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I use Turtl for this sort of thing: https://turtlapp.com/ https://turtlapp.com/

johntash 8y ago
How long have you been using Turtl? I don't remember why I stopped using it, but I only used it for a few weeks the last time I tried it. I'm trying Joplin now, but maybe I'll give Turtl another shot too..
- orthecreedence 8y ago
  Hi, creator of Turtl here. I'm hearing good things about Joplin/Omni, so I'm going to spend some quality time with those apps to try to learn from the things that they are doing well. Also, we have a new version coming out very soon, v0.7.0, that will have significant UI/performance/stability improvements. I think it's worth checking out (although obviously I'm biased).
  - cecja 8y ago
    You really have to do something about your website. You get nearly no info nor simple stuff like screenshots. Is there a way to help you out in that regard?
    - orthecreedence 8y ago
      Good idea! I'm planning a revamp once v0.7.0 launches in the next week or so. The website is open-source/jekyll: https://github.com/turtl/www https://github.com/turtl/www, and if you have ideas we can collaborate here: https://github.com/turtl/tracker/issues/165 https://github.com/turtl/tracker/issues/165
  - severine 8y ago
    Wow, never heard of it, looks great! I've seen this thread[1], any updates or plans on entering F-Droid? Also, what is the minimum Android version supported? [1] https://www.f-droid.org/forums/topic/turtl/ https://www.f-droid.org/forums/topic/turtl/
    - orthecreedence 8y ago
      Glad you asked, just started working on this: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/issues/412 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/issues/412. The minimum supported Android version is 6.0/Marshmellow (sdk v23). This is mainly due to the Keystore version we use for the "Remember me" feature.
      - severine 8y ago
        That's great, thanks for your work!
  - johntash 8y ago
    Turtl requires a server to sync, right? I don't remember that turning me off initially, but after using Joplin - I really wish more apps would make use of regular plain-text file syncing. Have you thought about having Turtl sync to a local directory, or using something like nextcloud/dropbox? I don't know much about the backend of Turtl, so I'm not sure how reliant it really is on the server process.. I'll look for the 0.7.0 release and check it out, thanks!
    - orthecreedence 8y ago
      Yes, I've thought about that. And it's an attractive idea, however one thing that sets Turtl apart from other note apps is that it's both encrypted and enables sharing. Other apps do one or the other, not both, and in order to truly support both you can't use something like Dropbox or Nextcloud unless you want to be handing people keys out-of-band and doing a lot of manual work. Turtl's main goal is to make security easy. If you have to setup Dropbox or Nextcloud to get syncing working, then it didn't attain that goal, I believe. Also, by providing a service on top of the server, I can eventually make some money from this thing I've spent years building =]. I hope you like v0.7.0 when it launches!
      - johntash 8y ago
        I definitely forgot about the sharing aspect of Turtl, thanks for that reminder! I also understand your point of being able to provide a service, and I hope that it is successful for you when premium launches! If you haven't already, you should also consider looking into setting up Patreon as an option for donating towards the development of Turtl. I re-downloaded 0.6.x for now to give it another try. One of the things I remember not being completely happy with was the web clipper. Has that changed at all with 0.7.0, or do you plan on improving it in the near-future? There are a few other issues/questions I have, but I'll troll through the issue tracker first before bothering you too much :P

How long have you been using Turtl? I don't remember why I stopped using it, but I only used it for a few weeks the last time I tried it. I'm trying Joplin now, but maybe I'll give Turtl another shot too..

orthecreedence 8y ago
Hi, creator of Turtl here. I'm hearing good things about Joplin/Omni, so I'm going to spend some quality time with those apps to try to learn from the things that they are doing well. Also, we have a new version coming out very soon, v0.7.0, that will have significant UI/performance/stability improvements. I think it's worth checking out (although obviously I'm biased).
- cecja 8y ago
  You really have to do something about your website. You get nearly no info nor simple stuff like screenshots. Is there a way to help you out in that regard?
  - orthecreedence 8y ago
    Good idea! I'm planning a revamp once v0.7.0 launches in the next week or so. The website is open-source/jekyll: https://github.com/turtl/www https://github.com/turtl/www, and if you have ideas we can collaborate here: https://github.com/turtl/tracker/issues/165 https://github.com/turtl/tracker/issues/165
- severine 8y ago
  Wow, never heard of it, looks great! I've seen this thread[1], any updates or plans on entering F-Droid? Also, what is the minimum Android version supported? [1] https://www.f-droid.org/forums/topic/turtl/ https://www.f-droid.org/forums/topic/turtl/
  - orthecreedence 8y ago
    Glad you asked, just started working on this: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/issues/412 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/issues/412. The minimum supported Android version is 6.0/Marshmellow (sdk v23). This is mainly due to the Keystore version we use for the "Remember me" feature.
    - severine 8y ago
      That's great, thanks for your work!
- johntash 8y ago
  Turtl requires a server to sync, right? I don't remember that turning me off initially, but after using Joplin - I really wish more apps would make use of regular plain-text file syncing. Have you thought about having Turtl sync to a local directory, or using something like nextcloud/dropbox? I don't know much about the backend of Turtl, so I'm not sure how reliant it really is on the server process.. I'll look for the 0.7.0 release and check it out, thanks!
  - orthecreedence 8y ago
    Yes, I've thought about that. And it's an attractive idea, however one thing that sets Turtl apart from other note apps is that it's both encrypted and enables sharing. Other apps do one or the other, not both, and in order to truly support both you can't use something like Dropbox or Nextcloud unless you want to be handing people keys out-of-band and doing a lot of manual work. Turtl's main goal is to make security easy. If you have to setup Dropbox or Nextcloud to get syncing working, then it didn't attain that goal, I believe. Also, by providing a service on top of the server, I can eventually make some money from this thing I've spent years building =]. I hope you like v0.7.0 when it launches!
    - johntash 8y ago
      I definitely forgot about the sharing aspect of Turtl, thanks for that reminder! I also understand your point of being able to provide a service, and I hope that it is successful for you when premium launches! If you haven't already, you should also consider looking into setting up Patreon as an option for donating towards the development of Turtl. I re-downloaded 0.6.x for now to give it another try. One of the things I remember not being completely happy with was the web clipper. Has that changed at all with 0.7.0, or do you plan on improving it in the near-future? There are a few other issues/questions I have, but I'll troll through the issue tracker first before bothering you too much :P