Portability

Category: system quality

Summary: The ability to move notes and data between tools without losing too much structure or meaning.

What it means

Portability matters because tools change. A durable knowledge system should not depend entirely on one vendor or interface.

How it shows up in personal knowledge management

It connects to plain-text, markdown, backup-and-export, future-proofing, and tool-stack.

Common mistakes

• Ignoring export until migration is urgent.
• Assuming every exported format preserves links and metadata perfectly.

Related pages

• plain-text
• markdown
• backup-and-export
• future-proofing
• tool-stack