The original idea behind Bentowise was pretty simple. I wanted to build a local-first visual workspace for research, a place where you could bring links, notes, images, files, and other reference materials together on a Bento Board. Instead of having everything scattered across folders, browser tabs, and different apps, you could arrange them side by…
AI integration has been on the Bentowise roadmap for a while. One question has become increasingly important: Where should the AI actually live? Instead of adding another built-in chat panel, we are currently exploring a different approach: Bentowise provides the workspace. Your AI client does the AI work. Many users already have an AI client…
You probably already have a note-taking system that works for you. It may even involve more than one note app. For example, I write long-term knowledge notes in Obsidian, maintain project pages in Notion, capture quick thoughts in Apple Notes, keep PDFs, screenshots, and source files in local folders, and save reference pages in Raindrop….
Bento.me showed that links could be designed. Its shutdown also raises a deeper question: should the structure behind your digital workspace belong entirely to a hosted platform?
Research notes usually start simple: a quote, a saved link, a pasted screenshot, a few lines of commentary. A few days later, that note has swollen into a giant, endlessly scrolling document. The information is still there, but the structure is gone. You’ve kept a ton of content while losing the focus and the relationships…
I spend two hours doomscrolling short videos or social feeds, close the app, and can’t recall a single thing just watched. Or when it’s time to write a report or plan a project, my mind goes blank — and first instinct is to open ChatGPT and ask it for an outline — while I have no real thread to…
I’ve always liked managing my materials with folders: stored locally, separated by project, and kept in a clean, clear structure. It gives me a sense of security. My work lives on my own device. I don’t have to log into a platform, and I don’t have to worry that one day the rules change and…
