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Open source Evernote replacement based on Electron

39 points by randomor 10y ago

randomor 10y ago
Since the Evernote announcement, I've been trying to find an open source alternative. This one is the closest I could find. Notable features: - Markdown - Image in Markdown - Notebooks and tags and searching - Encryption - Dropbox sync - Open source and built on Github Electron Missing features: - Mobile support (android coming, iOS client missing?) - Better searching - Importing Evernote notes - OCR? Would be interested in what's coming up. What replacements have you been using?
- josePhoenix 10y ago
  I was using Evernote (and resenting it) until they gave me a reason to switch... so far, still haven't found the perfect solution. I've tried Quiver for Mac (http://happenapps.com/#quiver http://happenapps.com/#quiver) and MS OneNote for Mac and iOS (though obviously more platforms are supported) (http://www.onenote.com http://www.onenote.com). Quiver is pretty good, but the 'cells' metaphor ended up being less useful than I thought it would be. Didn't really impede me at all compared to Evernote, though, since it's not something Evernote had. Quiver also lacks an iOS app that can author/edit notes. The beta version can read notes. OneNote has the disadvantage of being an MS product... I was able to import my Evernote notes, but the importer is Windows-only so I had to borrow a Windows PC. Once the notes were in, I looked for a way to export them, and it appears that that was a one-way trip. Yikes. The iOS app for OneNote is pretty good, though. All the major features are there. I'm using OneNote for now, but still looking (and working on my own replacement app in my copious free time).
- the_common_man 10y ago
  What was the evernote announcement? Was there a breach?
  - niftich 10y ago
    I think the reference is to the pricing changes announced at the end of June 2016 [1] [1] https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2016/06/28/changes-to-evernotes-pricing-plans/ https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2016/06/28/changes-to-evernot...
- niroze 10y ago
  I have so much in Evernote and depend on it for work and personal stuff, so the price is very reasonable for me. It is great software. I wish the Work Chat feature was actually good. it only syncs chats when the app syncs every 5 minutes or whatever you have it set to... Instant sync for Work Chat is needed.
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jkmcf 10y ago
Right now I'm tracking LightPaper[0] and Typora[1]. Both support Markdown and saving as text, i.e. normal .md files. Quiver, which I'm using daily, stores files with a custom format. I'm very excited about Typora, but for me to use regularly it needs a file navigator similar to LightPaper's. [0] http://lightpaper.42squares.in/ http://lightpaper.42squares.in/ [1] https://www.typora.io https://www.typora.io and https://github.com/typora/typora-issues https://github.com/typora/typora-issues
emdd 10y ago
This still seems to have a water to go, but it looks quite promising. Thanks.
diaz 10y ago
I never used Evernote, but I read people talking about the changes and I started using Turtl - https://turtl.it/ https://turtl.it/. GPL3 and you can run your own server it seems.

39 points by randomor 10y ago

Since the Evernote announcement, I've been trying to find an open source alternative. This one is the closest I could find. Notable features: - Markdown - Image in Markdown - Notebooks and tags and searching - Encryption - Dropbox sync - Open source and built on Github Electron Missing features: - Mobile support (android coming, iOS client missing?) - Better searching - Importing Evernote notes - OCR? Would be interested in what's coming up. What replacements have you been using?

josePhoenix 10y ago
I was using Evernote (and resenting it) until they gave me a reason to switch... so far, still haven't found the perfect solution. I've tried Quiver for Mac (http://happenapps.com/#quiver http://happenapps.com/#quiver) and MS OneNote for Mac and iOS (though obviously more platforms are supported) (http://www.onenote.com http://www.onenote.com). Quiver is pretty good, but the 'cells' metaphor ended up being less useful than I thought it would be. Didn't really impede me at all compared to Evernote, though, since it's not something Evernote had. Quiver also lacks an iOS app that can author/edit notes. The beta version can read notes. OneNote has the disadvantage of being an MS product... I was able to import my Evernote notes, but the importer is Windows-only so I had to borrow a Windows PC. Once the notes were in, I looked for a way to export them, and it appears that that was a one-way trip. Yikes. The iOS app for OneNote is pretty good, though. All the major features are there. I'm using OneNote for now, but still looking (and working on my own replacement app in my copious free time).
the_common_man 10y ago
What was the evernote announcement? Was there a breach?
- niftich 10y ago
  I think the reference is to the pricing changes announced at the end of June 2016 [1] [1] https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2016/06/28/changes-to-evernotes-pricing-plans/ https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2016/06/28/changes-to-evernot...
niroze 10y ago
I have so much in Evernote and depend on it for work and personal stuff, so the price is very reasonable for me. It is great software. I wish the Work Chat feature was actually good. it only syncs chats when the app syncs every 5 minutes or whatever you have it set to... Instant sync for Work Chat is needed.

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jkmcf 10y ago

Right now I'm tracking LightPaper[0] and Typora[1]. Both support Markdown and saving as text, i.e. normal .md files. Quiver, which I'm using daily, stores files with a custom format. I'm very excited about Typora, but for me to use regularly it needs a file navigator similar to LightPaper's. [0] http://lightpaper.42squares.in/ http://lightpaper.42squares.in/ [1] https://www.typora.io https://www.typora.io and https://github.com/typora/typora-issues https://github.com/typora/typora-issues

emdd 10y ago

This still seems to have a water to go, but it looks quite promising. Thanks.

diaz 10y ago

I never used Evernote, but I read people talking about the changes and I started using Turtl - https://turtl.it/ https://turtl.it/. GPL3 and you can run your own server it seems.