I’ve compiled a list of other knowledge management apps for the curious: https://listifi.app/u/erock/knowledge-management-apps
Here's another you might like: https://www.zettlr.com/
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Dendron: A personal knowledge management solution built on VS Code
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#123Oh, look, another org-mode replacement!
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#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm strongly considering moving away from Obsidian to Logseq, obsidian just has some limitations that I think I can work around in Logseq (insufficient syntax highlighting due to old integrated version of prismjs being one issue for ex). I have sincere doubts that Obsidian will ever go open source.
Obsidian not going open source is a big reason I'm apprehensive to start using it.
I'm more surprised it free. Its an amazing product with high quality plugins.
The notes are also stored on your computer so you don't even have any cloud dependency or anything.
I really enjoy using it and would pay a one time amount for it no problem.
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#125I was once involved in Topic Maps, a failed ISO standard that was challenged Semantic Web at some point. One thing I remember is the tacit knowledge that all kinds of mind maps are useful on the spot to the person who writes them. Communicating anything via mind maps is difficult, and they become unintelligible even to authors very quickly.
Totally agree that mind maps are hard to scale out, either across time or people. This is why Dendron focuses on helping folks create consistent structures (we call them schemas) to help map out their knowledge base. Think of it as a type system for organizing your notes. More details on that here ( https://nesslabs.com/dendron-featured-tool ) if curious
I propose a Dendron Browser Plugin with same annotation functionality (FTW) =D
It would help with IP (Input + Process) components for those who adhere to the "Modern" Zettlekasten's IPA framework [1] (Input + Process + Action) conceptualized and presented by Marc Koenig.
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#126Every time I see a new note taking app, I get excited that it might finally be the one that will satisfy my desired workflow. But every time I end up disappointed that nobody seems to think about this space in the way that I do. Here is my basic premise: I want all of my notes to be dated, and I want them to tell a story of not just what I was thinking, but when . Time is so fundamental to note taking. A note is neve…
Dendron is very focused on local viewing, creating, and managing your notes (UX/DX). This is in addition to publishing, which is a differentiator between it and SSGs like Jekyll, Hugo, Sphinx, etc. It automatically timestamps notes at creation, and every following update, in two separate fields within a note frontmatter. Since Dendron encourages git for the versioning of your note vaults, you can get the full git history of each note.
With VS Code, you can also use GitLens to traverse and view the history of all the lines within each note (who modified this line last? etc.) with the built-in git blame navigation.
You could technically create a script of some kind that runs git diffs across the git history of files, and maybe create a "*.changelog" child file for each note, in the event that you want to have dedicated files displaying how each note evolved over time? Otherwise, that isn't a built-in feature with Dendron.
For mobile use, I've liked using mgit (Android) + Obsidian for editing my Dendron notes, and then use Dendron on my laptops/desktops. Others have mentioned GitJournal working well for them. Some more on that: https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/SJtEnmQQYGu0bP2Kg7UbA/
Re: Dendron: A personal knowledge management solution built on VS Code
#127Every time I see a new note taking app, I get excited that it might finally be the one that will satisfy my desired workflow. But every time I end up disappointed that nobody seems to think about this space in the way that I do. Here is my basic premise: I want all of my notes to be dated, and I want them to tell a story of not just what I was thinking, but when . Time is so fundamental to note taking. A note is neve…
Dendron is very focused on local viewing, creating, and managing your notes (UX/DX). This is in addition to publishing, which is a differentiator between it and SSGs like Jekyll, Hugo, Sphinx, etc. It automatically timestamps notes at creation, and every following update, in two separate fields within a note frontmatter. Since Dendron encourages git for the versioning of your note vaults, you can get the full git his…
> You could technically create a script of some kind that runs git diffs across the git history of files, and maybe create a "*.changelog" child file for each note
I think you may have missed my core point. I don't want to revise old notes repeatedly. If I have something to add, or a change in my thinking, I want to create a new note, with a new timestamp, that describes my new thought. Then I want to use #tags to view a timeline of all dated notes that match a specific tag.
Think about GitHub issues. If you discover some new information about an issue, do you edit the initial bug report in place? Probably not (unless it's a minor error like a misspelling). You add a new comment to the existing issue, which makes it clear that this is new information that you didn't know when you filed the issue initially.
I want note taking to operate more like a journal or blog, with journal entries easily selectable by #tag.
Re: Dendron: A personal knowledge management solution built on VS Code
#128Every time I see a new note taking app, I get excited that it might finally be the one that will satisfy my desired workflow. But every time I end up disappointed that nobody seems to think about this space in the way that I do. Here is my basic premise: I want all of my notes to be dated, and I want them to tell a story of not just what I was thinking, but when . Time is so fundamental to note taking. A note is neve…
I wonder if Trilium Notes and the journal functionality would address your needs. You can use tags and backlink to other related notes if you wanted to. You can view notes in a standard hierarchy structure or view a note map. You can take it a step further if that doesn't completely address your needs by customizing it. The journal button is just a note with a script (with a specific tag). It's highly customizable. Y…
I couldn't find much info about Trilium Notes journal functionality. Do you mean something like this?
Re: Dendron: A personal knowledge management solution built on VS Code
#129Every time I see a new note taking app, I get excited that it might finally be the one that will satisfy my desired workflow. But every time I end up disappointed that nobody seems to think about this space in the way that I do. Here is my basic premise: I want all of my notes to be dated, and I want them to tell a story of not just what I was thinking, but when . Time is so fundamental to note taking. A note is neve…
Zim wiki maybe?
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#130I really wanted to like Dendron, but dealing with tables in markdown is a bit of a headache. Also, I wanted a way to just show the markdown preview without also showing the source view. The author has mentioned a planned WYSIWYG feature, so maybe that will solve these issues. I wish zim had a proper Mac app!
I used to love Zim, it was almost feature perfect in my opinion. But if you're using it to store notes with code, check first to see if the formatting feature can be disabled, because that changes the stored note text. I had to stop using Zim due to that, though it was years and years ago so maybe this has been resolved since. Other than that show-stopper, it was a great app and it had a great developer.
I think it's resolved as I don't have any issue with storing excerpts of scripts and code.