I am using Standard Notes currently but I don’t want to pay 10$/month.
Edit: Guys thank you all for your suggestions. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a one-size-fits-all approach like Google Keep or Apple Notes. I realized that we really dont have much choice as an open source community. They either don’t look polished or come at a higher price than I want to pay. Oh and if I see another electron app I am going to scream.
I decided to close my Standard Notes account and started using Gnome Text Editor (it does more than you think) with Syncthing. I am using Markor on my Android end. But it is not really a reliable solution since Syncthing consumes more battery than your average notes app and its GTK client is cumbersome. So even though my quest will continue, I am done for now.
I like Joplin
I use Joplin too. You can use it on multiple devices and store your notebook on Nextcloud or Dropbox as excepted files that are decrypted on your device.
My requirement was to be able to write notes and also make checklists that can be checked and unchecked for use with grocery lists, and Joplin is awesome for that.
Joplin looks unpolished and Nextcloud sync option is often clumsy.
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Which ones are we comparing?
I’m gonna be that guy:
Org-mode with emacs. Sync with syncthing.
There are mobile client too.
I am using Joplin on Desktop and Android
I used Joplin for a while but it kept giving me these weird errors when writing accents (half my notes are in Spanish…), so I switched over to Zettlr. It’s now where I take notes for everything.
However, those notes haven’t been synced between devices because I haven’t successfully set up my Nextcloud server in my Raspberry Pi. That’s why whenever I need synced notes, I still use my phone’s default note app, since it syncs automatically…
I use CherryTree and Xournal++ on desktop, and Scarlet Notes on Android.
Looks like Xournal has an android app too; looks nice. Does it sync?
I don’t know unfortunately.
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I am testing out Obsidian at the moment and I am liking it. I am still trying to figure out what the best way to sync between devices. At the moment I have found this script and Syncthing, but I am still only using it locally. Their phone app is still in closed beta, so probably not the best choice if you want to access notes from your phone.
I use Seafile for syncing Obsidian notes. It works pretty well. Syncthing is probably a better option but Seafile is pretty easy.
https://www.qownnotes.org/ Together with a self-hosted Nextcloud instance.
Check out Logseq, or Obsidian, or Zettlr. They all use markdown as their base meaning you can transfer your notes anywhere if you don’t like the development of the app in the future. They all can be hosted on a Seafile instance which is a really good Delta-sync app that has encryption. I use Luckycloud.de (seafile), which costs me 1 euro a month.
Thank you. Do you know other Seafile instances?
I only know of the ones on the seafile partner site. Luckycloud is the least expensive. https://www.seafile.com/en/partner/
My enterprise-grade notes setup:
mkdir ~/Documents/Notes cd ~/Documents/Notes $EDITOR name_of_note.txtFor lecture notes, I do this:
$EDITOR "$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z').md"I don’t actually type out commands like these; I have alises for them. I sync my notes with
git, so I don’t have to learn another tool just for notes.you can host your own standard notes, can’t you?
Check out stick - shareable git notebooks. There is a web UI and you can edit the files via standard git commands locally or via SSH when you’re at a PC. This is a project I created.
Online: turtl Offline with syn : Joplin
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https://f-droid.org/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendlynotes
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EteSync Notes - End-to-end Encrypted Notes (Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and privacy respecting note taking.) - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.etesync.notes
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SilentNotes (Note taking app with optional end-to-end encrypted sync to your PC.) - https://f-droid.org/packages/ch.martinstoeckli.silentnotes
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if you open it in fdroid it should work
i cannot find the SilentNotes app on fdroid. the link gives a 404
i cannot find the SilentNotes app on fdroid. the link gives a 404
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There’s a whole subculture of people obsessed with Emacs’ org-mode for notekeeping, todos, agendas, etc. I don’t really know the half of it, but what I appreciate is the outline view, inline LaTeX and code snippets, nice tables, and export to HTML. Then I use Syncthing.
