Warning: desktop app is Electron.
What makes electron bad? Just being curious - dont know much about it.
Slower startup, worse responsiveness, higher CPU and RAM usage, could hog CPU even at idle.
A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
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Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#42Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#43If you are interested in this kind of app you may like to take a look at https://cryptpad.org, a full featured collaborative office suite. End-to-end encrypted, built from the ground to know as little as needed about you and easy to host.
Try it on our flagship instance: https://cryptpad.fr, no registration required!
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#44Encryption is nice, but what I really want is local-first, multi-device, and a very short time between when I launch the app and when I start being able to type. When I want to capture an idea or want to spend my limited time journalling, I want it fast. Hyperlinking and adding photos are nice. Evernote has been focusing on collaborative features I don’t care about. Startup time to when I can start typing have been g…
Google Keep, everyday (till they kill it)
This is seriously sad (not just Google keep, but also why other note taking software like Evernote, apple notes, etc) that there is a worry that companies may shut any one of these down, or that they aren't encrypted and secure, or that they're not FOSS.
There's good options that fit these criteria, such as obsidian on a LAN with syncthing.
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, I use Evernote as a searchable scanned documents database (I don’t need plain text notes, and I have thousands of scans lying around from the last 12 years). Every bill, receipt, signed contract, insurance claim etc. gets scanned and goes to Evernote, with tags for quick access. I pay full $80/year for it. I would really love to switch to something else, but there is no alternative. There is no other document da…
OneNote
Oh, they added OCR and tags recently. I’ll give it a try again.
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#46Encryption is nice, but what I really want is local-first, multi-device, and a very short time between when I launch the app and when I start being able to type. When I want to capture an idea or want to spend my limited time journalling, I want it fast. Hyperlinking and adding photos are nice. Evernote has been focusing on collaborative features I don’t care about. Startup time to when I can start typing have been g…
Noteplan
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#47I have moved on to a plaintext lifestyle that isn't tied to any tooling. If I have to protect/encrypt the content, I will look at doing that at the container -- such as a Vault. Tools such as Obsidian[1] are a good option for me, as I can use it as that -- a tool and not worry about the content being tied to any platform - open or otherwise. For your Vault protection, tools such as the Cryptomator[2] works well. I re…
What about the bizarre lack of Markdown viewers, though? It's infuriating.
"which still can maintain human readability even if the reader doesn't know what Markdowns are"
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven’t found anything better than Joplin, have you?
Joplin has no mobile writer. Only reading. Obsidian has that. And is more extendable. That is why I switched. For me, writing a note on multiple devices is the key feature.
"Obsidian is not FOSS"
https://forum.obsidian.md/t/publish-the-android-mobile-app-a...
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#49Great competitive product, can't wait to see what they will offer more than standard notes. Good luck!
Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote
#50If you're looking for a fully open source, self-hostable, E2EE wiki web app then you might be interested in Peergos - https://peergos.org
We have a markdown based wiki viewer and editor- https://peergos.org/posts/markdown-browser
There is also secure sharing of documents or folders with others.
Peergos is a generic P2P E2EE filesystem with a bunch of apps on top, and you can write your own too - https://peergos.org/posts/a-better-web
Disclaimer: co-founder here