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FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by clairity »

jxdxbx wrote: post #52
utunbu wrote: post #20

I've jumped between note-taking Apps, Evernote, Bear, Typora, Notion, Obsidian, ..., you name it. Finally settled down with Obsidian as I can manage note files directly such as using Syncthing for backing up and syncing. This one does seem interesting and possible to integrate into my workflow, gotta give it a try.

With the new Quick Capture stuff I'm all in on Apple Notes. Drafts was a bit more slick when it comes to just capturing and acting on text, sure. But all the nerd-favorite apps like Drafts and Obsidian are heavily text focused. So am I! But I also really like taking handwritten notes.

the thing that really soured me on apple notes is that, not only did they remove precise drawing and zoom, but they flattened all of the previously vector-based drawings i had on my ipad pro. they did this without any forewarning at all via an ordinary ios/ipados update (no popup, no release notes, nothing at all). before that, it was poised to replace all of my paper notetaking and drawing, especially with the handwriting recognition stuff coming to fruition that they promised with the debut of the original 2015 ipad pro.

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by knazarov »

gingerlime wrote: post #11
coldtea wrote: post #3

FSNotes is amazing. It's what I've settled on, not liking the lock-in (bad export options) of Notes.app, paying for increasingly crappier Evernote (I used in the past), cloud-sync-based note apps, very barebones FOSS apps, half-arsed stuff like Agenda, and Electron crap.

what I like about the notes app is that it can use imap to store notes. So they’re in-sync without iCloud and accessible from any imap client. The app itself is a bit annoying though with forced auto-spelling and a clunky feeling. Would love to find another app that relies on imap, but haven’t found any (admit to not looking too much)

I’ve written myself a terminal based note taking app that uses IMAP and MIME/Maildir as a storage backend: https://github.com/knazarov/notes.sh

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by pjot »

lostintangent wrote: post #58

After GitHub.dev was released (hit “.” on any GitHub repo, to open it in browser-based VS Code), I immediately saw the notetaking workflow that I wanted: a GitHub repo, storing markdown that I can own/control, but editable in the browser, using my existing VS Code preferences (theme, keybindings, etc.). Unfortunately, VS Code doesn’t natively support wiki links, so I created an extension that simply adds that feature…

This is spot on to what I was wanting as well - thank you for pointing out the “.” workflow!

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by xenodium »

ghostpepper wrote: post #7

Coincidentally I discovered another iOS app for note-taking this week called Beorg, which leverages the emacs + org mode format so I can easily sync between iOS and Linux. This one looks nice too though; always good to see open source apps for Mac and iOS. I wonder how similar the markdown formats are.

I’m working on bringing my org tasks to iOS. It’s early days but can be seen here https://www.reddit.com/r/plainorg and here https://xenodium.com/org-habits-on-ios-check-tasks-youre-nex...

I have TestFlight invites available for anyone interested.

Edit: Email me for invites "plainorg" + "@" + "xenodium.com"

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by xenodium »

daliz wrote: post #33
ghostpepper wrote: post #7

Coincidentally I discovered another iOS app for note-taking this week called Beorg, which leverages the emacs + org mode format so I can easily sync between iOS and Linux. This one looks nice too though; always good to see open source apps for Mac and iOS. I wonder how similar the markdown formats are.

I find the beorg UI ugly. I would really love an Orgzly for iPad.

I’m working on bringing my org tasks to iOS (iPad included). https://www.reddit.com/r/plainorg Available on TestFlight now.

Edit: Email me for invites "plainorg" + "@" + "xenodium.com"

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by DavideNL »

Apple’s “Quicknote” feature in iOS 15 is great, being able to highlight and link to specific text on any webpage in Safari, and other apps as well. I guess a lot of people will stick to the stock Notes app just because of this feature [1]

Unfortunately no 3th-party Notes app can implement such a feature due to Apple’s walled garden :’(

[1] https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/22/quick-note-may-be...

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by lostintangent »

pjot wrote: post #63
lostintangent wrote: post #58

After GitHub.dev was released (hit “.” on any GitHub repo, to open it in browser-based VS Code), I immediately saw the notetaking workflow that I wanted: a GitHub repo, storing markdown that I can own/control, but editable in the browser, using my existing VS Code preferences (theme, keybindings, etc.). Unfortunately, VS Code doesn’t natively support wiki links, so I created an extension that simply adds that feature…

This is spot on to what I was wanting as well - thank you for pointing out the “.” workflow!

Absolutely! If you end up checking out WikiLens w/GitHub.dev, don’t hesitate to let me know any feedback you might have. I’ll be iterating on the experience based on my own usage, but I’m keen to ensure this works well for others as well!

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by smoldesu »

Void_ wrote: post #32
utunbu wrote: post #20

I've jumped between note-taking Apps, Evernote, Bear, Typora, Notion, Obsidian, ..., you name it. Finally settled down with Obsidian as I can manage note files directly such as using Syncthing for backing up and syncing. This one does seem interesting and possible to integrate into my workflow, gotta give it a try.

If you're looking for Obsidian, but with a nicer UI, Reflect is definitely worth trying. ( https://reflect.app )

Is it open-source and cross-platform, like Obsidian?

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by filchermcurr »

smoldesu wrote: post #68
Void_ wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're looking for Obsidian, but with a nicer UI, Reflect is definitely worth trying. ( https://reflect.app )

Is it open-source and cross-platform, like Obsidian?

I don't know if this was rhetorical or not, but I read through the blog and found no indication that it's open-source. The only platforms I saw mentioned were macOS and iOS (Android was mentioned once but I think it was more of a future thing) and it appears the final price will be $160 per year.

From what I saw of the website and the blog posts, I'm not sure how this is better than Obsidian. The original comment mentions a nicer UI but the UI doesn't seem that much different. One of the things I love about Obsidian is how customizable the UI actually is.

Re: FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source

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Post by nimvlaj30 »

DavideNL wrote: post #66

Apple’s “Quicknote” feature in iOS 15 is great, being able to highlight and link to specific text on any webpage in Safari, and other apps as well. I guess a lot of people will stick to the stock Notes app just because of this feature [1] Unfortunately no 3th-party Notes app can implement such a feature due to Apple’s walled garden :’( [1] https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/22/quick-note-may-be...

That's such a dumb limitation imo. Wish there was a system API apps could use to allow it.
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