+1 recommendation for QOwnNotes
Note Taking in 2021
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Re: Note Taking in 2021
#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been using Tiddly Wiki for years, and can very much recommend it. To start, all you need is a template HTML file. No installation, no nothing - it's self-hosted within the HTML! You save changes by clicking the "Save" button, which generates an HTML with changes . If you really want, you can install a Node.js version which saves changes automatically. But you don't need it to start. I mostly use Tiddly Wiki to k…
I started using TiddlyWiki many years ago and loved the idea, until browsers started cracking down on webpages saving files. Has that changed significantly, or do you still need some hack to work around it?
IMO you'll want to either run a local webserver or set up the Github/Gitlab saver. The other solutions are clumsy.
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#133This is going to be one of those threads where everyone rattles off their own note-taking setup, which is great and all. So: There's a lot of things people tend to want from note-taking setups: easy entry, navigation and organization, wiki-like linkages, export to various formats, encryption. What I've found actually matters for my day-to-day and gets me to actually take lots of notes, though, is just (1) search and…
Does Bear now support tables? I tried it and liked it, but the lack of tables was a deal-breaker (and replies to my questions make it clear that it wasn't a priority) So I'm using VS Code with the Journal plugin, Markdown notes, and ripgrep for searching. Works fine for me. For more fancy stuff I use DevonThink. (And I too have never got into org mode, despite several tries)
Table support is in their current beta version.
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#134At WWDC apple announced that notes.app is going to support tags in the new version -- I thought that was great because while I don't use it exclusively, it's one more place things tend to accumulate.
But I've been thinking a lot about tags rather than specific tools lately. I've been hoping to find prior art on how to approach tagging in a clean way. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I'm seen Johnny Decimal[0] and I guess the itch I'm trying to scratch in my brain is to find a description of a way to approach tagging things which addresses the ways they can be hierarchical, and the ways they can be relational. A meta-tagging approach.
It's surprisingly difficult to find.
[0]: johnnydecimal.com
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
Time for me to shine! I use 2 giant plain-text files. One for notes. The other for to-dos. I use git to sync to a private git repo using my own app https://github.com/tanin47/git-notes (work with Mac, windows, Linux) My priority is that I want my notes to live forever. Using GitHub seems to achieve that purpose. (I used many notes app before which I threw away when moving to a new app)
I am curious how many people at least tried Git/GitHub in their note keeping journey to keep their notes safe and secure and accessible.
I have small daemons for linux and mac that automatically push / pull from a git repository and sync my notes.
Its a 10 LOC bash script on each OS, it allows me to keep all my notes in markdown format, and use whatever markdown editor I want.
It allows me to sync any kind of content, not only notes, but also images, jupyter notebooks, whatever I want.
As a MD editor i tend to use Typora, but I might use VS Code, emacs, etc. depending on what i am doing.
I use about ~3 machines in total for work and personal time, and this works seamlessly across all of them. It allows me to keep my work notes separate from my personal notes, and e.g. keep them in our work's git servers.
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#136Wow! Author of the article here ...
It wasn't my intention to have such a big thread. I couldn't anticipate that "2021" in the title would trigger so many people to share their personal thoughts about apps and note taking techniques.
While the article's main focus was about note taking itself, I didn't want to compare existing solutions or even have some ranking. I also didn't have the time to try everything out (like Roam, Obsidian etc.). It's just that I have a strong preference for Tiddlywiki since I've been using it for years (not only for a Zettelkasten and note taking but also as a great UI for visualizing links between objects).
Nevertheless I'll definitely have a look at your recommendations.
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#137This is going to be one of those threads where everyone rattles off their own note-taking setup, which is great and all. So: There's a lot of things people tend to want from note-taking setups: easy entry, navigation and organization, wiki-like linkages, export to various formats, encryption. What I've found actually matters for my day-to-day and gets me to actually take lots of notes, though, is just (1) search and…
Haha let me rattle on about my own note-taking setup (or indeed my own Startup) [1]... but no I won't.
Instead I'd like to share a little what I've learnt from building a note-taking startup for the past three years with my co-founder – it's easily the hardest thing we've both done.
Much of what you've said is concurrent with the majority of our users. Ubiquity and having your knowledge accessible at any time, on all of your devices is super important – but also the most challenging to create. Build a web app, then all of your users want a faster native desktop app. Build a desktop app, and then users want a fluid accessible web experience... Developing this as a team of two is very difficult; but then hearing how some users use your app every day for a year and can't live without it is hugely rewarding [2]
Note-taking is very personal and so everyone has different expectations on what they'd like. There are so many apps for different personalities and workflows – there's never 'one solution fits all'. Even though Notion has kinda done this, very successfully, one could argue that it is a 'Jack of all trades, master of none' app. That's why it's super important that every note-taking / productivity app has an API, so users can easily build the workflow with the apps that work best for them.
[1]: https://supernotes.app [2]: https://supernotes.app/blog/posts/engineer-rock-climber-note...
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#138This is going to be one of those threads where everyone rattles off their own note-taking setup, which is great and all. So: There's a lot of things people tend to want from note-taking setups: easy entry, navigation and organization, wiki-like linkages, export to various formats, encryption. What I've found actually matters for my day-to-day and gets me to actually take lots of notes, though, is just (1) search and…
I agree about minimalism being key, but I would add one thing beyond search and sync, which is a way to restore context when I've been away from a project for a while. Tags or a notebook structure works for that. Search for the tag or notebook for a project, click on it, and there are my notes, with the most recently touched notes at the top, helping me reorient myself and pick up where I left off.
It adds a bit of friction for note-taking, the need to appropriately tag or locate the note, but I find that doesn't hold me back. If I don't assign a new note in a notebook, it goes into my default, where it sticks out and will quickly get reclassified.
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#139Yet another opinion :) I tried emacs and org mode but my vim muscle memory was too strong. I ended up mostly sticking with vim-wiki https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki I have a very small script that syncs my local wiki(s) with a private GitHub repo. I set them all up to be in markdown. I use Google Keep for just random stuff I have to jot down but don't really care about organizing. Honestly though, even plain markdo…
Give a try to Doom emacs you can get your vim bindings and it works really well.
Re: Note Taking in 2021
#140I want rich text editing and easy sharing with individuals or groups, like Dropbox paper, but local, fast, and encrypted sync. Not found everything in a single app yet, please enlighten me if possible to something that fits that I've missed.
local and with sharing seem like a bit contradictory features