It’s Time to Ditch Evernote for One of These Alternatives::undefined
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I boost Joplin on here every chance I get, so please allow me to do so again now! I run it with my own sync server and a small userbase of about 6 people on a cheap VPS. I could not be happier; between the webclipper, sharing, encryption, embedding of pdfs, photos, even mp4s, ease of selfhosting, it’s an amazing project! It’s been (knock on wood) rock solid!
Is the sync server an alternative to cloud based saving?
Yep.
I still wish it could render rich text and pdfs/attachments in the composition window, but other than that (and lack of native ocr) it’s been a perfect EN replacement for my uses.
Sounds like it is a bit advanced and technical for me…all I want is something I can make a list on android and my partner can edit it on iOS. Can it do that?
Yep! As the other commenter who replies to you said, it definitely can. You don’t even have to selfhost it; the app’s developer hosts a cloud sync server you can pay for thays dirt cheap. You can also sync notes without the cloud server. There are a lot of ways you can use it without having to get into the technical aspect of it!
Yeah, it can do that. There are Android and iOS apps (as well as desktop). It has list creation in one click. General notes are technically formatted in markdown behind the scenes, and some users like to write the notes directly in markdown, but Joplin’s default view is a “rich text editor” mode which hides all that stuff away and uses familiar word processor type controls.
Depending on your chosen cloud host (you can pick any you like) it can sometimes be a little fiddly to do the initial setup, but I think the default “Joplin Cloud” option is pretty straightforward.
I use Joplin, and can heartily recommend it, although there are plenty of alternative options out there too.
In the article someone mentioned Upnote (https://getupnote.com/) and it looks very good. Cross platform work sync. 50 notes in the free version and 99 cents a month for premium. Cross platform too.
As for me I wanted a more simple note taking app so I use Notesnook. I’m using the free version but there is a paid version. Includes sync on all versions and is cross platform.
I just need a note platform that I can feel sure will still be accessible in a few years time. I don’t mind paying for a service that’s valuable to me but evernote’s prices were a bit much and their constant pestering became annoying. I switched to Google keep - which, given that I wanted something that will last, may have been a mistake.
Google Keep is fine. I also use it for short notes which I can access on the go and it’s been reliable for years now.
I just don’t like the layout of the notes all in squares. I’d prefer the option of a regular compact list view
I’ve been using notesnook for a few weeks. I like it a lot, the native sync support and focus on encryption on the free version is awesome. I wish it had markdown support though.
This dumbass article is about 8 years too late. I ditched it back when they cancelled all free accounts and deleted everyone data who didn’t pay. Fuck Evernote
Same, and I was a paying customer.
If you change your business model that much and cut out all free, that’s a serious red flag.
Ummm… I’m pretty sure I pay zero and just logged in yesterday after like a year.
Recently? They basically killed my free account yesterday. You can only have about 50ish notes now for free and 1 notebook
Who is still using Evernote in 2023? Everyone I know is using either Notion or Google Keep.
you do not know any sane ppl it seems.
they are not using google keep, they are just too dumb to make decisions for another app or use notion because the other mamals in the herd use it. don’t be like that. help them evolve into proper humans.
It is kinda hard to move on when you have hundreds of notes you know… I still haven’t moved, but I have been using Obsidian only locally for so long.
I am but I have less than 50 notes and I like the cloud sync feature for 2 devices.
I’ve exported my notes and imported them into Obsidian but it lacks the cloud sync and up to 2 devices, for free anyway.
Never heard of Notion but I’ll give that a shot. Thanks!
I still use Tomboy Notes synced with Nextcloud & Dropbox. It’s ancient, but I’ve never come across anything else that does these things:
- temporary sticky notes.
- permanent sticky notes.
- glorified clipboard buffer.
- personal wiki.
- light weight (no browser, database, or network required).
- one small window per note.
- optional categorization into notebooks.
- desktop pkeyboard shortcut for searching notes or opening new ones.
I really hate web based notes. I want small quick responsive windows beside my browser.
