# Infinite canvas notes in the Poincaré disk

16 Hacker News commenters recommended Infinite canvas notes in the Poincaré disk and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a smooth, unusual way to lay out notes and concepts on a hyperbolic infinite canvas. The most common caveat is that the rotation effect when panning is disorienting.

## Why people recommend it

- Smooth, unique interface concept (2 comments): "Very interesting user interface concept, and smooth implementation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48427811)) "really unique experience. so smooth." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48374330))
- Fun app with daily-use potential (2 comments): "I love it -- would like to use this daily." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429404)) "fun app, feel like theres something here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429242))

## What people warn about

- Rotation when panning disorients users (3 comments): "The holonomy effect (view is rotated when coming back to the same point) in particular is very disorienting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48433009)) "I really like this, but moving around a bit I find that things kind of seem to rotate which is disorienting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48436059)) "the rotation effect makes it a bit confusing compared to normal space" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48433256))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Obsidian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian.md): 447 recommend
- [Org mode](https://hackerapproved.com/p/org-mode.md): 175 recommend
- [Notion](https://hackerapproved.com/p/notion.md): 91 recommend
- [Logseq](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logseq.md): 52 recommend
- [Apple Notes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-notes.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Infinite canvas notes in the Poincaré disk", https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-canvas-notes-in-the-non-euclidean-poincar-disk/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).