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Simplenote is no longer in active development

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Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#11

Post by flakeoil »

I can recommend Standard Notes as an alternative. https://standardnotes.com/

Works well on all paltforms, desktop and mobile. The sync works also great. It also backs up to text files on your computer, so that you can back up your files with your regular backup process and you can also easily move away if you would like to one day.

Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#12

Post by eviks »

What a coincidence, was just looking for a replacement of Simplenote!

With hundreds of note taking apps coming and going, is there any single performant cross-platform non-Electron app with great conflict resolution for simple notes? Just to be more useful than an overpowered code editor + a file cloud?

Checked just 2 of these conditions here (native Windows and macOS and some iOS startup benchmarks) and there is literally not a single app!!! (to be fair, not every app is likely tested, but even without those it's 6 apps)

https://noteapps.info/features?group=performance

Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#13

Post by mjhagen »

It's been my go-to since 2009! That's longer than I had thought. It just did what it said on the sticker and has always been unobtrusive and respectful of the user when adding a few features every now and then. Thankful to have been able to use it for so long and without it getting enshitified like almost everything else.

Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#14

Post by clickety_clack »

eviks wrote: post #12

What a coincidence, was just looking for a replacement of Simplenote! With hundreds of note taking apps coming and going, is there any single performant cross-platform non-Electron app with great conflict resolution for simple notes? Just to be more useful than an overpowered code editor + a file cloud? Checked just 2 of these conditions here (native Windows and macOS and some iOS startup benchmarks) and there is lit…

You could probably vibe code the perfect one for yourself at this point.

Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#15

Post by msisk6 »

Just use plain text files. Anything backed by a service is going to hurt over a long enough time frame. And it seems that time frame gets shorter every year.

I still use email drafts for a lot of notes. Looking at my email draft folder the oldest one I have is from 2002 and I can still access it just fine, even on mobile.

Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#16

Post by ryukoposting »

flakeoil wrote: post #11

I can recommend Standard Notes as an alternative. https://standardnotes.com/ Works well on all paltforms, desktop and mobile. The sync works also great. It also backs up to text files on your computer, so that you can back up your files with your regular backup process and you can also easily move away if you would like to one day.

The illustrations on the home page are some of the most hideous slop I've ever seen. Terrible first impression, and it really doesn't inspire trust in the quality of security of the service. Eventually companies will learn. But for now, eww.

Re: Simplenote is no longer in active development

#17

Post by aitchnyu »

eviks wrote: post #12

What a coincidence, was just looking for a replacement of Simplenote! With hundreds of note taking apps coming and going, is there any single performant cross-platform non-Electron app with great conflict resolution for simple notes? Just to be more useful than an overpowered code editor + a file cloud? Checked just 2 of these conditions here (native Windows and macOS and some iOS startup benchmarks) and there is lit…

I use Ticktick for my Markdown notes and todos. I can add tasks from my lockscreen. I have a single view of notes and tasks. Costs me 5 biriyanis per year, yes its localized pricing.

Been meaning to switch to an open source app out of principle, one which can handle rich notes too.

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