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Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by bcjordan »

ValleyOfTheMtns wrote: post #16
sandij wrote: post #15

For academic research, I find https://www.zotero.org/ useful. AGPLv3 license, good integration with web browsers, and good sync. It has tagging and custom notes although I prefer using folders and a separate note taking app.

Zotero is good. I've also used http://mendeley.com/ , which is a good alternative to Zotero.

If going this route I'd also recommend checking out my brother's reference management tool Paperpile http://paperpile.com [0]

It's kind of like Gmail for your papers—keyboard shortcuts, fancy Google Docs integrations, auto-downloading etc. He spent a couple of years after finishing his PhD to make his dream reference management tool with a couple of friends.

[0]: I also voiceovered the video on the homepage. A Redditor noted my natural voice is too cartoon-y for the subject matter which I found hilarious, and have since accepted.

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by knight17 »

nazgob wrote: post #12

Former Evernote user here. I use http://tiddlywiki.com/ and its quite amazing. Self-hosted, small, fast, tons of features, superb tagging support. There is no mobile app, I use Dropbox and view it in Safari. Highly recommended!

Another vote for Tiddlywiki. It support tags, search, easy authoring, export to static html or plain text, hosting on a server or on your hd. All in a single file. There is Tiddlyclip plugin to clip pieces of text to your notes.

http://tiddlywiki.com/#TiddlyClip%20by%20buggyjay

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by moonlighter »

adamnemecek wrote: post #10

I use Quiver a bunch http://happenapps.com/#quiver

Thank you for mentioning this app! I've been searching for a great native note-taking app with support for code-formatting and rich text (not just markdown), and Quiver is fantastic! Clean UI, completely configurable UI via CSS, blazing fast, and the full screen presentation mode is awesome! And for only $10, it's a steal!

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by adamnemecek »

moonlighter wrote: post #33
adamnemecek wrote: post #10

I use Quiver a bunch http://happenapps.com/#quiver

Thank you for mentioning this app! I've been searching for a great native note-taking app with support for code-formatting and rich text (not just markdown), and Quiver is fantastic! Clean UI, completely configurable UI via CSS, blazing fast, and the full screen presentation mode is awesome! And for only $10, it's a steal!

I know! I could not live without it at this point. It's funny how one guy (he's actually on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8683597) can totally own a niche and blow Evernote and OneNote and all the other note taking apps out of the water.

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by fuzzythinker »

motti wrote: post #22

Try CopyCopy. We do bookmarking and article saving but more broadly let you keep anything for later just by copying it (using normal copy and paste). So we handle not just web articles, but any information that's copyable in any app! See https://www.copycopy.com/ If our homepage isn't clear enough, check out https://www.copycopy.com/product (excuse the unfinished wording on that page as it's not live yet). You can go…

You need a working live demo. Can't bring myself to signup just to try.

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by motti »

fuzzythinker wrote: post #36
motti wrote: post #22

Try CopyCopy. We do bookmarking and article saving but more broadly let you keep anything for later just by copying it (using normal copy and paste). So we handle not just web articles, but any information that's copyable in any app! See https://www.copycopy.com/ If our homepage isn't clear enough, check out https://www.copycopy.com/product (excuse the unfinished wording on that page as it's not live yet). You can go…

You need a working live demo. Can't bring myself to signup just to try.

You're right, and thanks for the feedback.

We thought animations would be good enough but people do like to see the real live thing. Here's a live demo, albeit one with rather poor sound and editing: https://vimeo.com/140990404. Password is "disrupt".

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by wodenokoto »

bcjordan wrote: post #31
ValleyOfTheMtns wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Zotero is good. I've also used http://mendeley.com/ , which is a good alternative to Zotero.

If going this route I'd also recommend checking out my brother's reference management tool Paperpile http://paperpile.com [0] It's kind of like Gmail for your papers—keyboard shortcuts, fancy Google Docs integrations, auto-downloading etc. He spent a couple of years after finishing his PhD to make his dream reference management tool with a couple of friends. [0]: I also voiceovered the video on the homepage. A Reddit…

It wasn't super clear from the page, but can I easily annotate PDF's from my iPad and use the summary of the annotations on my PC?

Re: Ask HN: Evernote alternatives for research?

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Post by tirathbansal »

We are just launching myorb.com which is the excel of information sharing. You can upload any type of content files, bookmarks, links and pretty much anything else. Info goes into separate spaces where you can invite collaborators and then communicate with Chat, Email and Notes. It does what Evernote does but with a lot of other services which are currently in separate products. We are a web application and hence available on any device with a browser. I can give you a full demo as your use case is basically what we are aiming to provide.
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