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This is exactly the conclusion I came to. I still use Obsidian for a lot of things, but I've developed my own task management software that uses plain text file

This is exactly the conclusion I came to. I still use Obsidian for a lot of things, but I've developed my own task management software that uses plain text files and fzf for everything: https://codeberg.org/ngp/tsk https://codeberg.org/ngp/tsk It has worked great for me! That being said, sync and mobile usage is still a bit of a sore spot with it. It works beautifully with Termux, but I wish there was some way to slap a basic UI on top of a CLI application for mobile. Tk/Tcl is the closest but there's only options on Android (I'm mostly an iOS user) and even then it's not really ideal. For sync, I at least have a reasonable plan: IMAP4 or git-based sync. The roadmap and tasks for the project are tracked in-repo with itself, so it definitely works.

withinboredom 2y ago
If you want some windows-forms-esq app development, I highly recommend checking out Flutter Flow. It isn’t exactly cheap, but I’ve used it for some basic personal apps.
- packetlost 2y ago
  I kinda doubt FlutterFlow would meet my needs, it looks like it's primarily build on web technologies which is a nonstarter for this.
  - vopi 2y ago
    As far as I know, it's the opposite (using Skia to render). Flutter for the web is a second-class citizen, whereas for mobile apps, it's quite productive.
  - withinboredom 2y ago
    FlutterFlow is just the UI to build Flutter apps, which yes, is built on web-tech. However, Flutter runs natively on mobile devices.
sunshine-o 2y ago
> but I wish there was some way to slap a basic UI on top of a CLI application for mobile I have only relied on fzf so far but have played with the various components of the Termux:API [0] for basic UIs, and it works well. There is also Termux:GUI [1] with Bash bindings which allows to build more advanced UIs. - [0] https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux:API https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux:API - [1] https://github.com/termux/termux-gui https://github.com/termux/termux-gui
- packetlost 2y ago
  I'll have to look at Termux GUI again. I've tried poking around with Tasker and it's Termux plugin but it seems so confusing and poorly documented that I'd rather just write a native app at that point lol

withinboredom 2y ago

If you want some windows-forms-esq app development, I highly recommend checking out Flutter Flow. It isn’t exactly cheap, but I’ve used it for some basic personal apps.

packetlost 2y ago
I kinda doubt FlutterFlow would meet my needs, it looks like it's primarily build on web technologies which is a nonstarter for this.
- vopi 2y ago
  As far as I know, it's the opposite (using Skia to render). Flutter for the web is a second-class citizen, whereas for mobile apps, it's quite productive.
- withinboredom 2y ago
  FlutterFlow is just the UI to build Flutter apps, which yes, is built on web-tech. However, Flutter runs natively on mobile devices.

sunshine-o 2y ago

> but I wish there was some way to slap a basic UI on top of a CLI application for mobile I have only relied on fzf so far but have played with the various components of the Termux:API [0] for basic UIs, and it works well. There is also Termux:GUI [1] with Bash bindings which allows to build more advanced UIs. - [0] https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux:API https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux:API - [1] https://github.com/termux/termux-gui https://github.com/termux/termux-gui

packetlost 2y ago
I'll have to look at Termux GUI again. I've tried poking around with Tasker and it's Termux plugin but it seems so confusing and poorly documented that I'd rather just write a native app at that point lol