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What are the other good alternatives to Evernote with multi-device sync? I've been using it for so long now. I don't specially like the product but it does the

What are the other good alternatives to Evernote with multi-device sync? I've been using it for so long now. I don't specially like the product but it does the job. I use it on daily basis for notes, lists, ideas, reminders, todos, backlog… My only issue is that the free plan is limited to 2 devices and I've never felt like paying for Evernote. Not sure why. I just checked the pricing and it's actually super low. Maybe I should upgrade.

daniel_iversen 8y ago
I use Dropbox Paper (work at DBX too) and it’s quite amazing for the long form research notes - I’ll have like a million projects going and paper documents is just such a nice way to pick em up, write some stuff and then put it down again (and embeds online and file media really well). The free version is he one I use personally and it’s great! But it’s not the best for a large repo of short personal notes - I too am looking for something there (always wanted to get “in to” Evernote but just never did) - I actually use Todoist for small reference notes and material now.
- pbowyer 8y ago
  Dropbox Paper is fantastic, and my favourite shared writing environment (visually so much nicer than Google Docs) I'm up to 7000 words in one document. The feature I'm missing in Dropbox Paper is around organising my notes and research for what I'm writing. Think of Scrivener or other writers' tool, which knows you're writing on many levels and need a scratchpad around, and to keep the outline bullet points even after you've written prose for that section. I've taken to having a separate Paper document to contain the research/notes/outline and one for the draft writing. If this is a use-case you consider for Paper, it'd be awesome to have more support. If not, then HN can you suggest a better, shared writing environment?
- wj 8y ago
  The killer feature for Evernote is the web clipper. Any chance of something similar being implemented for Dropbox Paper?
usgmr 8y ago
Go check Notion.so. I've been on the same boat as you for a long time, tried all the open source atlernative I could find as well as the paid ones but kept coming back to plain-texting. I read about notion a few days ago and it's been smooth so far. It's everything I've been thinking of for when "I'm gonna make my own note-taking app I swear". I'm looking at moving maybe a third of my notes to it and use it for a few weeks before I consider moving fully and paying, I guess. The desktop client is an electron app so that might be a turn off for some. But! There's a web clipper on their road map too so that's one point for them that always makes me look back at evernote.
dublin 8y ago
Multi-device sync in OneNote works pretty solidly, although I suspect the sync mechanism backend could use a lot of TLC...
dnr 8y ago
https://dynalist.io/ https://dynalist.io/ I haven't used evernote so I don't know all of its features, and I'm sure dynalist is missing many of them, but it's wonderful for all those things you mentioned (notes, lists, ideas, reminders, todos). The android app is a little sluggish, but that's pretty much my only complaint, I love everything else about it.

daniel_iversen 8y ago

I use Dropbox Paper (work at DBX too) and it’s quite amazing for the long form research notes - I’ll have like a million projects going and paper documents is just such a nice way to pick em up, write some stuff and then put it down again (and embeds online and file media really well). The free version is he one I use personally and it’s great! But it’s not the best for a large repo of short personal notes - I too am looking for something there (always wanted to get “in to” Evernote but just never did) - I actually use Todoist for small reference notes and material now.

pbowyer 8y ago
Dropbox Paper is fantastic, and my favourite shared writing environment (visually so much nicer than Google Docs) I'm up to 7000 words in one document. The feature I'm missing in Dropbox Paper is around organising my notes and research for what I'm writing. Think of Scrivener or other writers' tool, which knows you're writing on many levels and need a scratchpad around, and to keep the outline bullet points even after you've written prose for that section. I've taken to having a separate Paper document to contain the research/notes/outline and one for the draft writing. If this is a use-case you consider for Paper, it'd be awesome to have more support. If not, then HN can you suggest a better, shared writing environment?
wj 8y ago
The killer feature for Evernote is the web clipper. Any chance of something similar being implemented for Dropbox Paper?

usgmr 8y ago

Go check Notion.so. I've been on the same boat as you for a long time, tried all the open source atlernative I could find as well as the paid ones but kept coming back to plain-texting. I read about notion a few days ago and it's been smooth so far. It's everything I've been thinking of for when "I'm gonna make my own note-taking app I swear". I'm looking at moving maybe a third of my notes to it and use it for a few weeks before I consider moving fully and paying, I guess. The desktop client is an electron app so that might be a turn off for some. But! There's a web clipper on their road map too so that's one point for them that always makes me look back at evernote.

dublin 8y ago

Multi-device sync in OneNote works pretty solidly, although I suspect the sync mechanism backend could use a lot of TLC...

dnr 8y ago

https://dynalist.io/ https://dynalist.io/ I haven't used evernote so I don't know all of its features, and I'm sure dynalist is missing many of them, but it's wonderful for all those things you mentioned (notes, lists, ideas, reminders, todos). The android app is a little sluggish, but that's pretty much my only complaint, I love everything else about it.