On the Mac App, with an internet connection (so not offline), the Sync Now / Synced button indicator rapidly switches between Sync Now and Synced when typing and is very distracting.
If it was a smoother transition or had a longer delay between switching states, or maybe an option to hide it all together?
Yes, I agree itâs annoying especially when youâre constantly typing. However, I donât think an option to hide sync state altogether is appropriate, as sync status is very important. if something goes wrong, the user needs to know about it.
Or maybe we can remove the sync state and only show a pop up when something does go wrong?
Looks like this is a bit old, but wanted to cast another vote for how distracting the saved indicator isâŚeven as Iâm drafting this response now, the comment editor for this talk.dynalist.io page throttles / debounces key inputs, and after 2s or so of no more key inputs received, a little âsavingâŚâ then âsavedâ indicator appears in the bottom bar. So if Iâm typing with brief pauses, Iâm not distracted. But then the âsavedâ comes in after a second, so Iâm still reassured of the save. Google Docs also does a great job of this. Iâd personally prefer an approach similar to these, rather than removing the âsyncedâ state notifier altogether.
Great points, weâll definitely consider delaying that âSync nowâ button by a few seconds.
Bump.
This killinâ my writing vibe on the Mac app. Simplest way to fix this is copy any number of other apps that have solved this â Google Apps, workflowy, etc.
In the meantime, anyone have any hacks to hide this? Or change the sync delay to stop syncing after every. single. letter typed? 
Are you using the latest version (1.1.4)? It should wait a few seconds now.
Unfortunately Google Apps (I assume you mean Docs and Spreasheet?) is not a good example. The sync status jumps from âAll changes saved in Driveâ to âSavingâŚâ after every single letter typed.
WorkFlowy simply doesnât save that often, which means if your computer shuts down suddenly, you loses around 10 seconds of data, which isnât too bad.
If youâre using the web app, using a user style is an option. Currently thereâs no way to hide it on the desktop app.
Be careful that hiding it altogether might bring the risk of not seeing important sync errors.
I like that option, as someone who gets slightly annoyed at waiting for the sync text to flash.
For example, the megaphone could have a red dot if the sync didnât work. Iâm not sure that âSynced/Syncingâ is essential to have on the screen at all times, since sync works 99.9% of the time, and simplicity / lack of extraneous on-screen flashing is important to weirdos like myself.
EDIT: I just hid it using CSS, so all good here!