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I know it's a niche need but any note-taking app I use needs to support Latex and code highlighting. Unfortunately, once I throw this criteria in just about eve

I know it's a niche need but any note-taking app I use needs to support Latex and code highlighting. Unfortunately, once I throw this criteria in just about every app gets excluded, but at least VSC + sync is still very nice.

bachmeier 6y ago
Notion supports both. Unfortunately not inline latex equations.
- ivanzhao 6y ago
  Hi Notion founder here. Better and inline LaTex support is coming very soon (weeks) :-)
  - mxwsn 6y ago
    I'm excited for this. Thanks so much!
jkimmel 6y ago
Notion thankfully does support LaTeX, but only in equation mode (e.g. `\[...\]`, not `\(...\)`). Just type `/math` in a Notion document to bring it up.
fastball 6y ago
Supernotes[1] has been called "a smaller, faster notion" and supports LaTeX (both inline and block, notion only does block) and code highlighting. Disclaimer: I built it. 1: https://supernotes.app https://supernotes.app
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
  ... You have a cookie pop-up that says, "Can we use cookies?" but the only option is a "Yes" button. If you're not giving people a choice, why even pretend?
  - fastball 6y ago
    Tracking scripts / cookies are only loaded if you click "Yes", otherwise they are not loaded at all.
    - GordonS 6y ago
      But if you don't tap "yes" there is no way to dismiss it. Not a fan of this behaviour, and won't be looking any further.
      - sergiotapia 6y ago
        This is top-tier HN material right here folks.
        yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
        If you use dark patterns on your front page, why would I ever trust your app?
        fastball 6y ago
        How do you see this as a "dark pattern"? I see it as more of a reasonable compromise. If you visit my site, I think it's reasonable for me to understand how you're using it. If you don't want to participate in that, you are given a choice. That choice is between being tracked and having a mildly distracting banner at the bottom of a landing page. This doesn't seem like a betrayal of trust in any way. The implicit trust here is that you will not be tracked unless you agree to be tracked. This is in fact the case. Of course, on the one hand we do want you to opt in to tracking. This is a marketing site, after all. If you're actually interested in the product, tracking helps us understand who is interested and why, which in turn allows us to improve the product and reach more potential users. If you're not interested in the product, you don't need to click yes and there is no problem – because presumably you won't be spending very much time on the landing page for a product you're not interested in. I think a landing page like this one is slightly different from, say, a big cookie banner on a news website, as the intent is not really for you to be spending a lot of time reading content on this site.
kixiQu 6y ago
https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/katex/ https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/katex/ https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/highlight/ https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/highlight/ [my setup is just markdown, really, but it's here](https://lesser.occult.institute/an-opinionated-approach-to-tiddlywiki https://lesser.occult.institute/an-opinionated-approach-to-t...)
ycombinete 6y ago
Sounds like a good use case for Orgmode.
zakk 6y ago
Try Quiver!
charlesdaniels 6y ago
Joplin[0] supports code highlighting and TeX math. I assume you just need TeX for equations, not for the whole document. It's also open source, and works with several different sync back-ends. I've been using it for some time and am very happy with it so far. 0 - https://joplinapp.org/ https://joplinapp.org/
singhrac 6y ago
Nothing has beaten having a local Hugo server running (with a theme that has Katex and syntax highlighting). Note taking can be like blogging to yourself, and the flat markdown means it's easy to edit and search. I don't have the time to learn orgmode, which I'm sure is better.
jkelleyrtp 6y ago
Notion supports Katex if formulas and other related stuff is all you care about. https://katex.org/ https://katex.org/
vorpalhex 6y ago
So this isn't a structured notes app like Notion, but InkDrop has support for Latex and code highlighting. It's not free, but it's the only notes app I've ever been willing to pay for aside from Bear.
marvinblum 6y ago
Take a look at Emvi: https://emvi.com/ https://emvi.com/ We have Latex on our roadmap for formulas.
chrfrasco 6y ago
One more suggestion for you – dropbox paper (https://paper.dropbox.com/ https://paper.dropbox.com/) has latex support + syntax highlighting. It's quite simple but it works well as a google docs replacement. As others have mentioned Notion is also fantastic.

