CherryTree VS QOwnNotes

I am started using CherryTree. (There is a screenshot here.)

I wonder if an extensible editor (example: Atom) could do both of those things with Markdown files. Assuming by styling you mean things like being able to highlight and custom-style some text, even in a typically text-only view of a markdown file. It wouldn't be a big surprise if that could be done...somehow. Collapsible points ought to be doable for sure.

Personally I use other methods for styling within markdown, for example emoji, tags, link formatting with brackets (for things that are not really links), etc.

I also take any list that's longer than 8-10 items and break it up by category or reorganize it so it's less visually overwhelming.

Otherwise you may find it helpful to look into more rich-editor-style notetaking solutions like cherrytree or Notecase Pro. The latter is proprietary but I used it for years and was very happy with it. Good luck in your search.

https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/

https://www.notecasepro.com/

I'm kinda surprised no one mentioned cherrytree yet.

cherrytree

I use FocusWriter. It's a lightweight, full-screen app that does more than enough for a manuscript. I used to use Google Docs with Wavemaker, which has a lot of extra functions like cards and timelines, etc. Docs slowed down a lot with a lot of open windows or really long docs, however. And with WFH the sync isn't that important to me anymore. For notes lately I've been using CheeryTree. All these are free.

CherryTree for a general note-taking database. As an Application Packager I can't remember PowerShell scripts I wrote two weeks ago, so saving my recipes in here is priceless.

How do you keep track of/document everything? I have been using Cherry Tree. It is a fancy open source note taking program that lets you keep notes in a tree like structure.

QOwnNotes: A plain-text file notepad with markdown support and todo list manager. Tech Stack: C++, Qt.

QOwnNotes

I use QownNotes myself. The notes are saved in Markdown format so that you can easily use them in other programs. An export function to HTML or PDF files is also available, if I'm not mistaken.

A lighter widget based solution that I know of is https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/tree/main/src/libraries/qlitehtml No idea if that can work in QtQuick.

Personally, I use https://www.qownnotes.org. Notes are saved as Markdown files and are therefore easily readable. The rest of your requirements should be met by the tool as well.

QOwnNotes (note management)