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It’s a pity OSS doesn’t have the resources to vet the names. In Russian this name doesn’t sound good no matter how you pronounce.
"You can please some people some of the time. You can't please all the people all the time."
Why do people keep using Dropbox and others for syncm?! Just use syncthing. syncthing.org
Earlier quoted context omitted.
FWIW, synchronization in Joplin is: - Optional - End-to-end encrypted - Can be self-hosted or restricted to a file-system (like a network drive)
Thanks. That is nice but consider a broader point of view please: If not carefully choosing offline-only software, then almost everything demands internet access nowadays. All of those things will claim that they handle my data safely. Obviously that cannot be true, leaks do still happen. So from the perspective of someone who has to actually install, use and frequently update a dozen of Android apps, it is much easi…
Even offline-only apps might gain online capabilities. You need to read the changelogs nevertheless.
In the case of Joplin, AFAIR it is offline first when you start it. As it supports various sync options you have to configure one before it will start syncing over the net.
I think the risk of Joplin getting a sync option that is activated by default is about the same as an offline app getting online features.
I could use the opposite : A TODO-app which has no synchronization capabilities so I don't need to worry about leakage of private data. Ideally it would use a very simple plaintext file format for its database so it is future proof, e.g. http://todotxt.org/ The TODO.txt format seems very nice but the Android apps listed on that site are either not fully developed or unmaintained, and one even looks like it's not open…
One missing feature that has been requested many times, and largely ignored, is linking between pages quickly like in Confluence or a wiki. The biggest value in taking notes for me, comes from the ability to link multiple notes together freely and quickly.
[1] https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/quick-links-plugin/14214
[2] https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/automatic-backlinks-with-m...
I could use the opposite : A TODO-app which has no synchronization capabilities so I don't need to worry about leakage of private data. Ideally it would use a very simple plaintext file format for its database so it is future proof, e.g. http://todotxt.org/ The TODO.txt format seems very nice but the Android apps listed on that site are either not fully developed or unmaintained, and one even looks like it's not open…
Admittedly, I only use Markor for my plaintext notes and rely on Todo.txt[2] for my TODO.txt needs, which is still maintained and has syncing builtin.
[0]: https://gsantner.net/project/markor.html
[1]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dr...
[2]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.c306.ttsup...
One missing feature that has been requested many times, and largely ignored, is linking between pages quickly like in Confluence or a wiki. The biggest value in taking notes for me, comes from the ability to link multiple notes together freely and quickly.
OneNote never resonated with me.
I was just syncing a directory of MD files for a while.
Joplin ended up working well for me, syncing to my own NextCloud server. The only thing I wish were different is that it wasn't an Electron app using heaps of memory (this is what stopped me adopting it earlier).
I could use the opposite : A TODO-app which has no synchronization capabilities so I don't need to worry about leakage of private data. Ideally it would use a very simple plaintext file format for its database so it is future proof, e.g. http://todotxt.org/ The TODO.txt format seems very nice but the Android apps listed on that site are either not fully developed or unmaintained, and one even looks like it's not open…
org mode in emacs is pretty great and there are lots of org editor apps for smartphones if you don't want to run full emacs. Personally I sync my org files along with my calendar using git and that works well enough for me.
Can I ask what format you use for calendar files too? That’s another one I have a bit of trouble with! Everything seems to want to use the Google APIs for everything.