Submitted 10 months ago by nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de to selfhosted@lemmy.world
Currently I’m using Joplin with a Syncthing-backed synchronization. I’m pretty pleased with it and plan to switch to their server-based synchronization.
Before doing that, however, I wanted to see what other people are using.
I still use Keep. That have yet to fuck it up, but I’m sure they will eventually. Just like every god damn thing they do.
VSCode + Foam + gitea (+ hexcalidraw if you want to draw)
I’m using Notion for everything now. I heavily rely on reminders scattered everywhere because Todo lists don’t work for me.
I use the one that comes with my iPhone. No problems with it…
Me too. I realised I don’t need anything more. It’s easy, supposedly private and quite elegant.
any text editor… no, literally
I’ve tried lot of different apps, but I think I’ve settled on Trilium for now.
It doesn’t have a great mobile experience, but the web app works fine on mobile. The app in general is super customizable and way easier to write scripts / plugins for.
This was a good topic to bring up, saw some stuff I have not heard of. Thanks.
Logseq
I tried so many, eventually landed on trilium. It’s not perfect by any means, but it ticks the most boxes for my needs
I’m using trilium and very happy with it.
For long-term, permanent notes, I’m using Obsidian with Nextcloud and FolderSync Pro (which I also use for backing up some Android stuff to my Nextcloud).
For quick, easy notes while on the go (or that I need quick access to while out and about), I use Memos, which is more of a Google Keep replacement.
I’ve stuck with Joplin for a while. Self hosting the sync server so it’s all saved privately.
Flatnotes for me. I haven’t tried many others, but it was perfect for what I needed. Markdown, writes plain text files so no database/easy to backup
I use silverbullet, it is great for tasks and notes! silverbullet.md - the manual itself uses it, so it is both a manual and a demo page
Siyuan. Ive been using it for a while now and find it very effective for my needs. Its gone through quite a few updates since i started using it and became open source in that time. It even has an android version as well which i do have installed on my phone but admittingly rarely use. I prefer writing information on a keyboard generally.
I used to use Joplin, I liked that it integrated with my Nextcloud, and the markdown format. However, the way that it handles the markdown files was too black-boxey to me, with the way it split them up in a weird scheme.
Now I use Ghostwriter with straight markdown files inside my Nextcloud folder. So I still get the syncing functionality, but a more flexible setup that doesn’t require a specific app to access all of my notes.
I didn’t mention it, but that’s actually my one gripe with Joplin. It would be neat if I could access my notes with any markdown editor without having to open it through Joplin. That said, I don’t know how I would’ve handled the file structure differently while keeping features like the history alive.
notepad
Not exactly self-hosted but, I like UpNote a lot.
It’s reasonably simple but, powerful enough for me, and it’s fast & intuitive
same.
Hedgedoc and Nextcloud Notes
I use simplenote.com I was thinking about switching to a Foss alternative from fdroid but haven’t yet. Works good for me.
vimwiki
combined with some bash aliases, neovim config tweaks, and some bash scripts I’ve cobbled together over time. Then syncthing to share it across my laptop and desktop.
I’ve tried a few different note taking apps but I always find myself coming back to vimwiki. Its not the most feature rich ‘app’. Matter of fact its pretty simplistic but I dont need or want most of the advanced features of other notetaking systems. But what it lacks in features, it makes up for by being a vim plugin. Seriously, I can’t handle using non-neovim text editors/note taking apps. Having all of my neovim plugins, and other config tweaks make vimwiki the handsdown winner over the rest.
The missing vimwiki feature for me was a running “to do list” across all of my notes. So I wrote a script that got me the to-do list feature I needed.
Perhaps not as full featured as the others, but I host wiki.js for my knowledge base on my local server.
I used logseq for my first semester of university and I can’t see any reason to switch right now.
It handles markdown and KaTeX, so it handles everything I need really, in a fast simple program.
Emacs+org-mode
orgmode with neovim on PC and orgzly on phone. syncing with syncthing
I personally like Nextcloud notes for quick notes and nextcloud collectives for detailed stuff e.g revision. With nextcloud tables and deck it makes a great notion replacement
I’ve been using Trilium Notes for the better part of two years and love it. I have used Obsidian and similar markdown apps, and I find it frustrating to add images due to the need to store them in a separate folder and reference them instead of just pasting them into the page and being done with it. To me, that’s a barrier for notes when I’m trying to brainstorm. I really do like markdown, but it doesn’t work with my though process.
I have a sync server setup at home (with no outside access) and do my main writing inside my network. For notes on the go I use the Notes app on my iphone (its quick and easy) and then drop the notes into Trilium when I get home.
retro@infosec.pub 10 months ago
I’ve used Joplin and Standard Notes. I do use Standard Notes premium and I much prefer it.