Would be good to know how it compares to Standard Notes[1] which is also open-source[2]
[1] https://standardnotes.com [2] https://github.com/standardnotes/app
Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App
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#12This need show HN:
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#13Introduction: Beaver Notes, the privacy-focused note-taking app, is making waves among tech enthusiasts and power users alike. Built on an open-source foundation, this cross-platform gem is raising the bar for secure and intuitive note management. Join the ranks of privacy-conscious professionals who are embracing Beaver Notes for its robust architecture, seamless cross-platform compatibility, and powerful features.…
The marketing turbobabble alone is enough to put me off. This is Hacker News not a listicle review site.
Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App
#14How does this compare to Obsidian [1] (which for example allows me to do the sync using my own private github repository,...)? [1] https://obsidian.md/
Beaver seems to be open source, although I cannot find any link to the code nor license (although the "Terms" page mentions MIT: https://www.beavernotes.com/Terms.html ) Obsidian isn't open source. But, it stores your files are normal markdown files (cannot see if Beaver does the same) so it's easy to import/export if needed, and also have a huge number of plugins for basically anything out there. Obsidian is also pr…
> although I cannot find any link to the code nor license
It's here: https://github.com/Daniele-rolli/Beaver-Notes linked via 'Resources' at the top.
Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App
#15Would be good to know how it compares to Standard Notes[1] which is also open-source[2] [1] https://standardnotes.com [2] https://github.com/standardnotes/app
Standard Notes has a selfhostable server and clients for mobile. Beaver Notes seems to be confined to one desktop device.
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#16hmm I think I prefer my selfhosted Trilium thank you
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#17Nice use of TipTap and Vue!
As the files are just on the file system, what's the sync story? Have you tackled merging conflicting edits across devices?
Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App
#18Introduction: Beaver Notes, the privacy-focused note-taking app, is making waves among tech enthusiasts and power users alike. Built on an open-source foundation, this cross-platform gem is raising the bar for secure and intuitive note management. Join the ranks of privacy-conscious professionals who are embracing Beaver Notes for its robust architecture, seamless cross-platform compatibility, and powerful features.…
Kudos for building a thing! Forgive the terse feedback, but I figure you wouldn’t post here if you weren’t seeking it. Quick thoughts:
A) Without providing a viable option for mobile (or even via a web UI on mobile), my guess would be that a desktop-client-only solution (like this appears to be?) is going to be a non-starter for a significant number of your potential audience. To me, cross-platform doesn’t just mean cross-desktop-OS - If something says cross-platform my personal expectation is that means desktop/mobile/web.
B) If your top-level value proposition is a focus on privacy and security, people are naturally going to ask further questions about the details. For example: - What encryption is being used here, and how? - If data isn’t stored on external servers, how do “your notes sync effortlessly”? What mechanism makes it possible to “access your data from any device, anywhere”? - How do I get my data OUT of this thing, if I decide it isn’t right for me?
C) If you’re going to go down the “unlike other note-taking platforms” route, it might be valuable to explicitly help people make the comparison in terms of features/approaches/architecture/trade-offs etc. How should one compare this against [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)? [Simplenote](https://simplenote.com)? [Logseq](https://logseq.com/)? [Zettlr](https://www.zettlr.com/)? [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.com)? Notion/Google Keep/Evernote/Workflowy/Dynalist etc?
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#19At this point there are enough note taking app options out there that are really just a fancy interface on top of text/markdown files that I have a really hard time ever considering any ecosystem that locks my notes into their own data system. I do see an export function here, but it is unclear whether or not that export to text files or just to the PDFs.
I use Obsidian, and I would love for it to be Open Source, but I take comfort in the fact that at any moment I can just delete the app and start editing my notes in any application that can interpret text files.
Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App
#20Would be good to know how it compares to Standard Notes[1] which is also open-source[2] [1] https://standardnotes.com [2] https://github.com/standardnotes/app
Also Simplenote from the Automattic folks: https://simplenote.com/developers/