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Obsidian. It's markdown based, so simple at the base, but you can go wild with plugins ( including latex, graph visualisations, dynamic queries across notes, et
by sofixa 5y ago
Obsidian. It's markdown based, so simple at the base, but you can go wild with plugins ( including latex, graph visualisations, dynamic queries across notes, etc.), and it supports metadata, tags, etc. if you want to. You can sync with anything supporting text files ( Git, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc) or pay a bit for their ens to end encrypted service that works great.
- antiframe 5y agoI wouldn't mind using it but their license keeps me away.
- uhuhoo 5y agoWhat is it about their license that bothers you? It seems pretty fair to me... Free for personal use, pay for commercial, unless you are a nonprofit or a single employee company. Did I miss something? (I assume you mean EULA: https://obsidian.md/eula https://obsidian.md/eula)
- galkk 5y agoSome us based companies forbid to use obsidian due to this clause in license: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in that Province. Any action or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement may only be brought in the courts located in Kitchener, Ontario and each party irrevocably submits to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue.
- antiframe 5y agoI don't want to have to separate my notes between work and personal. Sometimes in my daily journal I will think about work things. That would requires me to pay $50 a year for an editor to edit Markdown files. That seems steep even if mostly I use it for personal use.
- quesera 5y agoA solution springs to mind, but I fear it would be impolite to state it directly.
- antiframe 5y agoWell my solution is to use an editor that is free, open source, and is not burdened by a license that cares not what information I store in it's memory nor how many other people I organize with.
- quesera 5y agoI agree. This is my solution also. Obsidian's license terms are weirder than expected. But I'd never hesitate to use a Personal license for random, incidental professional purposes. But I'm much happier to avoid thinking about the question altogether.
- mech422 5y agoAnother vote for Obsidian here. Its the first 'note taking' system I actually _use_ (even evernote wasn't as frictionless for me). Not an issue for me, but others might be concerned about its (lack of??) mobile support. I do all my work on desktops and sync thru git, so its not been a problem for me.
- hklgny 5y agoObsidian has a solid mobile app now
- 0ldskool 5y agodo they have widget support? Specifically a list of starred/favorite notes?
- gnuj3 5y agoAll the plugins from desktop version sync to mobile too.
- coffeeling 5y agoStarred notes is a core plugin that lets you pin searches too. There are slightly more involved approaches as well: https://tfthacker.medium.com/dashboard-a-simple-organization-and-navigation-method-for-obsidian-vaults-2b1982d023a0 https://tfthacker.medium.com/dashboard-a-simple-organization...
- lr1970 5y agoyes, core obsidian support star notes and lists them in a star note tab.
- mstipetic 5y agoI’ve stopped using it because I can’t figure out how to make a nice home page with links to various notes and important links, it just dumps me in the latest random note. Is there a way to organize that, like in notion?
- jodrellblank 5y agoDendron, it's like Obsidian (markdown based notes in files on your filesystem) but as a VS Code plugin, so it's also compatible with Git and other VS Code filetype extensions. https://www.dendron.so/ https://www.dendron.so/ https://hn.algolia.com/?q=dendron https://hn.algolia.com/?q=dendron
- methusala8 5y agoThis. After using Notion, Obsidian, Mem and other tools, I have settled down on this app. Solid community too.
- tstrimple 5y agoI just wish the Obsidian sync features were better. I often end up with two copies of the same note when switching between devices.
- lr1970 5y agoWould like to mention excalidraw plugin for obsidian. It works in both desktop version and obsidian mobile (with pencil support). One can quickly scribble a drawing (LaTeX formulas allowed in drawings) and embed it in an obsidian note. Syncing between desktop, laptop and iPad works great.