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Ask HN: FOSS notes offline app with navigation tree, ideally cross platform?
What solutions do HN users use for note taking?
So far most of the notes app I see require accounts or are webapps that allow self-hosting. Offline locally run apps are designed for collaboration or development and not quite what I am looking for.
Ideally, I would like a locally run non-electron app that understands markdown files, can show a navigation pane based on markdown headings, and has tabs and allows saving sessions.
To meet that need I use texstudio, never compile, and just use headings, subheadings and subsubheadings so they show up in the navigation pane, but doing the same thing with markdown and an app based around doing so would be preferable.
Are there any good solutions for such a workflow?
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- darthrupert 2y agoNeovim + neorg. Requires a bit of configuration but is rather neat and clean.
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- Hackbraten 2y agoVisual Studio Code, with a directory hierarchy of notes. Doesn't tick your not-Electron box, but should meet all other criteria. In my opinion, its Electron-ness is only really noticeable at launch time but once it's launched, you hardly notice it at all.
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- rpgbr 2y agoI use the OS default plain text editor and deal with *.txt files. Not a good option if you have tons of notes — most of mine are temporary and I’m good at maintenance.
- DEADMINCE 2y agoNot an option for wanting a navigation pane though.
- atmanactive 2y agohttps://www.qownnotes.org https://www.qownnotes.org
- DEADMINCE 2y agoThis looks interesting, thanks, although the lack of sessions is kind of a dealbreaker for me. If only it supported extensions/plugins.
- devonnull 2y agoSurprised no one has suggested Emacs + org-mode yet. Not that I am -- I use QOwnNotes.