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Currently I'm using Joplin with Syncthing-backed file system synchronization. I'm pretty pleased with it, as I do like tagging- and Markdown-based systems.

I plan to upgrade to server-based synchronization, but before doing that, however, I wanted to see what other people are using.

Edit: So far I see a slight favor towards Joplin and Logseq, but I totally didn't expect (and appreciate) getting so many different answers.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

OneNote. Don't love being super reliant on all the Microsoft Office cloud stuff but there really isn't anything that comes close to what I use it for

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I know this is the self hosted community, but nothing is as easy and straightforward as OneNote. I keep coming back to it after trying self hosted solutions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What do you use it for? If you don't mind me asking. I tried a few times to like it before I started my selfhost/open source journey earlier this year and couldn't click with it. But curious what it does that you haven't found an alternative for.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not the same person but a couple of the reasons I can't get away from it are:

-ability to "print" a pdf in to it and directly markup the pages without having to open the actual file in another application (it also runs OCR on the pages so they remain searchable)

-you can also "print" PowerPoint presentations in a similar way

-it handles inking with a pen super well

I have lots of academic papers and presentations that I routinely reference for my job so these are killer features for me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yep, those are features I wouldn't use. Sounds like the ideal situation, thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Not OP, but:

  • It works on any platform.
  • You can share and collaborate on notes (great for family to-do lists and shopping lists).
  • File based, but intelligently synced.
  • Nested tree structure to organise notes.
  • Free form formatting, including positioning.
  • Inking support and OCR.

If you can think of any note taking feature, 99% it's already there and works like a charm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I use it for a mix of text, handwriting/drawing, PDF annotation and image annotation, and I also pretty heavily rely on realtime sync between my devices. If none of that is stuff you use then I can see why you might want something simpler

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, handwriting can be added to Obsidian, but it's a bit hacky and I don't use it. As far as instant sync, it is solid, but expensive. Some folks use Syncthing but I couldn't get it to work reliably so I but the bullet and paid for Obsidian Sync.