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Ask HN: Apple Notes has jumped the shark, what should I replace it with?
Apple continues to lose the plot with regard to user interface, e.g., making right-swipe-from-edge increase an indent instead of go back, and making all monospaced text low-contrast with an absurd gray background.
What's the best thing out there to replace it with? Must be open source or freeware, limited rich text and images, no bloat.
- technoape 3y agoI’ve used Logseq with great success but it has a very different model of notes.
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- Brajeshwar 3y agoI'm still happy with Apple Notes for its integration with all of Apple Apps, easy sharing with family members, etc. I have tamed it more as an ephemeral and quick Notes App. The notes that starts there are usually transferred to a more permanent and organized Plain-Text setup[1] (currently guardian-ed by Obsidian). If I had to replace Apple Notes, I'd look at either one of these; - https://simplenote.com https://simplenote.com - https://bear.app https://bear.app - https://www.craft.do https://www.craft.do - https://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/ https://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/ 1. https://brajeshwar.com/2022/plain-text/ https://brajeshwar.com/2022/plain-text/
- torstenvl 3y agoOf those, SimpleNote seems the best -- but without image support, it's a non-starter. Bear seems okay, too, but at $30/year for sync over iCloud which I already pay for, it's too skeezy/greedy/untrustworthy.