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

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

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Post by LeBit »

laurent123456 wrote: post #60
jadahl wrote: post #56

Piping content from the Internet to bash is a terrible way to distribute applications on Linux, I'd recommend making the official method a Flatpak instead. It'll allow you to sandbox your application, which is good for the user, and it'll handle the integration (e.g. app icon etc) correctly. No user should ever be urged to install anything with that method, it's unsafe.

In which way can it be exploited?

I never understood why people say this is an obvious no-no security wise.

How is installing something from Homebrew any more secure?

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

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Post by Saidelo »

dunco wrote: post #65
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/

I looked at logseq as an alternative to joplin but there were too many little flags that suggested to me that privacy and being free might not be forever. I don't have a problem with paying for software, but I don't like getting embedded in it when I don't know what the cost will be. Privacy wise, statements like "The aim of Logseq is to establish a better environment for both learning and collaboration, enabling us…

The code is open source... Go read it... If you can't, ask a friend who can or trust the community to have did it for you. The privacy is the statement number one of why people choose logseq, there is a reason...

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

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Post by lf-non »

melagonster wrote: post #208
lf-non wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Last I checked this did not provide an obvious way for links between notes. This is a crutial feature for many folks who work with lots of small interlinked notes.

Joplin offer markdown link and link for outside to any note. but backward link and thinking map relying on plugins now.

My comment was about nuttyartist/notes (the project mentioned in the parent comment) and not joplin.

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

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Post by melagonster »

lf-non wrote: post #213
melagonster wrote: post #208

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Joplin offer markdown link and link for outside to any note. but backward link and thinking map relying on plugins now.

My comment was about nuttyartist/notes (the project mentioned in the parent comment) and not joplin.

my bad, guess I missed this

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

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Post by dunco »

laurent123456 wrote: post #74
dunco wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

just jumping on this to say I'm a Joplin user and I love it, thank you for building an awesome app. I currently also use notion because of Joplin's lack of note sharing on mobile; if good note sharing came to the Joplin mobile app I wouldn't need anything else. The only other feature I'd want that I think is missing from Joplin is the ability to define different storage locations / encryption keys per notebook to all…

Glad you like the app and thanks for the kind words! For separation between work and personal notes, we know support multiple profiles, as described here, available on both mobile and desktop: https://joplinapp.org/news/20220606-release-2-8/#multiple-pr... By note sharing on mobile, what do you mean? I believe you can share some text from any app to Joplin. And there's also a way to share from Joplin to any other app…

Multiple profiles is a great addition, but obviously would be even better if the app did not need to close and re-open. The risk for me is that a thought disappears in the time it takes me to swap profiles, but I think the keyboard shortcut should help with that on desktop :) the switching itself seems to be fast enough.

By sharing I mean the notebook sharing feature that is available on desktop but not yet mobile. https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/share-notebooks-and-collab...

My use case is sharing lists etc (e.g a shopping list, task lists) with my wife who barely ever goes on a desktop computer, and have her be able to share lists with me, update them etc.

Thanks again!

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

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Post by dunco »

rhamzeh wrote: post #73
dunco wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I looked at logseq as an alternative to joplin but there were too many little flags that suggested to me that privacy and being free might not be forever. I don't have a problem with paying for software, but I don't like getting embedded in it when I don't know what the cost will be. Privacy wise, statements like "The aim of Logseq is to establish a better environment for both learning and collaboration, enabling us…

> better separation of work/private notes (like different storage locations) FYI, as of last year, Joplin supports profiles on both Desktop and Android that are exactly that. Though you do have to restart the app to toggle between the two. Release notes: https://joplinapp.org/news/20220606-release-2-8/ Open issue for multiple instances ala Firefox: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/591

Thanks! I'll start using this for sure. Shame that it may not be integrated any time soon, but this separation looks basically good enough.

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Post by ycombinete »

pseufaux wrote: post #90
ycombinete wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What app do you use instead of Joplin for notes?

Obsidian. It's not perfect but I like a lot of what it brings. Particularly, I like that the notes remain in an accessible format (though as long as the format is not proprietary I'd be fine) and the mass of third party plugins supports basically any workflow. The main issue for me is the fact that the main app is not open source (not for any particular reason other than that I like supporting open source initiatives…

Thanks for this. I used orgmode for many years, and love it. My main issue is that I travel and found that using the mobile versions unpleasant. Obsidian looks very slick.

If I ever went back to a desk job I’d switch back to orgmode instantly. For now it’s OneNote + whatever is nearby that I can write on (and maybe Obsidian!).

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

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Post by dunco »

Saidelo wrote: post #212
dunco wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I looked at logseq as an alternative to joplin but there were too many little flags that suggested to me that privacy and being free might not be forever. I don't have a problem with paying for software, but I don't like getting embedded in it when I don't know what the cost will be. Privacy wise, statements like "The aim of Logseq is to establish a better environment for both learning and collaboration, enabling us…

The code is open source... Go read it... If you can't, ask a friend who can or trust the community to have did it for you. The privacy is the statement number one of why people choose logseq, there is a reason...

I don't have a problem with how its written now, their statements on privacy seem to conflict with other statements they make about the future of the product. They seem very ambitious in way that a simple note taking app will not satisfy.

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Post by lifehasleft »

pseufaux wrote: post #48

I really want to like Joplin, and I've tried to switch a number of times. But the mobile experience just isn't there for me. The iOS app is simple and reliable, which is good, but it's missing some of the touches that make mobile computing feel like it's made for mobile. Specifically, things like swipes for navigation and for selecting or deleting notes. Also, many of the buttons are just too damn small for my sausag…

I also write on the go and reference on the desktop later. What is your current workflow? Apple Notes would be great except my work computer is windows, and apple notes in the browser is not great
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