I thought this was going to be some note-taking add-on for the cross-protocol chat app Trilium.
That one is called Trilian. But yeah, it sounds similar.
Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
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Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
For the export there's a TAR archive which contains a directory structure of HTML/Markdown files (you can choose the format) representing the notes in the tree structure. Extra metadata are stored in a single JSON file (in the same tar). Same tar archive can also be imported without losing anything in the process. Besides that there's an OPML file export which contains a tree structure with plain text. Its import see…
So, say I export my note as a markdown document, what I'm seeing is that all the images that I had pasted into my note are still referenced as a link. I was thinking the image itself would be copied into an images directory and referenced relative to the note, locally. Is it possible to do that?
Actually image itself is also a note (of image type)and is placed into the note tree so in export it appears at the same place as in the app.
But you're right that the exported note doesn't rewrite the link to correctly point to the local exported image.
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#103Sort of related. Does anyone know of any note apps that will let you select and area of web page, and drag it into the note. I just want easily make a scrap book of relevant info from web pages I visit. The solution I know of, Screen shot, saving, loading, and so on has too many steps. I just want something that will let me select and drag into the note. And that will look exactly like I see on the webpage. Bonus, if…
Not sure about your OS, but on Ubuntu and many Linux distributions you can press Ctrl+Shift+PrtScrn to select a region of your screen to screenshot and copy it to your clipboard. I commonly use a workflow of Ctrl+Shift+PrntScrn, select a region, then Ctrl+V to paste the screenshot where I need it - really low friction, and surprisingly many websites support pasting images.
(I suppose other OS's have similar shortcuts as well, so if you use something else, this might be worth Googling for.)
Otherwise, I think Pocket might be exactly scrapbook-collector-type thing you're looking for?
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#104First of all, congrats. It looks like a nice application with good thought out features. I've esp. liked central syncing, source code capabilities and markdown. I personally use Zim [0] at work, which is pretty dependable, extensible and mature. Zim also builds a personal knowledge base with exports, so you can learn from its approaches I think. However, I personally don't prefer to use electron applications, so Tril…
I'm a zim user too but looking to replace it. Why is Electron a deal breaker for you? (Also, in case you didn't notice, you can host Trilium on a server if you want to)
Yeah i was a happy zim user but kept hitting the wall that zim is clearly designed for the desktop. While i don't take as many notes on mobile as I do on desktop, i still have the need for mobile notes...and zim fell short. I know there are alternative methods where some folks use zim on their desktop and then for mobile leverage dropbox - both for synching the zim files and using dropbox's text editor (such as it is). but this mode left me wanting more. I really loved zim, but lately i've been using the notes app on self-hosted nextcloud - which is synched to my desktops via nextcloud's sync client. I'm only a few weeks into this experiment, but so far, so good. I think the day that zim moves into territory where it is more easily workable on mobile, is when it will be a top dog for note-taking platforms.
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm a zim user too but looking to replace it. Why is Electron a deal breaker for you? (Also, in case you didn't notice, you can host Trilium on a server if you want to)
Yeah i was a happy zim user but kept hitting the wall that zim is clearly designed for the desktop. While i don't take as many notes on mobile as I do on desktop, i still have the need for mobile notes...and zim fell short. I know there are alternative methods where some folks use zim on their desktop and then for mobile leverage dropbox - both for synching the zim files and using dropbox's text editor (such as it is…
For simple, single page notes you can try simplenote [0]. It has nice Mac, Linux, iOS, Android clients, tagging and markdown support, and instant sync on official clients. It's also free. I use it for non-sensitive fast notes like a reminder notebook.
Also, applications/cliens like nvALT, nvPY provide a very very fast workflow for instinctive note taking and recalling.
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have made something like that [1] for my note-taking app. It doesn't currently include Trillium though, and it may be skewed towards the features I'm personally interested in, but if somebody would like to help make it better I'm all ears. [1] https://github.com/fabiospampinato/notable#comparison
It's a good start but since it's meant to compare your own note taking app to others it's indeed a bit biased. Maybe make it easier for others to contribute to the table, and add a few missing features (for instance web clipper is not in the list). Also the negative categories like "no bloat", "no wysiwyg" being marked a positive for your app is a bit weird. Many users will not see a web clipper or wysiwyg as bloat.
You raised some good points. Some things are kind of biased by definition, as I also mention in a paragraph below the table what I consider bloat can be considered as useful features by somebody else, and the UI part is somewhat subjective as well.
I think contributing to it should be easy enough, one just has to edit this [1] HTML file. It was a plain Markdown/ASCII table earlier, but since it's quite wide it wasn't looking too good.
[1] https://github.com/fabiospampinato/notable/blob/master/resou...
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#107I wish somebody would write a good comparative review of all the note-taking, information organization and outlining apps... I'm in constant search of the one that would actually suit my preferences. Perhaps this is the one (but chances are it's not). Let's take a look...
(if you are a programmer) Why don't you write it? It seems to me a good personal project, not too much complex and pretty funny (at least to me)
Remind me never to complain about spreadsheet software to you.
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#108Been using https://usejournal.com for last few months for taking quick notes and grabbing and tagging links. Works well enough but no mobile support still means I am not that keen to over invest in it.
Will check out Trillium
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#109Quite rought around the corners. I guess in 3-5 years it can grow into something good. I assume leo editor was a inspiration for this?
Re: Show HN: Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application
#110Sort of related. Does anyone know of any note apps that will let you select and area of web page, and drag it into the note. I just want easily make a scrap book of relevant info from web pages I visit. The solution I know of, Screen shot, saving, loading, and so on has too many steps. I just want something that will let me select and drag into the note. And that will look exactly like I see on the webpage. Bonus, if…
Zim desktop wiki has a webclipper with options to clip url or selection or all urls in a window.