Although I may be an extreme case, I use Dokuwiki for notes/journals/logs. I wanted something that was OSS, as I am somewhat uncomfortable providing brain dumps to a corporate entity in exchange for a license. Wiki markup is great for quick keyboard formatting, and all data is saved in flat files, so a rsync via cron takes care of redundancy/backups. Revision control works, and I can quickly create a new user with limited access if I need to share, or export to PDF.
Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
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Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
#22I created a project called http://dok.io
The goal is to easily create and forget (like in gmail) small piece of info (dok). The dynamic search helps to find them if needed later.
Of course it's collaborative (like a wiki) and everyone in the team can add/edit just by typing in the dok (like in asana), no edit button or whatever. Oh and behind, it's HTML5/JS with Meteor.
Feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
#23Text files on dropbox, using native editors is definitely the most portable solution with no vendor lock in. Dropbox's web site even has an online text editor.
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#24I'm a long time Evernote user and honestly, it's great for record keeping but I find it pretty awful for daily use. A huge improvement could be made by Evernote if they would support markdown within their notes. Currently the editor is very basic and can't handle functions like tables very well (creating them sure, but then adding/removing cells or sizing them is a chore) OneNote has the best editor but it's also a l…
Yeah, Markdown support would be lovely for me since I write almost everything else outside of Evernote in Markdown.
I’m leery of Keep because Google has already tried this realm before with Google Notebook and shut that down.
Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
#25It's not close to a full-blown Evernote alternative, but Google keep (http://keep.google.com) is my alternative.
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#26Does anyone know of any note apps which support Linux, iOS, Windows, and OS X. Starts up fast. For example, vi starts up fast. Works offline and online. Always syncs without a manual step. I don't care about pictures, or audio, or OCR, etc. I just want the basics to work and work perfectly.
just use your favourite text editor and dropbox. It works for me
Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
#27Bokemarks.com is a good alternative:
http://www.bokemarks.com/
Here is an invitation link: http://www.bokemarks.com/#!invited?code=bHjj1KloPRx56W
Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
#28It depends on what you need.
- Serious note taking for study / research or whatever requires a lot of editing: ms word or alike.
- Quick saving of webpages: readability / instapaper / pocket etc.
- Quick note taking for a few words: google keep
- to do list: to do list apps
I have tried all kinds of things and I found I have to use different apps to achieve different goals.
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#29By owning a Surface RT, I've used OneNote for almost a semester now. For me the only minus side of OneNote is that the PDF slides from the lecturers can't be editable inside OneNote. This is because the things that are "printed" inside OneNote are images which makes the OneNote file big. But then, after trying some alternatives, I cannot find any better one. Seems that I will stick to OneNote for now.
Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to Evernote?
#30I use a folder in my Google Drive.
+1. I also find Google Drive very convenient for this. The great search within my drive just lets me litter a large amount of new documents and not worry about it. I usually either view the most recently edited or search.