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What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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I gave up on Evernote when I started getting seemingly endless popups with discounts and deals to try to get me to sign up for a paid version. Overall, it seemed to become ad-ridden and bloated for me, and I didn't really need the vast majority of its features anymore.

Right now I use Workflowy for most of my note-taking. For more long-form Markdown formatted notes I use Obsidian.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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I use Simplenote. It is quite minimal and if all you require is to store some notes, then it will work great else you might be better off with some more feature rich product. It is owned by Automatic (owners of wordpress) so I have hope that they'll keep it working without much drastic changes or need to monetize it.

I use Simplenote as well. I find it to be a simple, no-nonsense product with everything I need.

The editor understands Markdown, and you can make a note into a webpage with a single click, for free. Notion, Obsidian charge money for this.

I use Simplenote when I attend talks to take notes. Or make small listicles.

Their support is fantastic, too. Despite it being a free product, support responded to me every time I reached out to them (thrice in last 4/5 years), and promptly solved my problem.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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post #9

Joplin note app works on ownCloud/nextCloud/DropBox/iCloud or Joplin cloud. The app is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. A terminal app is also available! E2EE and fast client app. Using it across five different platforms using my ownCloud, I am. https://joplinapp.org/ Oh, yeah; front-end PIN too for mobile apps.

I would use this, but I dislike the UI very much.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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Depends on what you want: - Obsidian - all the notes are stored offline on your computer which you can sync using GDrive or Dropbox if you want (has app for Windows) - Notion - it's an all-in-one note-taking and project management tool, free to use and runs directly in the browser (however, if you write a lot, you might not like it) - Logseq - if you prefer to take notes in bulleted format, free to use and cross-plat…

Obsidian has a super reliable app for Linux, as well.

And you can use Mega (also has native app for Linux) for free sync.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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post #14

Depends on what you want: - Obsidian - all the notes are stored offline on your computer which you can sync using GDrive or Dropbox if you want (has app for Windows) - Notion - it's an all-in-one note-taking and project management tool, free to use and runs directly in the browser (however, if you write a lot, you might not like it) - Logseq - if you prefer to take notes in bulleted format, free to use and cross-plat…

Obsidian has a super reliable app for Linux, as well. And you can use Mega (also has native app for Linux) for free sync.

Indeed! I am using exactly the same combination of Obsidian + Mega on my Linux machine.

And, if you're a bit worried about privacy, use Cryptomator to encrypt all your notes before syncing to Mega.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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post #14

Depends on what you want: - Obsidian - all the notes are stored offline on your computer which you can sync using GDrive or Dropbox if you want (has app for Windows) - Notion - it's an all-in-one note-taking and project management tool, free to use and runs directly in the browser (however, if you write a lot, you might not like it) - Logseq - if you prefer to take notes in bulleted format, free to use and cross-plat…

Obsidian has a super reliable app for Linux, as well. And you can use Mega (also has native app for Linux) for free sync.

I simply did `git init` inside my Obsidian vault(folder) and store it on my Github; which is a more familiar option for most HN users.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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post #13
post #9

Joplin note app works on ownCloud/nextCloud/DropBox/iCloud or Joplin cloud. The app is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. A terminal app is also available! E2EE and fast client app. Using it across five different platforms using my ownCloud, I am. https://joplinapp.org/ Oh, yeah; front-end PIN too for mobile apps.

I would use this, but I dislike the UI very much.

yeah, I too was stymied by its UI, but the need to traverse multi-platform trumped my need for ease of use.

YMMV.

Re: What happened to Evernote? Where to go next?

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post #12

I use Simplenote. It is quite minimal and if all you require is to store some notes, then it will work great else you might be better off with some more feature rich product. It is owned by Automatic (owners of wordpress) so I have hope that they'll keep it working without much drastic changes or need to monetize it.

I use Simplenote as well. I find it to be a simple, no-nonsense product with everything I need. The editor understands Markdown, and you can make a note into a webpage with a single click, for free. Notion, Obsidian charge money for this. I use Simplenote when I attend talks to take notes. Or make small listicles. Their support is fantastic, too. Despite it being a free product, support responded to me every time I r…

I checked out the website but fail to understand the business model? Who is paying for this and how? Like the features, but worry about continuity of the service without some form of payment.
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