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After Evernote started going downhill, I moved to plain markdown inside a Google Drive folder. I use the best, native app for each platform and have zero risk o

by awill 6y ago

After Evernote started going downhill, I moved to plain markdown inside a Google Drive folder. I use the best, native app for each platform and have zero risk of being affected by a single company cancelling, closing,, increasing the price etc.. Notion does seem pretty interesting, but if they ever shut, stop innovating, or are outshined by a competitor, I don't fancy the idea of moving everything

arkitaip 6y ago
You aren't really missing much with Notion. It's over engineered and to easy to mess around with hours when you should be getting things done.
andreilys 6y ago
Agreed. I've been burned way too many times by companies being acquired (few months later product is sunset), shut down, or are forced to aggressively monetize.
skipnup 6y ago
Can you recommend a markdown native app for Windows? Currently switching to simple markdown notes myself but a bit annoyed always opening VS Code for a tiny note.
- natemwilson 6y ago
  Notable is great and open source. https://notable.md/ https://notable.md/
  - robotblake 6y ago
    According to https://github.com/notable/notable/blob/master/SOURCE_CODE.md https://github.com/notable/notable/blob/master/SOURCE_CODE.m... the current version is no longer open-source.
  - xet7 6y ago
    There is also NixNote GPLv2 desktop Evernote client: http://nixnote.org/NixNote-Home/ http://nixnote.org/NixNote-Home/ https://github.com/baumgarr/nixnote2 https://github.com/baumgarr/nixnote2
- awill 6y ago
  On Mac I use Ulysses. I hate that they switched to a subscription, but it's still the best Markdown app on the platform. On Linux I use typora (previously caret when it basically shut down). typora and caret are built on web technologies and cross platform. Oh Android I used to use and recommend JotterPad, but they've disgraced themselves and moved previously paid features (which I bought!) to a subscription, so I don't have an Android app anymore :(.
- jamesgeck0 6y ago
  I've been happy with Markdown Edit. As a native app with an embedded webview, it's just a bit snappier than most of the Electron-based Markdown editors I've tried. https://mike-ward.net/Markdown-Edit/ https://mike-ward.net/Markdown-Edit/
- Veen 6y ago
  IA Writer has a Windows version.
- altano 6y ago
  Mark Text
- davebrny 6y ago
  i like using marktext. its a single document editor instead of a note manager like notable or evernote, but it also has a sidebar where you can add a folder. https://marktext.app https://marktext.app im not sure if its actually native though or whether its using electron... but i think ghostwriter is. tried that for a while. pretty much the same as marktext just without a sidebar https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter
unfunco 6y ago
Just you wait until Google sunsets Drive...
- taude 6y ago
  easy to move your files to another cloud storage drive. OP was talking not being tied in at the software level.
criddell 6y ago
How is Evernote going downhill? I'm not in love with it, but it works and I have a client everywhere I need one. It's text recognition in images is one of the killer features (I save snapshots of whiteboards), the other is searching metadata.

by awill 6y ago

arkitaip 6y ago

You aren't really missing much with Notion. It's over engineered and to easy to mess around with hours when you should be getting things done.

andreilys 6y ago

Agreed. I've been burned way too many times by companies being acquired (few months later product is sunset), shut down, or are forced to aggressively monetize.

skipnup 6y ago

Can you recommend a markdown native app for Windows? Currently switching to simple markdown notes myself but a bit annoyed always opening VS Code for a tiny note.

natemwilson 6y ago
Notable is great and open source. https://notable.md/ https://notable.md/
- robotblake 6y ago
  According to https://github.com/notable/notable/blob/master/SOURCE_CODE.md https://github.com/notable/notable/blob/master/SOURCE_CODE.m... the current version is no longer open-source.
- xet7 6y ago
  There is also NixNote GPLv2 desktop Evernote client: http://nixnote.org/NixNote-Home/ http://nixnote.org/NixNote-Home/ https://github.com/baumgarr/nixnote2 https://github.com/baumgarr/nixnote2
awill 6y ago
On Mac I use Ulysses. I hate that they switched to a subscription, but it's still the best Markdown app on the platform. On Linux I use typora (previously caret when it basically shut down). typora and caret are built on web technologies and cross platform. Oh Android I used to use and recommend JotterPad, but they've disgraced themselves and moved previously paid features (which I bought!) to a subscription, so I don't have an Android app anymore :(.
jamesgeck0 6y ago
I've been happy with Markdown Edit. As a native app with an embedded webview, it's just a bit snappier than most of the Electron-based Markdown editors I've tried. https://mike-ward.net/Markdown-Edit/ https://mike-ward.net/Markdown-Edit/
Veen 6y ago
IA Writer has a Windows version.
altano 6y ago
Mark Text
davebrny 6y ago
i like using marktext. its a single document editor instead of a note manager like notable or evernote, but it also has a sidebar where you can add a folder. https://marktext.app https://marktext.app im not sure if its actually native though or whether its using electron... but i think ghostwriter is. tried that for a while. pretty much the same as marktext just without a sidebar https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter

unfunco 6y ago

Just you wait until Google sunsets Drive...

taude 6y ago
easy to move your files to another cloud storage drive. OP was talking not being tied in at the software level.

criddell 6y ago

How is Evernote going downhill? I'm not in love with it, but it works and I have a client everywhere I need one. It's text recognition in images is one of the killer features (I save snapshots of whiteboards), the other is searching metadata.