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Taking Notes with Joplin

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108 points sohkamyung | 1 comments | 19 Apr 25 06:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source
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msm_ ◴[21 Apr 25 12:19 UTC] No.43751112[source]▶
Since Evernote died, I've been looking for a thing to replace it with. I've tried dozens (not exaggregating) note-taking solution.

Right now I've reverted to the good (?) old "plain markdown files in a git-synced repository. Of course it comes with its own set of downsides, but after migrating (and sometimes leaving behind) my notes so many times I like how portable and universal plain-text is.

(I want to give a shout-out to Tiddlywiki. It stands out among the plethora of solutions I've tested, and I still sometimes use it for my mind-maps or designs).

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1. brof ◴[21 Apr 25 19:47 UTC] No.43755708[source]▶
Maybe you'll like wiki.vim (not to be confused with vimwiki). I, like you, tried a lot of solutions, and it's the only one that's really stuck over the past couple of years. I think it's because it doesn't try to do too many things and is just a thin wrapper over a collection of text files (you can specify to use Markdown). Obsidian is fancier but I find that I've been able to replicate most of what I need and don't miss the extra bells and whistles.

Oh, and I've found using a tool like gitwatch really helpful for keeping the repo synced without having to remember to commit.