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  • notable

    The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.

  • This looks pretty nice if you need to use its features however for me Notable [1] is the perfectly minimal Markdown Notes App that does everything I need from a Notes/TODOs App: has a quick UI to manage a static directory of Markdown files, with search, tags & pinned notes.

    It's the only Notes App that's stuck over using Notepad.exe for writing quick notes.

    [1] https://notable.app

  • Joplin

    Joplin - the secure note taking and to-do app with synchronisation capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

  • Logseq was really promising in concept - pulls a lot of cool concepts in from the others and supports org files. But I found it to be incredibly slow and laggy with my existing mixed org/markdown files. Unusably so, so I ditched it quickly.

    Obsidian has come a long way from where it was a year ago in terms of community plugins. There's some crazy stuff you can do with plugins like obsidian-dataview [4], obsidian-itinerary [5], quickadd [6], obsidian-Kanban [7]. It's no Emacs in terms of customizability, but it's pretty damned close. And Obsidian doesn't have the random freezes and random "oops I accidentally deleted a huge chunk of nested notes" that org-mode constantly exposed me to. I'm loving Obsidian (again). As long as you don't mind JavaScript for plugins and closed source core app, it's a super-powerful and performant option worth checking out.

    [0] https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/

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    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • logseq

    A local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your unique life.

  • markdown.doctor

    markdown.doctor (md) editor. Edit, preview and save markdown files in the browser.

  • Looks great OP!

    I made a simple markdown editor as well [1] that lets you edit both with markdown or WYSIWYG and let’s you save files. It keeps your file in local storage as well and is completely open source.

    [1] https://markdown.doctor

  • obsidian-releases

    Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.

  • obsidian-dataview

    A data index and query language over Markdown files, for https://obsidian.md/.

  • obsidian-itinerary

    Make planning your trip or event easier by rendering a calendar from event information found in your notes.

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    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • quickadd

    QuickAdd for Obsidian

  • obsidian-kanban

    Create markdown-backed Kanban boards in Obsidian.

  • Plausible Analytics

    Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics alternative to Google Analytics.

  • We actually use Plausible[1] for analytics (actually switched from GA to Plausible because we much preferred their privacy story), Google Tag Manager is in there for use with Google Ads I think but honestly I'm not sure we even need that there. Thanks for pointing it out – need to double-check with my co-founder but I'm pretty certain that can be removed.

    [1] https://plausible.io/

  • simplenote-ios

    Simplenote for iOS

  • This looks a lot like Simple Note [1] at its core but adding on some additional features which might be very nice. A big difference between the two is that Simple Note is free whereas Supernotes is $6/month (free for < 40 notes). I think you could upsell Simplenote users though if you had an import/export and a plan that was cheaper (maybe pay for a whole year up front).

    [1] https://simplenote.com/

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