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> I'd have moved by now if I could find something that was both highly cross-platform (Mac/Win/iOS) and lighter (Markdown pretty please). I've compromised on O

by rodgerd 11y ago

> I'd have moved by now if I could find something that was both highly cross-platform (Mac/Win/iOS) and lighter (Markdown pretty please). I've compromised on OneNote, which isn't lightweight, but has become impressively cross-platform.

baldfat 11y ago
I personally have been using git more and more for my note taking. I use RStudio and RMarkdown for my notes and it has been great and easily spread to all my personal devices.
- chipperyman573 11y ago
  Hmm, that's an interesting solution. You could always combine this with a private github repo and get easy-to-browse note-taking. It does seem like having to manually sync would be annoying though, is it really better than solutions like GDocs?
  - 4lun 11y ago
    You could automate it using something like https://github.com/nevik/gitwatch https://github.com/nevik/gitwatch
  - baldfat 11y ago
    I actually use a FREE Private repo on bitbucket.
  - zrail 11y ago
    I use a combination of Sparkleshare, Emacs, Markdown, and an emacs mode named Deft to accomplish this. Deft autosaves my notes as I write them, and then Sparkleshare automatically syncs changes with the git server. It's pretty nifty. https://www.petekeen.net/git-backed-personal-markdown-wiki https://www.petekeen.net/git-backed-personal-markdown-wiki (I added Deft later)
veidr 11y ago
I might use OneNote if its search could find text in attachments. But it cannot; it only supports searching the actual text contained in the note itself. Part of the Evernote value proposition is being able to find things again (although Evernote's search interface is abysmally bad, and offers no way to narrow your search so as not have a huge number of irrelevant matches).
lukefreiler 11y ago
I tried to get back into OneNote last night (after the frustrations brought up by posting in this thread). I appreciate the cross-platform aspect, but I really don't like the interface - especially on desktop. The really weird text-box thing just blows my mind, I just want to write.
- donny2015 11y ago
  You can turn that 'text box thing' off and make it behave like normal page.

by rodgerd 11y ago

baldfat 11y ago

I personally have been using git more and more for my note taking. I use RStudio and RMarkdown for my notes and it has been great and easily spread to all my personal devices.

chipperyman573 11y ago
Hmm, that's an interesting solution. You could always combine this with a private github repo and get easy-to-browse note-taking. It does seem like having to manually sync would be annoying though, is it really better than solutions like GDocs?
- 4lun 11y ago
  You could automate it using something like https://github.com/nevik/gitwatch https://github.com/nevik/gitwatch
- baldfat 11y ago
  I actually use a FREE Private repo on bitbucket.
- zrail 11y ago
  I use a combination of Sparkleshare, Emacs, Markdown, and an emacs mode named Deft to accomplish this. Deft autosaves my notes as I write them, and then Sparkleshare automatically syncs changes with the git server. It's pretty nifty. https://www.petekeen.net/git-backed-personal-markdown-wiki https://www.petekeen.net/git-backed-personal-markdown-wiki (I added Deft later)

veidr 11y ago

I might use OneNote if its search could find text in attachments. But it cannot; it only supports searching the actual text contained in the note itself. Part of the Evernote value proposition is being able to find things again (although Evernote's search interface is abysmally bad, and offers no way to narrow your search so as not have a huge number of irrelevant matches).

lukefreiler 11y ago

I tried to get back into OneNote last night (after the frustrations brought up by posting in this thread). I appreciate the cross-platform aspect, but I really don't like the interface - especially on desktop. The really weird text-box thing just blows my mind, I just want to write.

donny2015 11y ago
You can turn that 'text box thing' off and make it behave like normal page.