Notes, the Substack Twitter alternative, is now available to everyone

Notes, the Twitter alternative developed by Substack, is now available to everyone.. The new feature will debut after a recent dispute with Elon Musk and his social network, which was accused of blocking links to the newsletter platform.

True to its name, the new space has been designed in such a way that users post short notessimilar to tweets. In this way, they can share ideas that are not necessarily related to the publication of a new issue of their newsletter or newsletter; as well as recommend the work of other authors or content creators.

“Notes help writers and creators navigate the Substack network for new readers to discover. You can share links, images, quick thoughts, and snippets from Substack posts. increase your audience and revenue,” they said from the platform.

From Substack they commented that their intention is to take notes long term rate. In addition, they noted that the released version of this feature is still very early, so they hope that it has bugs or that it does not always work properly.

It is worth noting that Notes is available both on the web and in the Substack apps for iOS and Android. From a browser, you can access this new tool in substack.com/notes; while in apps it appears in a separate tab, separate from topics and newsletters.

Notes, an alternative to Substack Twitter

Although Notes is intended for the exchange of brief content, The substack doesn’t mention the character limit. The rest of the work of this function is closely related to the already known experience of social networks such as Twitter or Mastodon: you can like, comment or “repack” publications. The latter, as you understand, is equivalent to a retweet.

It is important to note that, unlike newsletters, messages in Notes will not be sent to email subscribers.

In terms of navigation, the Notes section is divided into two parts: subscribed And house. In the first one, publications of all authors to which users are directly subscribed will appear. While in the second you will find both the writers you follow and those recommended by the latter. It is mentioned from the platform that it is a kind of extended network.

Substack claims that Notes can be a very important generator of new subscribers. However, it is logical to think that at launch it will be especially useful. those users who already have a newsletter with significant reach on this platformand who are looking for a way to increase engagement with their followers.

Will Notes be strong enough to be a massive reach alternative to Twitter? At the moment it looks at least as an interesting option. In addition, with growing dissatisfaction on Twitter with the leadership of Elon Musk, especially among the authors who have already distributed their newsletter on Substack, the tool may have a special traction.