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Organizing receipts really comes down to 3 steps
Why common ways of organizing receipts — a folder, a spreadsheet, typing into a budgeting app — never stick, and a 3-step method that ends with a single photo.
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How to organize notes better, isn't really a 'method' problem
Why searching for how to organize notes better or digital minimalism always seems to end after a few days. Why methods like PARA and Zettelkasten don't stick, and a different way to think about cutting down on organizing itself.
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What makes Pilofy different from note apps like Notion or Bear
Note apps that let you build your own system, and a note app that lets AI build the system for you — comparing two fundamentally different approaches.
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Receipt Turned Black or Faded? How to Recover a Blurry Thermal Receipt
Faded receipt, blurry receipt, or a receipt that turned black? Here's whether you can restore it, what still works, and how to recover the details when the text is gone.
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Pilofy is officially under review
Pilofy has entered review. A thank-you to everyone who backed the project, plus an honest note on the ad-free launch, current AI recognition accuracy, and how you can send feedback.
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A receipt or business card from abroad — later, you can't remember what it even was
Why Pilofy keeps store names and people's names in their original language instead of translating them when recognizing foreign-language receipts and business cards.
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How Pilofy's AI actually works — on-device and online, two paths
Exactly how far your photos and notes stay on your device when Pilofy analyzes them, and the specific cases where anything ever leaves it.
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An appointment jotted in a note gets a reminder — no need to copy it into your calendar
How AI recognizes dates and times inside your notes and sets reminders for you, plus the iPhone models where this actually works.
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Ever write out a travel plan in a notes app and then never open it again on the trip?
Why a long block of travel-plan text tends to go unread once you're actually traveling, and what changes when it's organized into a day-by-day timeline automatically.
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If you don't sort a business card the day you get it, you'll lose track of where it is
Instead of filing cards away or letting them pile up on your desk, here's how to keep the contact info with a single photo.
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Why receipt text fades on its own, and how to save it before it's gone
Most receipts are printed on thermal paper that fades over time on its own. Here's what changes when you photograph one before the text disappears.
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Why notes stay organized even when you just dump them in
What changes when AI sorts your notes by type instead of you creating and moving folders yourself.