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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 rakoo »

bornon5 wrote: post #104
rakoo wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you _really_ need a web client ? I use markor ( https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.gsantner.markor/ ) on android and it does everything I need. It's all a bunch of files, synchronized with syncthing, so I can use it on my desktop with any editor (maybe https://thiefmd.com/ , maybe another one). No need for a server, I can use it while offline, it's lightweight to install and maintain.

I want to be able to access the same content from my laptop, phone, and tablet. I used Obsidian for a while with a convoluted setup (a Git repo with an iOS shortcut that fetched when the Obsidian app was launched), but it proved too slow and error-prone to continue using. I want the whole stack to be open source, which is why I’m not using Obsidian Sync or an iOS Syncthing client. So while I don’t technically need we…

I understand your concern, personally syncthing does a perfect job for me. I'm never editing from multiple devices at the same time, and by the time I switch to another device the content is synced. If not, I give it a little time and it makes me pause and use computers a little bit less, so it's not that much of a downside.

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

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Post by rho138 »

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/

Until you deploy the web or electron apps and realize it beacons out to the internet.

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

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Post by maroonblazer »

Icathian wrote: post #88

Joplin is a gem of open source, and I use it daily on all of my machines. I'm so grateful to have a good FOSS notes app that syncs cross platform. I've been a patron for years and recommended it to lots of people. If anyone has questions about how I use it or my workflow I'm happy to shill this app more, lol. I know Obsidian is the cool kid right now but I just absolutely can't imagine using a closed source app for s…

> If anyone has questions about how I use it or my workflow I'm happy to shill this app more, lol.

I've recently begun using Joplin and am still futzing my way around. Would love to hear about anyone else's workflow.

One question, not specific to Joplin, I always have with note-taking apps is what's the best way to organize content? Or do you not worry about that and simply use tags to create structure/relationships?

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

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Post by thinkmassive »

fbnlsr wrote: post #84
piokoch wrote: post #51

Big no-no to Joplin for me is that it is using some custom data format (sqlite I think). Why bother? Just give me an app that can handle nicely markdown files, syncing I can do myself e.g. (Synology, rsync) or use some file syncing service (Dropbox, OneDrive, whatever). Zettlr does the trick for me without interfering with what I write.

> Just give me an app that can handle nicely markdown files You know what does that well? The filesystem. I've tested pretty much all note-taking software out there. What ended up working for me is a bunch of markdown files inside folders, synced using Github. I have search, formatting and preview thanks to VSCode, and I can access my notes on any machine that syncs with Github.

If you want to leave all your notes unencrypted on github, then sure that’s an option.

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

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Post by dizhn »

piokoch wrote: post #51

Big no-no to Joplin for me is that it is using some custom data format (sqlite I think). Why bother? Just give me an app that can handle nicely markdown files, syncing I can do myself e.g. (Synology, rsync) or use some file syncing service (Dropbox, OneDrive, whatever). Zettlr does the trick for me without interfering with what I write.

I was never able to get encrypted syncing working with Joplin. I tried every year or something for a while but it never worked. I kept looking for an Evernote alternative for years. The closest that got there is Leanote, which is a Chinese company's open source product. (https://github.com/leanote)

I finally gave up the search. Switched to unencrypted plain text md files synced with syncthing. On Linux I use Kate. It has a directory tree view and recursive search in said directories. It works great. On Android I am using Markor to point to the same shared directory. I don't think I'll ever start looking for a note taking app again. I also found I don't really take notes much. So there's that. :)

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

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Post by Tomte »

awill wrote: post #126
tiim wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does syncthing not support iphone? Because on android it works flawlessly.

my understanding is that syncthing doesn't work properly on iOS, because Apple doesn't allow background processes. So you have to manually sync all the time. I'd imagine you'd get into some merge conflicts if you forget to manually sync and start editing notes. That's why ios apps generally either use their own sync, or use iCloud. As someone that has a mix of devices (iOS, Linux desktop, macbook for work), this leav…

It works well enough. I've never had a problem.

This background process issue may prevent optimal operation, but I've never seen a file not being synced quickly in practice.

Just get Möbius Sync (https://www.mobiussync.com/) and don't overthink it.

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

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Post by princevegeta89 »

mitchitized wrote: post #130

Longtime joplin user here - been using s3 sync storage since it was available. As long as it is open and free, that will be my note app of choice. Yeah the mobile app definitely needs work, and there's always room for improvement overall. But it is free as in "free beer", as well as "free speech". Both are hard requirements for me, at least for my notes (and data, in general). I have years of notes in joplin, spread…

How is the sync now? Does it only sync every 5 minutes, with the user requiring to manually press "sync" for every change? Or does it sync on changes automatically?

I'm asking because I used it in the past and the sync limitation often caused conflicts for my mobile and desktop clients

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Post by jhoechtl »

stanislavb wrote: post #95
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/

A huge fan of Logseq here. I can’t imagine my workflow without it anymore. However, I still can’t have it on mobile because of sync. iCloud is awful, Syncthing doesn’t support mobile.

> Syncthing doesn’t support mobile.

Just checking ... yes, I have Syncthing running on Android.

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

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Post by greenie_beans »

mitchitized wrote: post #130

Longtime joplin user here - been using s3 sync storage since it was available. As long as it is open and free, that will be my note app of choice. Yeah the mobile app definitely needs work, and there's always room for improvement overall. But it is free as in "free beer", as well as "free speech". Both are hard requirements for me, at least for my notes (and data, in general). I have years of notes in joplin, spread…

s3 sync is still broken for me. haven't had time to open a pr to fix it.
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