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Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
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Re: Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
#432I've given up on using any sort of branded app for notetaking. At best it's open source and the maintainers will lose interest in a few years. When you write things down, you're investing in your future. It's silly to use software that isn't making that same investment. After trying Evernote, Workflowy, Notion, wikis, org-mode, and essentially everything else I could find, I gave up and tried building my own system f…
Sorry, what is the editor on the screenshots? Or what the keyboard?
Re: Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
#433Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is why I use markdown. If I need an image, I can add a quick tag with a base64 encoded image. To keep legibility, I always add the images at the bottom and reference them from the text.
I don't understand how that works. Can you give some more details?
All these people using markdown with images are self hosting the images.
Re: Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
#434Full disclosure, I am the creator of this application. It's sort of like Notational Velocity on steroids. https://recollectr.io
Re: Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
#435I went through the very same kind of issues with note taking. I was looking for a portable format, not depending on any 3rd party service that stores my data on some unknown format in a server somewhere, simple to use and customize.
After trying almost every application out there, and being a developer myself, I ended up writing a minimalist package for the Atom editor that I called "second memory". Base text format is markdown, it includes grammar / syntax highlight, and some "nice" and simple features like TODO items, stars, and some text widgets. I use it together with markdown-preview package and syncthing for keeping notes in sync across all my devices. If you like the Atom editor, you can take a look at it on https://atom.io/packages/secondmemory
Re: Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
#436Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm a huge fan of Notion.so. They offer personal plans, and a free plan to students. They've helped me organise my life - I've built a small personal "wiki" of study notes, WIP writing, calendar plans & email drafts. I recently persuaded a friend to get it (so we can collaboratively work on a startup idea) and it's worked really smoothly. We both love it. Can't recommend enough.
I can't find a free plan for students option anywhere. Can you please explain how that works?
I messaged them one day asking about their price, and they put me on a "student plan". Not sure how it works outside of that, sorry.
They have fantastic customer support -- try emailing them?