I am using Standard Notes currently but I don’t want to pay 10$/month anymore.
** Edit: Guys thank you all for your suggestions. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a one-size-fits-all approach like Google Keep or Apple Notes. I realized that we really dont have much choice as an open source community.
I decided to close my Standard Notes account and started using Gnome Text Editor (it does more than you think) with Syncthing. I am using Markor on my Android end. But it is not really a reliable solution since Syncthing consumes more battery than your average notes app and its GTK client is cumbersome. So even though my quest will continue, I am done for now. **
I like Joplin
I use Joplin too. You can use it on multiple devices and store your notebook on Nextcloud or Dropbox as excepted files that are decrypted on your device.
My requirement was to be able to write notes and also make checklists that can be checked and unchecked for use with grocery lists, and Joplin is awesome for that.
Joplin looks unpolished and Nextcloud sync option is often clumsy.
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Which ones are we comparing?
I’m gonna be that guy:
Org-mode with emacs. Sync with syncthing.
There are mobile client too.
I used Joplin for a while but it kept giving me these weird errors when writing accents (half my notes are in Spanish…), so I switched over to Zettlr. It’s now where I take notes for everything.
However, those notes haven’t been synced between devices because I haven’t successfully set up my Nextcloud server in my Raspberry Pi. That’s why whenever I need synced notes, I still use my phone’s default note app, since it syncs automatically…
I am using Joplin on Desktop and Android
I use CherryTree and Xournal++ on desktop, and Scarlet Notes on Android. All of them are open source.
Looks like Xournal has an android app too; looks nice. Does it sync?
I don’t know unfortunately.
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Check out Logseq, or Obsidian, or Zettlr. They all use markdown as their base meaning you can transfer your notes anywhere if you don’t like the development of the app in the future. They all can be hosted on a Seafile instance which is a really good Delta-sync app that has encryption. I use Luckycloud.de (seafile), which costs me 1 euro a month.
Thank you. Do you know other Seafile instances?
I only know of the ones on the seafile partner site. Luckycloud is the least expensive. https://www.seafile.com/en/partner/
https://www.qownnotes.org/ Together with a self-hosted Nextcloud instance.
you can host your own standard notes, can’t you?
Check out stick - shareable git notebooks. There is a web UI and you can edit the files via standard git commands locally or via SSH when you’re at a PC. This is a project I created.
mkdir ~/Documents/Notes cd ~/Documents/Notes $EDITOR name_of_note.txtFor lecture notes, I do this:
$EDITOR "$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z').md"I don’t actually type out commands like these; I have alises for them. I sync my notes with
git, so I don’t have to learn another tool just for notes.Online: turtl Offline with syn : Joplin
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https://f-droid.org/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendlynotes
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EteSync Notes - End-to-end Encrypted Notes (Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and privacy respecting note taking.) - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.etesync.notes
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SilentNotes (Note taking app with optional end-to-end encrypted sync to your PC.) - https://f-droid.org/packages/ch.martinstoeckli.silentnotes
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if you open it in fdroid it should work
i cannot find the SilentNotes app on fdroid. the link gives a 404
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Syncthing + whatever apps you like. I like vim or typora on desktop, and Markor on android.
