What App to Use for Notes?

1. rust-lab-log

   1 1 1 5.6 Rust

   Simple CLI timestamp note taking tool, designed to allow a human to create their own "log" of events. I.e., what happened when using plain text.

   

   Currently use markdown files + dropbox for sync. I can't seem to stick with a single notes app for any appreciable length of time but having files in plain text makes it easier to switch.

   Currently using:

   - Obsidian: this one has stuck the longest

   - iA Writer: really pretty, seems to be more useful for longform

   - NeoVim: I live it in anyway... may as well

   - rlg: my own "dump thought to single file w/ timestamp" rust app), very janky, written specifically for my own use-case, standard "there may be dragons here, might eat your computer just for fun, etc" - https://github.com/bryan-lott/rust-lab-log

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3. simplenote-electron

   2 19 4,906 6.9 TypeScript

   Simplenote for Web, Windows, and Linux

   

   I've been using Simplenote both iPhone and PC for many years.

   https://app.simplenote.com/

4. zim-desktop-wiki

   3 169 1,986 9.1 Python

   Main repository of the zim desktop wiki project

   

   I have used many open source notes taking apps. My goto used to be Zim Desktop Wiki [0] but its just a desktop app and the was no built in sync solution. On mobile I used Markor [1] which understood Zims syntax, as well as markdown.

   Due to lack of mobile client and built in sync options I moved to Joplin [2]. Its markdown, cross platform, and i can sync with WebDav. People don't like that its SQLite based, but honestly worse com to worse your notes are an export away, or you can just open the database yourself. Im happy with it.

   I always recommend Treesheets [3] though, excellent for brainstorming/rapid note taking.

   [0] https://zim-wiki.org/

5. Joplin

   4 779 47,488 9.9 TypeScript

   Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

   

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