One of the frustrations for Org mode users is getting access to their data on mobile devices. The situation is a little better in the Android world, where one can run Emacs on their phones but on iOS the choices are limited. One choice available to us living in the Apple world is beorg. It’s a fairly recent entry to the Org/iOS world and appears to have the potential to be an essential application for iOS users.
I’ve been following beorg development and wondering if I should install it as an way of getting access to my Org files from my mobile devices. I was, therefore, happy to see Chris Rosser’s review of beorg. At first, I was disappointed. It’s pretty clear from the review that Rosser doesn’t really understand Emacs or Org. He appears to think that Org is fundamentally a task manager but that was never its primary purpose even though many use it for that. His review is informed by that notion and is, therefore, not as useful as it might otherwise be for people like me.
After reconsideration, I realized that Rosser’s review is useful for folks who don’t know Emacs and Org and are merely looking for a way of accessing their calendar or task list from their mobile device. If you’re one of those people, take a look at Rosser’s review. If, like me, you’re wondering if beorg might be the answer to moving your Org data to your mobile devices, this review probably isn’t what you’re looking for.