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Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by DirkH »

stanislavb wrote: post #95
wanderingmind wrote: post #38

For those that want to crosslink anything and everything I suggest Logseq[1]. Its journal and graph view are fantastic. And it has many useful plugins. I use it along with git-sync [2] and syncthing [3] now I can sync the notes across my work, personal desktops and my mobile. [1] http://logseq.com/ [2] https://github.com/simonthum/git-sync [3] https://syncthing.net/

A huge fan of Logseq here. I can’t imagine my workflow without it anymore. However, I still can’t have it on mobile because of sync. iCloud is awful, Syncthing doesn’t support mobile.

I have it synced to mobile using syncthing no issues. Has been working great with very few hiccups for months

This app works great on Android: https://www.f-droid.org/packages/com.nutomic.syncthingandroi...

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by cube2222 »

8n4vidtmkvmk wrote: post #148
_l7dh wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just try it out before interpreting their vision (which I totally ignored up until now). It is simply a nice system based on your local markdown files, allowing to easily cross-link notes. It is opinionated but I like that. It follows the bullet journaling approach and has a rudimentary integrated todo system. I have personally tried many alternatives (obsidian among them) but nothing comes close to what logseq offer…

Why would you want to try it before interpreting their vision? That's how you trap your data in an app before it turns to garbage.

It uses plaintext markdown files, so I don't think it's too big of an issue.

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by hnaccount141 »

andrewshadura wrote: post #11
victorp13 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tried both for quite some time, Obsidian has better community plugin support, better sync (paid) and stores plain text files instead of using a DB. Most importantly the mobile app (at least for iOS) of Obsidian is 1:1 with the desktop app. Switched from Joplin to Obsidian and haven't looked back. Both apps are great initiatives though!

Joplin also uses plain text files.

The data itself is plaintext, but it's stored in a sqlite db rather than directories of markdown files on disk.

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by t_sawyer »

Been using Joplin as my main note app for over 2 years.

IOS, Web Clipper, and Windows clients. Synced to Nextcloud.

I do wish there was a webapp for me to see my notes in a browser but I understand the way it works how that would be difficult to create due to the use use of local files and syncing.

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by vwadhwani »

Icathian wrote: post #88

Joplin is a gem of open source, and I use it daily on all of my machines. I'm so grateful to have a good FOSS notes app that syncs cross platform. I've been a patron for years and recommended it to lots of people. If anyone has questions about how I use it or my workflow I'm happy to shill this app more, lol. I know Obsidian is the cool kid right now but I just absolutely can't imagine using a closed source app for s…

Vim keybindings are possible* with the exception of hitting :q to exit*. For that, you still need to type :exit.

* https://www.reddit.com/r/joplinapp/comments/ww4crz/vim_mode_...

** https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/236

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by hoistbypetard »

jl6 wrote: post #145
princevegeta89 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is the sync now? Does it only sync every 5 minutes, with the user requiring to manually press "sync" for every change? Or does it sync on changes automatically? I'm asking because I used it in the past and the sync limitation often caused conflicts for my mobile and desktop clients

I use Joplin extensively on multiple devices and I find that the only way to completely avoid sync conflicts is to make sure you hit sync after entering data on one device, and then hit sync on the other device before using it.

FWIW, with OneDrive sync, I haven't noticed that problem. I use Joplin quite a bit from both desktop and mobile, but have been living without the browser extensions in an experiment since the beginning of this year.

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by hoistbypetard »

Fervicus wrote: post #167

A requirement for me in a note taking app is password protection on the desktop client. That's one thing preventing me from using Joplin.

Out of curiosity, why do you require that? On my desktop, my system account is protected, never left unattended while unlocked, and I've got full-disk encryption.

I can't presently imagine a benefit to an extra password for my notetaking application, so your comment makes me wonder whether I'm missing something or whether I just use it a little differently than you do.

Re: Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

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Post by Fervicus »

hoistbypetard wrote: post #169
Fervicus wrote: post #167

A requirement for me in a note taking app is password protection on the desktop client. That's one thing preventing me from using Joplin.

Out of curiosity, why do you require that? On my desktop, my system account is protected, never left unattended while unlocked, and I've got full-disk encryption. I can't presently imagine a benefit to an extra password for my notetaking application, so your comment makes me wonder whether I'm missing something or whether I just use it a little differently than you do.

I have other people use my computer from time to time, but not for enough time to warrant a separate account. From what I understand, Joplin's data is also stored unencrypted on disk. I don't use full-disk encryption and I don't want to use it just for Joplin. Are people using my computer going to open up my notes app or snoop around in the sqlite db? Probably not. But I like to have the peace of mind.
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