bachmeier 6y ago

Notion supports both. Unfortunately not inline latex equations.

ivanzhao 6y ago
Hi Notion founder here. Better and inline LaTex support is coming very soon (weeks) :-)
- mxwsn 6y ago
  I'm excited for this. Thanks so much!

jkimmel 6y ago

Notion thankfully does support LaTeX, but only in equation mode (e.g. `\[...\]`, not `\(...\)`). Just type `/math` in a Notion document to bring it up.

fastball 6y ago

Supernotes[1] has been called "a smaller, faster notion" and supports LaTeX (both inline and block, notion only does block) and code highlighting. Disclaimer: I built it. 1: https://supernotes.app https://supernotes.app

yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
... You have a cookie pop-up that says, "Can we use cookies?" but the only option is a "Yes" button. If you're not giving people a choice, why even pretend?
- fastball 6y ago
  Tracking scripts / cookies are only loaded if you click "Yes", otherwise they are not loaded at all.
  - GordonS 6y ago
    But if you don't tap "yes" there is no way to dismiss it. Not a fan of this behaviour, and won't be looking any further.
    - sergiotapia 6y ago
      This is top-tier HN material right here folks.
      - yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
        If you use dark patterns on your front page, why would I ever trust your app?
        fastball 6y ago
        How do you see this as a "dark pattern"? I see it as more of a reasonable compromise. If you visit my site, I think it's reasonable for me to understand how you're using it. If you don't want to participate in that, you are given a choice. That choice is between being tracked and having a mildly distracting banner at the bottom of a landing page. This doesn't seem like a betrayal of trust in any way. The implicit trust here is that you will not be tracked unless you agree to be tracked. This is in fact the case. Of course, on the one hand we do want you to opt in to tracking. This is a marketing site, after all. If you're actually interested in the product, tracking helps us understand who is interested and why, which in turn allows us to improve the product and reach more potential users. If you're not interested in the product, you don't need to click yes and there is no problem – because presumably you won't be spending very much time on the landing page for a product you're not interested in. I think a landing page like this one is slightly different from, say, a big cookie banner on a news website, as the intent is not really for you to be spending a lot of time reading content on this site.

kixiQu 6y ago

https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/katex/ https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/katex/ https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/highlight/ https://tiddlywiki.com/plugins/tiddlywiki/highlight/ [my setup is just markdown, really, but it's here](https://lesser.occult.institute/an-opinionated-approach-to-tiddlywiki https://lesser.occult.institute/an-opinionated-approach-to-t...)

ycombinete 6y ago

Sounds like a good use case for Orgmode.

zakk 6y ago

Try Quiver!

charlesdaniels 6y ago

Joplin[0] supports code highlighting and TeX math. I assume you just need TeX for equations, not for the whole document. It's also open source, and works with several different sync back-ends. I've been using it for some time and am very happy with it so far. 0 - https://joplinapp.org/ https://joplinapp.org/

singhrac 6y ago

Nothing has beaten having a local Hugo server running (with a theme that has Katex and syntax highlighting). Note taking can be like blogging to yourself, and the flat markdown means it's easy to edit and search. I don't have the time to learn orgmode, which I'm sure is better.

jkelleyrtp 6y ago

Notion supports Katex if formulas and other related stuff is all you care about. https://katex.org/ https://katex.org/

vorpalhex 6y ago

So this isn't a structured notes app like Notion, but InkDrop has support for Latex and code highlighting. It's not free, but it's the only notes app I've ever been willing to pay for aside from Bear.

marvinblum 6y ago

Take a look at Emvi: https://emvi.com/ https://emvi.com/ We have Latex on our roadmap for formulas.

chrfrasco 6y ago

One more suggestion for you – dropbox paper (https://paper.dropbox.com/ https://paper.dropbox.com/) has latex support + syntax highlighting. It's quite simple but it works well as a google docs replacement. As others have mentioned Notion is also fantastic.