zettelkasten VS Joplin

I wrote a bash script to collect demographic information for everyone in the country using the us census. I also created a simple bash script to take notes following the method, you can check it out here: https://github.com/AndrewCopeland/zettelkasten

This seems very familiar to a bash application I created that follows the zettelkasten note taking method. The source can be found here https://github.com/AndrewCopeland/zettelkasten

Each note is saved as a markdown file in GitHub and can be searched and linked easily from the zk cli.

I touch a lot of different technologies and I use my zettelkasten almost every day. To either jot down quick notes and for quickly searching my notes for a specific command/configuration. I implemented my own zettelkasten software using bash. Its a simple CLI solution that sync's my notes up to github (public or private) so they are backed up and easy to retrieve from other devices. My zettelkasten is driven by the CLI but I use it to open notes via github or open the note within Visual Studio code. The application can be found here: https://github.com/AndrewCopeland/zettelkasten

A simple not taking application that is written 100% in bash. It follows the zettelkasten note taking method which implements small notes that can be linked together. All notes are written in markdown files and can be auto-synced to a public or private github. You can find the project here: https://github.com/AndrewCopeland/zettelkasten

I only water these projects when I need to and I have no intent on commercializing them. I water them because I like them not because I want to monetize them.

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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