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Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by alwayslikethis »

yewenjie wrote: post #16

I really really need a mobile app for org-mode that syncs without pain (yes, I am aware of Orgzly + Syncthing, I am using it, but it still is not as smooth as I want it to be, and has too many annoyances). I simply cannot imagine leaving the comfort of org-mode for something inferior like markdown, even though there are cool plugins in the Obsidian ecosystem. Question if you are an Obsidian user - what are your most…

Logseq supports org files. Though it does have a pretty different default workflow, which is heavy on backlinks and tags.

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by raybb »

yewenjie wrote: post #16

I really really need a mobile app for org-mode that syncs without pain (yes, I am aware of Orgzly + Syncthing, I am using it, but it still is not as smooth as I want it to be, and has too many annoyances). I simply cannot imagine leaving the comfort of org-mode for something inferior like markdown, even though there are cool plugins in the Obsidian ecosystem. Question if you are an Obsidian user - what are your most…

What issues are you having with syncthing?

I use it for obsidian and I had quite a bit of annoyances with it until I started having a node running on a VPS that was always on and set the IP address /domain in the mobile application so that it connects almost instantly. Then it didn't matter what my phone and laptop were doing because they could both always connect to the VPS and syncing happened within a second or so.

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by Barrin92 »

alwayslikethis wrote: post #21
yewenjie wrote: post #16

I really really need a mobile app for org-mode that syncs without pain (yes, I am aware of Orgzly + Syncthing, I am using it, but it still is not as smooth as I want it to be, and has too many annoyances). I simply cannot imagine leaving the comfort of org-mode for something inferior like markdown, even though there are cool plugins in the Obsidian ecosystem. Question if you are an Obsidian user - what are your most…

Logseq supports org files. Though it does have a pretty different default workflow, which is heavy on backlinks and tags.

is the performance still abysmal? The last time I tried it, a few months ago, you couldn't edit a full page of text without logseq telling you that editing and indexing was disabled for performance reasons. Which is truly bizarre. Sadly didn't work as a replacement for me for that reason.

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by dig1 »

Great app, and I'm happy someone picked it up. I have been using it for a few years after I switched from MobileOrg [1]. Regarding sync and conflict handling, I find using it with git a much better experience, assuming the git client is installed on the phone.

These days, I prefer (fountain) pen and paper, but I still like to throw org-mode syntax across notebooks - it is a no-brainer to retype it or try with some OCR in the future.

[1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.matburt.mobileorg/

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by accoil »

colordrops wrote: post #6

I used orgzly+syncthing for a while but the overhead of manually resolving conflicts between my laptop and phone were not worth it in the end. I'd consider using it again if a sync protocol or some other mechanism of merging changes across multiple computers is added.

The approach I use is to have a single incoming notes file for my phone. I then refile those notes into the correct location on my laptop later. It works for me because I realised that when I want to take a note on my phone I usually don't have time for a complete note, so the extra refile step gives me the opportunity to fill it out more at my leisure on my laptop. As an extra benefit though, it means that I only have one file that can conflict, and I can just bias resolution towards the phone's version.

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by asymmetric »

wadim wrote: post #13
colordrops wrote: post #6

I used orgzly+syncthing for a while but the overhead of manually resolving conflicts between my laptop and phone were not worth it in the end. I'd consider using it again if a sync protocol or some other mechanism of merging changes across multiple computers is added.

It helps a lot if you have a third machine, which runs 24/7. Haven't had any sync conflicts in ages.

What does the third machine do?

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by lukewiwa »

raffraffraff wrote: post #11

How does it compare to other note taking apps like Obsidian, Notion, Joplin etc? I used Joplin for about a year and ended up taking a lot of notes. But after a year it was so full of garbage that I found it increasingly difficult to keep things tagged, clearing my "inbox" of quickly taken notes. And it ended up looking like my work email inbox. The catalyst for giving it up was a subtle policy change at work that mad…

After trying all the digital options I’m on to a pocket notebook. I carry it instead of a wallet. Great for jotting down that half thought or random todo.

Long running tasks that get rewritten enough times get put in the calendar or a reminder. Anything else that seems important goes in the personal wiki of choice but honestly a lot of the notes are just ephemeral and don’t survive when I switch to a new notebook. And that’s perfectly fine!

Re: Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly

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Post by PurpleRamen »

pachico wrote: post #7

Honest question, how does this compare to Google Keep?

Google Keep is a poor note manager, but a great app for content-capturing (text, audio, picture, drawing,..). Orgzly is basically the opposite, it's only text and great (for mobile devices) at handling this, but anything else is missing.

And Keep has a nearly perfect sync, but it's on Google for this. While with orgzly you are on your own, which can be annoying depending on how you sync.

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