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Father_Redbeard

@ Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml

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9mo ago

Open source note taking apps?
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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 9mo ago
Was going to say the same. Obsidian has very little proprietary stuff in it, other than maybe some plugins users may elect to use. Other than that, it's just folders full of markdown files.

9mo ago

What hardware do you use for Nextcloud?

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 9mo ago

Same here. Works well.

10mo ago

Looking for personal cloud storage alternatives

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 10mo ago

Seafile is great...with caveats that seem to bother people away from it:

Files are stored as git-like chunks on the server
Features behind a paywall for more than 3 users (Pro vs Comminity versions)
Documentation can be very confusing at times

Item 1 can be mitigated by utilizing tools like Rclone to mount the files on the server, reassembling the chunks, then back up and unmount when done. Item 2 isn't a deal breaker for me.

It is super fast and reliable in my experience. I specify wanted the selective sync because my stupid MacBook has a tiny SSD, but I still wanted access to files from other device libraries.

10mo ago

What do you use for notes?

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 10mo ago

I've tried 'em all. And I am always on the lookout for new apps that can do what I want. So far, Obsidian is the best.

Joplin: adds meta data to your text files making it nearly impossible to find anything outside of Joplin unless you export
Logseq: the closest substitute to Obsidian. The android app is almost unusable in my testing. And it's an outlined based note app, so it requires a different mindset
Silverbullet: such a neat project. The PWA runs great on every device I've tried it on. That said, I find it hard to navigate and will require more learning to take full advantage of its features
Nextcloud Notes: decent if you already have an instance running. Not worth it just for Notes though. It's very spartan, feature-wise
Quillpad: the closest Google Keep alternative I've found so far. Does require Nextcloud insurance to sync though. At least currently.
Acreom: very cool project. Similar to Obsidian and Logseq. Local first.....unless you're on mobile, then you are required to have an account and use their sync.
Notesnook: has great features but does not store the notes on plain text (due to encryption), which is a deal breaker for my use case
Memos: very easy to selfhost. Think of it like a personal twitter feed. Stores entries in a db file, so it's out for me

I tested others, and many didnt last long enough in my testing to even be worth writing about. I find Obsidian's folder hierarchy easier to fit around how my brain works. And the plain text files in folders, maintaining the hierarchy, is a killer feature for me. Lots of folks self host a sync solution. And I want to but am currently paying for their basic sync plan of $5/mo.

10mo ago

Proton CEO Andy Yen Interview

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 10mo ago

Source?

11mo ago

Selfhosted Journal

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

Something to think about, if it's important to you. I went through this same journey. I had been using Day one, which is a beautiful app. But I began considering what would happen to those entries when I'm dead and gone. It's important that my wife and kids can read through the years if the desire. That lead me in a search for something that has the most "future proof" journaling approach. Something that would still be easily readable without a bunch of exporting or conversion should the company go out of business.

Obsidian is one of many apps that at its core, is simple text files in folders on your local machine(s). As others have said you can self host rather than paying for their home grown sync solution. I've tried Joplin, Logseq, Trillium, Memos, and I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting. They have all had some level of dealbreaker for me. Like Logseq has a horrible android app. Memos stores entries inside a database, so not easily retrievable. And Joplin adds meta data to the contents of your text files as well as screwing up the file/folder names to something that isn't human readable. So I've stuck with Obsidian. It's not open source, but the file format is platform agnostic and can be read by just about any computer or mobile device made in decades.

That said, you won't get the calendar features with dates/locations of photos like you mentioned unless someone has made a plugin for it.

11mo ago

What’s your RSS solutions?

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

I've found the PWA adequate for my phone usage. I found a custom CSS that is sort of a Gruvbox that I really like.

11mo ago

What’s your RSS solutions?

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

Miniflux is great. I use Wallabag as my read it later app and selfhost both on a cheap VPS. They're tightly integrated but Miniflux supports several other integrations

11mo ago

Search for a note taking app (solved)

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

Honestly it seems like Obsidian is the one matching most of your criteria. $4/mo isn't bad for a bullet proof sync solution with version history, imo. I also have my vault backed up on each client locally for extra protection.

I'd love to suggest Logseq because FOSS, but man does the android app suck.

That said, I find Obsidian really lacks in the simple to-do/checklist function. So I use Quillpad synced to my Nextcloud server for Google Keep-like functionality. Everything else goes into Obsidian.

11mo ago

Search for a note taking app (solved)

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

I have used Nebo as well and instead of exporting I did a select all, copy and paste. Not very elegant but it did work to sort of "convert" to markdown.

11mo ago

Search for a note taking app (solved)

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

And the file names are not the note titles like Obsidian (and logseq I believe)

11mo ago

Distro suggestions for a dumb-dumb who only knows linux through meme osmosis

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

Pop!_OS is neat. I've been running it on my desktop and laptop for over a year now. I like that it doesn't look like Windows and has enough difference to it to not be a macOS clone either. Plus I think System76 is doing some great things with hardware design.

12mo ago

FOSS alternative to Google Keep

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 12mo ago

Hey! That works. Not sure how I missed that. Thank you!

12mo ago

Best free way to sync obsidian?

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 12mo ago

Don't know if you saw that they added a $4/mo tier for Obsidian Sync. I thought $8/mo was too high and went to cancel it and saw the cheaper price. For how well it works as far as speed and reliability of syncing with version control, it's worth that for me.

12mo ago

FOSS alternative to Google Keep

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Father_Redbeard @lemmy.ml 12mo ago

Yeah, it's not perfect. I've noticed that when making a task list/checkbox note that you can't delete the line. Sure you can go and edit the contents of that line, but even if you delete all text, the line with a checkbox remains. Kind of annoying, particularly when I accidentally create another checkbox and have nothing to put in it. it's just an empty line and checkbox sitting there mocking me. You can still mark it complete of course, but it kinda makes my eye twitch. :)