Don’t go to Notability. They went full asshole at the top of this last semester. Changed the entire interface as people were starting their first week of class. They nuked features that made note taking for class nice. They clearly don’t respect their users and will most likely do the same thing again.
Simplenote is also great and cross platform.
I think I’m a bit of a dinosaur, but I’ve been making all of my notes in Zim for over 10 years. It’s not much to look at but I find the hierarchical wiki structure easy to navigate, and most of the functionality (todo lists, equations, version control integration, etc) is implemented by simple plugins.
in my opinion, a lot of these programs are too complicated - I tried Joplin for a while but I ended up spending more time organising my notes than I did making them.
I don’t need to take notes for work, but this seems great for documenting the home automation & media setup for my wife.
I really love Obsidian. It is a perfect fit for my needs. I just hope they don’t do the creeping subscription bullshit like Evernote did. The $96 a year is reasonable for those who need it (I don’t need it).
Crossing my fingers that the usual greed doesn’t give them brain rot. I probably should have gone with Joplin, but I’m too invested in Obsidian at this point (and very happy with it). I guess if they do go over to the Dark Side, I could freeze it at the last good release for a while then switch.
You’re probably fine for a while. My bet is that obsidian’s really happy with all the free advertising evernote’s been giving it
I just save my notes to a network location (could be icloud, dropbox, gdrive etc.) which is a much cheaper (free) way to sync notes – love Obsidian
Can’t Obsidian export to a folder, and is anything missing when it does so? If not, at least they’ve got an escape hatch built in.
Even better, Obsidian notes are stored directly in folders on your device as plain text (markdown) files.
It’s all there, nothing missing, and no annoying proprietary format.Not only can you keep using them without the Obsidian application, you can even do so using a “dumb” text editor - though something that can handle markdown will give you a better experience.
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They shouldn’t have started using it in the first place, as it is a proprietary APP that spies on everything the user puts into it.
Lots of mentions for Obsidian. I’ll throw in my favorite for the past few years that’s similar: Logseq! Check it out!
Obsidian is a godsend. The sheer number of plugins gives you basically anything you could want.
It not being open-source is pretty much my only complaint lol
No good way to use it across multiple devices is my deal breaker for obsidian.
I’ve been using Syncthing for this purpose. My notes are synced between a desktop, laptop, Android phone, and Android tablet. It took me forever to finally take the time to try Syncthing, and it’s been nearly flawless.
You need Obsidian sync for that. It works awesome. It’s not free.
I’m really sad that they’ve confirmed they aren’t interested in open source for Obsidian either :(
Logseq if anyone is wondering about open source alternative.
weird that it isn’t on F-droid
It is on F-droid if you add the Izzydroid repo to the app.
Also Anytype, but it lacks plugin functionality
For now. Understandable though - its nearly a brand new project as far as a project of this scale goes, and opening up the codebase for contributions or plugins this early can very quickly derail or redirect any OSS project.
What most note taking apps ignore is OneNote’s strong drawing tablet capabilities, but Obsidian is here to save the day with the Excalidraw plugin. In total it is not as user friendly as OneNote, but the data portability cannot be weighted in gold.
I did a lot of hemming and hawing over stylus support.
In the end, I realized I really just wanted to export/share the sketch or notes from the Samsung app as a PNG or PDF to whatever note organizer I used. So ended up with anytype
Joplin also has a drawing plugin called Freehand Drawing.
Does it have premade forms available like circles?
@Aurix@lemmy.world That extension is more for freehand drawing. For pre-made shapes and diagrams, you can use the Draw .io extension instead:
Freehand drawing: https://joplinapp.org/plugins/plugin/io.github.personalizedrefrigerator.js-draw/
Draw .io: https://joplinapp.org/plugins/plugin/com.github.marc0l92.joplin-plugin-drawio/
Thanks for the info!
This is why you don’t buy in to subscriptions for every little thing.
Not me having never actually heard of Evernote…
Unless you were into productivity applications 8-12 years ago I’m not surprised.
