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Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by rodorgas »

dkarl wrote: post #32
sandgiant wrote: post #12

Thanks for sharing, but almost all "alternatives to Evernote" lack some of the most important (to me) features like web clipping, OCR and related notes. The only real alternative to Evernote I've found is DEVONthink.

For me, the missing feature is usually adding a note on my computer and accessing it seconds later on my phone. There are a lot of notes that would be tedious to create on my phone because of their complexity, but which I use on the go. Examples are workout plans, shopping notes, and travel notes. With Evernote, I create the note on my computer, walk out the door, and already have access on my phone.

I love the simplicity and power of Obsidian. It also lets me sync desktop and iPhone for free via iCloud.

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by vivekweb2013 »

pwdisswordfish9 wrote: post #31

The name needs to change. This tool commits the cardinal sin of choosing a name GitSomething, where Git is only incidental to the domain that the product is concerned with (notetaking) and which is made worse by being yet another project that says "Git" where what it means is "we're using the GitHub API". > You may not use the Marks in the following ways: ... > In any way that indicates that Git favors one distributi…

thanks for pointing out. I'll change the name.

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by kristiandupont »

m-p-3 wrote: post #40
mgdlbp wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These days I tend to rely on archive.org (+ archive.today) and a plain link rather than web clipping tools. I just find it more useful coming back later to have access to the full fidelity of a page and its context. It also feels appropriate to be publicly preserving parts of the web that you've found useful enough to note down. As someone at archive.org said, 'If you see something, save something.' Edit: n.b. archiv…

I personally save them using the SingleFile browser extension. https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

This is my alternative which tries to convert a page to Markdown: https://github.com/deathau/markdownload

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by mgdlbp »

m-p-3 wrote: post #40
mgdlbp wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These days I tend to rely on archive.org (+ archive.today) and a plain link rather than web clipping tools. I just find it more useful coming back later to have access to the full fidelity of a page and its context. It also feels appropriate to be publicly preserving parts of the web that you've found useful enough to note down. As someone at archive.org said, 'If you see something, save something.' Edit: n.b. archiv…

I personally save them using the SingleFile browser extension. https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

There's also ArchiveWeb.page, which records in the same WARC format as archive.org

https://github.com/webrecorder/archiveweb.page

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by vivekweb2013 »

vhanda wrote: post #34

I love how more and more of us are using Git to store our notes, though in this case it's more coupled to GitHub than Git. If there is already a need to self-host this, then why not just hook into git and make this more generic? In fact, why is a Postgres database even needed? Please note that I'm biased. I work on [GitJournal]( https://gitjournal.io ) which is similar, but only mobile based.

GitJournal is nice. Just wanted to check with whats your opinion about this - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31580996

Did you get the permission for using "Git" mark?

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by dkarl »

rodorgas wrote: post #41
dkarl wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For me, the missing feature is usually adding a note on my computer and accessing it seconds later on my phone. There are a lot of notes that would be tedious to create on my phone because of their complexity, but which I use on the go. Examples are workout plans, shopping notes, and travel notes. With Evernote, I create the note on my computer, walk out the door, and already have access on my phone.

I love the simplicity and power of Obsidian. It also lets me sync desktop and iPhone for free via iCloud.

How does that happen? Is it triggered by changes, or can I trigger it myself by flicking the page down? As long as the sync isn't determined by a schedule or hidden inside a menu, it could work for me.

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by joekrill »

pwdisswordfish9 wrote: post #31

The name needs to change. This tool commits the cardinal sin of choosing a name GitSomething, where Git is only incidental to the domain that the product is concerned with (notetaking) and which is made worse by being yet another project that says "Git" where what it means is "we're using the GitHub API". > You may not use the Marks in the following ways: ... > In any way that indicates that Git favors one distributi…

How do GitHub and Gitlab get away with this? Have they been given permission by Conservancy? Or are they in violation?

Re: Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)

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Post by [deleted] »

pwdisswordfish9 wrote: post #31

The name needs to change. This tool commits the cardinal sin of choosing a name GitSomething, where Git is only incidental to the domain that the product is concerned with (notetaking) and which is made worse by being yet another project that says "Git" where what it means is "we're using the GitHub API". > You may not use the Marks in the following ways: ... > In any way that indicates that Git favors one distributi…

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