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Ask HN: Looking for a simple note taking tool

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Post by nunodonato »

Wait, dont downvote me yet because there are thousand of note taking tools :) I have some very specific needs.

I really miss using Evernote back in the day, its exactly organized like how I want it. BUT, its too expensive for my needs (almost 10USD a month)

What I am looking for is something really simple, I want to take notes and archive them for later reference. This is mostly to act as a second brain for storage of stuff (guidelines, instructions, photos of business cards with contact details etc)

I need a tool that is smart, maybe AI powered, so I can search and find easily what I need (search for text inside images). I know Evernote does this but, again... too expensive for the usage I'm aiming for.

Is there anything out there I might have missed? I'm so close to start building my own, but I don't want another side project :P

Re: Ask HN: Looking for a simple note taking tool

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Post by rubymamis »

Give my note-taking app a try[1]. It has a Notion-like block editor, but with a user interface similar to Apple Notes. So it's both flexible and easy to use. And it's also local-first, saved in a portable format (plain text) and extremely performant.

[1] https://www.get-plume.com/

Re: Ask HN: Looking for a simple note taking tool

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Post by nunodonato »

rubymamis wrote: post #2

Give my note-taking app a try[1]. It has a Notion-like block editor, but with a user interface similar to Apple Notes. So it's both flexible and easy to use. And it's also local-first, saved in a portable format (plain text) and extremely performant. [1] https://www.get-plume.com/

Looks nice. Willing to give it a try, but it wasn't clear what kind of search it does... this is really important for me: on one side searching for text inside images, and the other being able to do smart searches (not just matching words)

Re: Ask HN: Looking for a simple note taking tool

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Post by rubymamis »

nunodonato wrote: post #3
rubymamis wrote: post #2

Give my note-taking app a try[1]. It has a Notion-like block editor, but with a user interface similar to Apple Notes. So it's both flexible and easy to use. And it's also local-first, saved in a portable format (plain text) and extremely performant. [1] https://www.get-plume.com/

Looks nice. Willing to give it a try, but it wasn't clear what kind of search it does... this is really important for me: on one side searching for text inside images, and the other being able to do smart searches (not just matching words)

Both of these features aren't implemented yet, but definitely on the roadmap. Currently, a simple (but fast) exact match search is in place.
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