notion https://www.notion.so/
Seconded. It's the first notes app I've stuck with for a while. It's a really cool take on notes that's makes it all feel very modular and you can build little notes pages with widgets the way you want.
Ask HN: Favorite note-taking software?
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#92TaskPaper. The tab key indents the entire line, regardless of cursor position on the line, making outlining very easy. Is there another editor that does this?
Doesn't vim do this by default? Typing >> will indent the entire line. This can be used in tandem with select to indent multiple lines at once!
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
This, plus Orgzly on my phone, because I don't always have a computer on me.
Is there a way to sync orgzly to Google drive? Not natively, sadly, only Dropbox supported. Too invested in the Google ecosystem to also depend on Dropbox. I have tried some folder sync apps, but I prefer not to depend on those either.
No but you can have all your org notes sync with whatever devices and whatever cloud thingy with nuage (https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/nuage/wiki/Release-0.1:-O...) disclaimer: Im the main contributor
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#94Dropbox + Sublime Text
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#95Over my last two terms I've invested in using markdown with Pandoc to write any notes in class. I needed a way to be able to take math notes, and be simple to use. After migrating to Linux, OneNote was no longer an option. It's simple to use, as it uses markdown syntax for anything text based, and LaTeX syntax for inlined math formulas.
I as of recently also found out that VimWiki exists. I've started to use it because of the note linking capabilities. I'm starting to keep notes on events, certain tools, languages, and all other information I need in the wiki. It's also in Markdown which is nice.
Find tools that are close to what you want, and try to make your own suite. It may seem like a lot of work, but knowing your note taking solution inside and out can be very handy. When you're presented with something new that you don't know how to take down, you can evolve the system into being capable of handling it. Which you can do if you've make your own system, but using ready made solutions won't allow this.
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#96I feel like I've used them all. OneNote, Notion.so, NotePlan, Outliner, Mac Notes, Scrivner, Evernote. I personally seem to gravitate towards OneNote for pure note taking. I personally like Notion.so more for notes that refer to tasks, using Notionas more of a task management and organization app vs pure note taking. Outliner is a great app for quick note taking in nested format.
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.
Notion would be awesome if they had a self-hosted product (I don't even mean open-source. Something like Confluence would be okay).
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#97zimwiki pros: * open source * stored as a bunch of linked text files * can version control with git * wysiwyg markdown(media-wiki syntax) editor http://zim-wiki.org/
Yeah, mini-wiki in your file system is cool. Just started using it and have mixed feelings: * The files can live anywhere (say, the Dropbox folder) * The files are plain text * The markup is minimal and there is UI for it * The app is a bit old-school - none of the flat ui, panes, online-email-style stuff. No Electron. All good so far. Yet the app forces the user to organize stuff into linked pages. Let's see whether…
I used it for about 5 years, and in the end I'm just more comfortable working directly with text files in my text editor. I do like that it has a nice export capability for e.g. quickly organizing and setting up an informational website.
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#98Now-days I stick with google-docs. I suppose this is largely due to the reason I am mostly taking notes on meetings:
* having one document per recurring meeting kinda makes sense
* vaguely structured per meeting log kinda makes sense
* it is easy to share around/collaborate, as company has google-suite
* ability to make comments/edits is awesome when you collaborate remotely
* ability to assign tasks to people is nice, because it allowed us to track things that would be too light-weight for i.e. jira
For quick-notes, I usually use trello.
I thought I would be using org-mode and git more, but I haven't figured out a good sharing mechanism and I always forgot to push/sync my notes there.
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#99Mindnode, which is infortunately Mac-only. But it is really a mind-map tool. I just like to take notes in mind mapping tools. I wish I could find a polished open source mind map tool.
I used Inkscape for mind mapping for a while. It was pretty fun and easier than I thought.
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#100I’ve recently started using TiddlyWiki for my work and personal notes. It really excels at modeling complex, real world data through its tagging system. Also, it is open source and locally hosted so it is safe for work or other sensitive information.
Which distribution do you use? It's been...10+ years for me? But I recall that there were various versions available.