What do you use for notes?

[perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world]

I use Joplin. The functionality is nice, but visually the app looks a little outdated in my opinion. It's worth it though.

[popcar2@programming.dev]

I use Joplin. It's fairly simple and very comparable to Evernote if you've ever used that, but it's perfect for my needs.

I used LogSeq before, it's very similar to Obsidian, the big difference being that it's open source. It's got a ton of features and the built-in whiteboard is actually really good, but I found it a bit overkill for my simple note taking.

• Logseq also makes each line start with a bulleted list which quickly made me go insane

[johnnixon@lemmy.world]

Trillium. It works well via browser and reasonably on a mobile browser.

Obsidian is excellent but I can't install any applications on my work computer and the web hosted version was buggy and slow. If I didn't have IT blocking me I'd be using Obsidian again.

[father_redbeard@lemmy.ml]

I've tried 'em all. And I am always on the lookout for new apps that can do what I want. So far, Obsidian is the best.

• Joplin: adds meta data to your text files making it nearly impossible to find anything outside of Joplin unless you export

• Logseq: the closest substitute to Obsidian. The android app is almost unusable in my testing. And it's an outlined based note app, so it requires a different mindset

• Silverbullet: such a neat project. The PWA runs great on every device I've tried it on. That said, I find it hard to navigate and will require more learning to take full advantage of its features

• Nextcloud Notes: decent if you already have an instance running. Not worth it just for Notes though. It's very spartan, feature-wise

• Quillpad: the closest Google Keep alternative I've found so far. Does require Nextcloud insurance to sync though. At least currently.

• Acreom: very cool project. Similar to Obsidian and Logseq. Local first.....unless you're on mobile, then you are required to have an account and use their sync.

• Notesnook: has great features but does not store the notes on plain text (due to encryption), which is a deal breaker for my use case

• Memos: very easy to selfhost. Think of it like a personal twitter feed. Stores entries in a db file, so it's out for me

I tested others, and many didnt last long enough in my testing to even be worth writing about. I find Obsidian's folder hierarchy easier to fit around how my brain works. And the plain text files in folders, maintaining the hierarchy, is a killer feature for me. Lots of folks self host a sync solution. And I want to but am currently paying for their basic sync plan of $5/mo.

[shimitar@downonthestreet.eu]

Silverbullet for web access (including mobile pwa) and syncthing + markor on android.

Yes syncthing is well and alive on android (to prevent the usual posting "its dead on android", no it's not)

Joplin has a pretty slow UI and it doesn't save notes in standard markdown format.

[muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee]

I use logseq. But I'm not entirely happy. Automation of processes is a pain in the ass. Mobile is buggy.

[snachbarr@lemm.ee]

Flat notes. I’ve tried a bunch of different more complex apps but I keep coming back to flat notes.

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

Orgzly + Syncthing

[dkc@lemmy.world]

Same, the builtin sync between devices using WebDAV was the critical feature for me choosing Joplin over Obsidian.

[albert180@discuss.tchncs.de]

A Textbook

[fangleone2526@lemmy.world]

I use obsidian but I wish there was an open source notes platform that could do what I want:

1. Excalidraw support ( or similar ) with PDF import and annotation support ( this is achieved by a plugin on obsidian )
2. Vim mode
3. Markdown for everything

I have tried so many notetaking tools and the closest I ever got was using xournalpp for PDF annotation and drawing, then writing plain markdown in helix / neovim, with a live markdown rendering pane on the side. Was just too clunky though.

[sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net]

Nextcloud notes is just my life now.

[haverholm@kbin.earth]

As in a folder of text files? Because that's what I'm doing. Syncing across devices with Syncthing and editing/adding files with whatever markdown editor works best in each platform.

[object@sh.itjust.works]

If you're considering (something) + Syncthing, try Orgmode. It looks like Markdown but has a lot of features for note management and navigation.

[stringpotatotheory@lemmy.world]

Obsidian + syncthing on both my computer and android phone. I love that I can selectively sync certain folders to my phone so not everything is there slowing it down.

I want to like logseq but all the bullet points feels weird to me.

[wolfram@lemmy.world]

I use Obsidian with the obsidian-live sync docker container to sync data between devices instantaneously. It is not open source but they store plaintext markdown notes and its extendable with plenty of open source plugins.

[count042@lemmy.ml]

I did too with the joplin sync server until, without a failure or any error messages, it ate all my notes.

[l_acacia@lemmy.ml]

Logseq is also really really slow once you have a lot of notes unfortunately.

[johntash@eviltoast.org]

Why not use the silverbullet pwa on android?

[johntash@eviltoast.org]

I've used a bunch, but I eventually moved to SilverBullet and will probably stick with it.