next page shows your note. The URL at the top of the screen is the Admin URL. If you plan to keep the note private, this URL is all you need. To share your note, you need the Public Url. Click the Public URL button at the top left of the screen to see the link.

The idea of saving notes in the cloud is a great one, but Wrttn.in’s dependence on textile makes it harder to use than a traditional blog editor. Many users will not take the time to learn textile, so a built-in text editor would greatly benefit the service.