Paprika is all about text. Simple text. And we made sure that any other application that dealt with text could talk to it quite easily. Every computer built in the last decade or two can talk to Paprika via copy & paste. But today, we’re making it cooler.

Now every paid (we’ll come back to this) Paprika account gets to receive email. When you email your Paprika account with a subject line that matches an existing project, your text gets appended to the end of the existing project. When you email a new subject line you will create a brand new project.

We think you’ll find all sorts of uses for this (We have!) When some one emails you something that needs done, mark it up Paprika style, and forward it to your account. When you’re stuck in traffic, and can’t get a good 3G connection (AT&T we’re looking at you) just send an email to your Paprika account, -it’ll go out when you get a signal. When you’re offline at a meeting, take notes in your email app, and shoot them to PK when you get time.

If we had it to do all over again, this would be in the launch feature-set. It’s so incredibly useful we just can’t believe we did without it. Unfortunately email is unavoidable. You get all sorts of info emailed to you on a repeatedly daily basis. When your simple productivity app can gulp those emails down, you just can’t imagine the difference it will make in your workflow.

Back to the “paid account” thing. We’re still running with our idea that our base app is incredibly useful, and it offers a ton of goodness for free. As we add functionality to the app, we’re going to charge for it. We hope we’ll add enough great stuff that our free users will see the value in an upgrade.

Paprika update
Here’s a totally honest update on the progress of Paprika so far.

• Paprika is our fastest growing app in sheer numbers of users per month since launched.
• It’s gotten more blog posts, and more tweets than any other app (within the timeframe)
• It’s got our best conversion rate of testers to “real users” of all of our apps.
• It’s also got our poorest upgrade percentage we’ve ever had. People try it, people like it, and people just keep on using the free account.

We’re incredibly happy with the progress of Paprika so far. But one thing is for sure. If we’re to make our money back on the hundreds of hours of time that went into the development (We know… such a simple app! but it takes more time than you would think to do it right) we need to keep adding cool new features to the paid account. We think $5 a month is an incredible bargain and we hope you’ll give it a shot. Go check out Paprika

We recently received the following e-mail from a curious user about how we, and other people use Paprika:

“I’ve been a staction user for a while now, and I started to “get” the flow of using staction after a few days. Keep Reading

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” -Henry David Thoreau

As your startup company grows, and you evolve as a team, can you organize your goals like Bess did? Keep Reading

You might not need it. Your work will probably still get done without it. But you’re so much better off with it.

File Storage in Paprika.

We first realized the value of file attachments when we added them to Jumpchart, then integrated them into Staction, and by that time we couldn’t help but carry them over to Paprika. It seemed like a perfect fit, after all. The ability to attach images and files to our notes is invaluable, and really helps speed things up. Now… and later. Keep Reading

We like our file attachment addition to Paprika so much, we thought we’d give everybody a chance to try it out.

So… everybody gets 5MB for free!

So you have an idea, huh? You’re only human. You forget stuff. But this idea could be your next big thing, and the ticket to early retirement… Or maybe not, but you should probably still write it down. Now.

You can pick your poison for taking notes on what goes on in your noggin, but if you’re normal, picking up a pen probably isn’t your best bet. You type faster than you write. Penning flat out takes too long. Plus, there’s a chance you won’t be able to decipher your own handwriting later… Keep Reading

We’re really excited to bring you our latest upgrade! Now you can attach documents and images to your projects. We think you’ll love being able to keep all your information in one spot.

File storage is the first of our paid features. Get 250 MB of storage, and we’ll throw in an extra ten projects for just $5 per month. Visit your account tab to upgrade now.

For more information on how to attach files in line with the content in your projects, check out our support document.

If you’re anything like us, you reach for the mouse as little as possible. That’s why we added some helpful keyboard shortcuts to Paprika:

Here are some simple ways you can edit and save projects you’re working on:

• When you’re viewing a project, press Cmd+E to quickly get to edit mode.
• Once you’re in edit mode, you can press Cmd+E again to cancel, and go back to viewing your project.
• Alternatively, you can hit Cmd+S to save your changes.

Note: If you’re a Windows user, the same shortcuts apply, just with Ctrl+E, and Ctrl+S.

Our most recent addition to Paprika is a shortcut that could help your day go a little faster. We’ve added a feature that lets you quickly and easily switch between projects- using a simple dropdown menu.

Now, when you hover over the Projects tab at the top, you’ll see a dropdown menu listing five of your most recently accessed projects. Click on one to be taken to that project. If you’re looking for an older project, you can still click the Projects tab to see your full project list. It’s almost as easy as Cmd+Tab, huh?

From a support email:

“Fellow startup person here. Neat concept for Paprika. As a fellow startup-er (website to launch in 2 months) I was wondering how you guys plan to monetize?”

Here’s our response: