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Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by amimetic »

ukuina wrote: post #80
alex-titarenko wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't self-host it. Yes, you can connect to "private" GitHub repo. Pricing model is one time payment for native apps and free web app.

Can you provide more detail on connecting to a "private" GitHub repo? The FAQ says "To accomplish this scenario select generic Git notebook provider (instead of GitHub) and for the password field put fine-grained personal access token which can be generated to have access only to certain repositories." I created a PAT with EVERY permission within a selected repo, to the fullest-extent allowed by the fine-grained PAT,…

I didn't go that far (every permission) but had the same experience.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by cloverich »

awill wrote: post #26
emmanueloga_ wrote: post #10

Can you share a bit about the tech behind this? Are the desktop apps electron apps or something else? Thx!

that's always my first thought. Do I need 64GB of RAM to run this note app? :)

Try checking the memory usage of Apple notes, if you use it. I was shocked how high it was.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by dtkav »

accra4rx wrote: post #57
HiPHInch wrote: post #29

People seem interested in this. But I still wonder what is the advantage over Obsidian.

In Obsidian , you can even sync to github or dropbox with community plugins . so price wise it is free Also Obsidian has much better search (using community plugin) which is lacking in noteshub

The plugin ecosystem is amazing.

I wrote a plugin called Relay that makes obsidian multiplayer with live collaboration (using CRDTs), and there are a few others in the space too.

Obsidian sync is also great for e2e encrypted sync for your own devices if you don't want to rely on third parties like GitHub.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by eagleinparadise »

It looks like the keyboard shortcut Cmd-L conflicts with Arc browser in the web app.

Looks great otherwise!

Are there plans for plugins and so forth ala obsidian? For instance, it would be great to have a daily/monthly/quarterly/yearly note and what not.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by dbcurtis »

I will definitely check this out. I love that syncing can be self-hosted, that it supports LaTeX for math, and even music notation. The one additional thing I would love in a text-based note-taking app is some kind of mind-mapping software. I still have an old copy of Mindnode on my Mac, and there are times where it is the perfect solution. I am a little disappointed that the Linux story is weak.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by alex-titarenko »

dbcurtis wrote: post #86

I will definitely check this out. I love that syncing can be self-hosted, that it supports LaTeX for math, and even music notation. The one additional thing I would love in a text-based note-taking app is some kind of mind-mapping software. I still have an old copy of Mindnode on my Mac, and there are times where it is the perfect solution. I am a little disappointed that the Linux story is weak.

NotesHub has support of Mermaid diagrams that has mind-mapping. Or you can use Whiteboarding functionality to mimic mind-maps.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by hanifc »

marcuskaz wrote: post #39
HiPHInch wrote: post #29

People seem interested in this. But I still wonder what is the advantage over Obsidian.

NotesHub is one-time payment of $4 and Obsidian is $50/yr

What does the $50 get you with Obsidian? I don’t pay, and I’m able to access my notes from my desktop and mobile apps.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by lawgimenez »

askafriend wrote: post #28
deafpolygon wrote: post #3

This might be an unpopular take, but I'm tired of all these Markdown text editors. It almost feels like a cop-out at this point. Ever since text editors started supporting Markdown, we've gotten away from all of these great rich-text editors. Apple Notes is an example of a notetaking application "done right", albeit with fewer features. It's enjoyable to use and offers good UI for attaching files. It certainly is not…

Apple Notes is the greatest note taking app of all time. I literally don't need anything else.

Apple notes has been lagging and crashing a lot. So annoying since it is my most used app.

Re: Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

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Post by superbforme »

HiPHInch wrote: post #29

People seem interested in this. But I still wonder what is the advantage over Obsidian.

The app being the in store for mac and ios, I stopped using obsidian when they removed the app from the mac store and only allowed it for ios.

I need the sandbox, for bussiness is a no brainer, allow some apps from the store, give the right permissions, done and for me personally, I don't use anything that doesn't come from the store, even if I can download the app freely from the project page, a few bucks for the sandbox and peace of mind is worth it to me.

I donated to Obsidian because I liked the project in general, I dislike the way they distribute the app in all platforms outside of ios, ex, snap with --classic rendering the attempt to sandbox it useless.

Edit ---

Reading some comments, it's pretty obvious that a lot of people even install third party plugins, on an app that is about taking personal notes, it's refreshing to see how much people care about cybersecurity and their personal, business notes.

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