Joplin VS obsidian

I've had great success with using Joplin for this, with Syncthing as a sync backend. Works well across OSes; I use it on Linux, macOS, Windows and Android.

https://joplinapp.org/

The tools to manipulate SQL aren't that bad, no.

But rather than having a self explanatory markdown & flat file, now I have to start learning about the schema & making specific tools (in my preferred language) for manipulating Joplin's schema.

Suddenly I'm digging through 20 different technic specs to decode what data is where, how it works, and what I can do to it. Want to edit history? This is the best help you'll get, pray it's adequately technical to expedite you to your purpose: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/dev/spec...

As I began with, I struggle to imagine anything that generates anywhere near as much user agency as flat files and markdown. Having boring common data & systems lets me apply portable skills I already have, rather than having to skill up in some particular product's own ecosystem.

Joplin is a good open source option too, feels more like the original Evernote in terms of UI/UX https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/

Joplin, an open source, extendable, Markdown-based hierarchical note-taking app: https://joplinapp.org/

It lets you choose a synchronization backend, offers applications for every major desktop and mobile OS (also has a terminal version). You can create notebooks and subnotebooks to organize your notes. You can also add tags for better search experience. I created notebooks for specific domains (work-related, home improvement, etc.) and also keep a "temp" for quick notes and W.I.P. snippets.

Its only con that it uses Electron on desktop which causes relatively slow start of the application.

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The theme is 'Primary' https://github.com/ceciliamay/obsidianmd-theme-primary

Yeah, that's probably it. I just looked at its github page and it was incompatible with V1.0+ so they removed it for now.

I'm brand new to Obsidian, and trying to figure out how to install this gorgeous theme by Cecilia May: https://github.com/ceciliamay/obsidianmd-theme-primary

Originally an award-winning theme for note-taking app Obsidian.md, Primary is now available for Thunderbird!

Like others have said, the theme is in need of an update. The designer/developer is working on it! See this ticket for more info: https://github.com/ceciliamay/obsidianmd-theme-primary/issues/164

Thanks! I'm using the Primary theme. Out of curiosity, what made you stop using Obsidian-Anki integration?

Finally the last advice I would give my younger self is to find a good theme that makes writing enjoyable and don’t spend too much time trying to add custom CSS etc. Look at “gems of the year 2021”, take one compatible with the Style Settings plugin and don’t spend too much time playing the CSS (unless you know what you are doing). I personally use Primary these days and I think I will stick with it.