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Re: Ask HN: What is your note-keeping platform/method of choice in 2018?

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Post by mkbkn » Wed, Jun 06, 2018, 8:49 AM UTC

Earlier I had used Evernote, then tried Simplenote and now I've finally settled on Standard Notes (https://app.standardnotes.org/).

Standard Notes is dead-simple to use and the database is encrypted. Currently, I'm using a free plan, but considering to switch to the yearly plan.

Edit: I checked out notion.so but it seems somewhat complex to use. Maybe I need to play around for a while.

Re: Ask HN: What is your note-keeping platform/method of choice in 2018?

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Post by nstart » Wed, Jun 06, 2018, 9:12 AM UTC

I hope this doesn't come across as self promotion. I just wanted to share this single python script solution that I cooked up for myself.

https://github.com/kiriappeee/mynotetaker

It creates a markdown file that corresponds to the date you are making the note (so 2018-06-06.md) and adds a timestamp as a secondary header into the markdown file before opening the file in an editor of your choice.

I've gone over the top here and I have this directory linked to my Dropbox folder so everything is in sync. Whenever I need to jot something down I simply use `n` or `note` in the terminal, take down my notes and save it when done.

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