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Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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If 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/p…

Demo page is down

Where do you see a demo link?

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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post #80

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Wait a minute, that's not fun at all!

It's also an incomplete assessment - anyway who doesn't take a backup before entering into the unknown (or inexperienced) world of new tools? - PEBKAC If you follow the instructions properly, this issue is a non-issue.

Of course I resorted from backup. And then I stopped using the application which has such problems.

Still, after discovering that the keys were in the log file, it was definitely a “final nail in the coffin” for me.

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Just look in your log files. Here’s my log file with the keys scrubbed, which I discovered while hunting down an unrelated issue. https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/keep-original-notebook-on-...

Do you have open an issue about it?

I don’t. After discovering that flaw plus the issue I was originally reporting in that thread plus another issue where Joplin deleted all my notes, I just stopped using the software.

I’m reasonably happy using Obsidian now, despite it being closed source and not supporting anything but proprietary sync mechanisms. I have no had any data loss issues with it.

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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post #88

I 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…

I'm still a happy Evernote subscriber since a few years ago. When Galaxy Notes were my main phones, lots of my (handwriting) notes are stored in it. Nevertheless, I'm still looking for open source alternative. Evernote is certainly more user friendly because it has built-in Word-like WYSWYIG editor. Obsidian, on the other side, is like vim: there's a reading mode, and there's an editing mode. A bit confusing at first…

I kinda like Joplin. It's not perfect, but it works for me. I enter notes in markdown, and it formats the markdown text (kinda WYSIWYG). Sync has never failed me. I can edit on Android. The desktop app is fine. It has a web clipper. It's free.

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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post #11

Encryption 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…

Somebody showed me this, which looks like everything you want but it also looks experimental:

https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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post #11

Encryption 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…

drafts optimizes for startup time, I use that for on-the-go and then review it later to be put into a long-term system

looking for one-tool to do it all is a mistake

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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post #52

I 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…

But then when your collection gets to a certain size it's barely usable without an app. You lose all the easy traversal between interlinked notes for instance. I think plain text sets the bar very low for the functionality absolutely required from an app, but doesn't eliminate it.

I think this is why org-roam[1] makes an index in (IIRC) a SQLite DB. (None of this works on mobile in any meaningful way, of course.)

[1]: https://www.orgroam.com/

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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post #11

Encryption 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…

Apple Notes is my go to. Plenty of great new features, but the core is still snappy and easy to use.

Any idea how to export apple notes? Last I tried I went on the official apple note discord and their response was basically "lol you shouldn't use apple notes for more than like 10 notes so you're out of luck". I have like 1500 notes that I want to export

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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If you don't mind me asking, can you share some more info on this? Did some searching around, and only found one [1] semi related issue from 2018. Is this the one you were referring to? [1] : https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/288

Just look in your log files. Here’s my log file with the keys scrubbed, which I discovered while hunting down an unrelated issue. https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/keep-original-notebook-on-...

> Just look in your log files. Here’s my log file with the keys scrubbed.

https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/keep-original-notebook-on-...

I just checked my log.txt file and I can't find mention of my master password. Maybe it is fixed?

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