It’s Time to Ditch Evernote for One of These Alternatives::undefined

  • hedgehog@ttrpg.network
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    7 months ago

    Standard Notes is fantastic, assuming that:

    • you don’t need to collaborate in real-time with your notes (you can share them after the fact and there is a way to give multiple accounts edit access to the same note, but it looked complicated and I haven’t explored it)
    • you primarily use a keyboard - mobile counts, even if you’re using speech to text or Scribble on iPad - rather than wanting a canvas to draw on.
    • you’re not trying to upload documents and annotate them

    StandardNotes has the following going for it:

    • it’s FOSS
    • it’s easily self-hostable
    • it’s also offered as SaaS, and if you use that your notes are e2ee
    • if you self-host you can still use the official mobile apps (but those are open source, too)
    • it has a web app, mobile apps, desktop apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux
    • there is a variety of editor plugins created by the community that can be used even if you use the free SaaS offering - check out https://github.com/jonhadfield/awesome-standard-notes for a list.

    I’ve been using StandardNotes for a few years at this point (as a paid user on their 5 year plan, which no longer exists as far as I know) and have also developed an editor plugin for it.

    • Dhrystone@infosec.pub
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      7 months ago

      StandardNotes (I compared it to SimpleNote when I tested it months ago):

      • Doesn’t support markdown without $ - simplenote does
      • Doesn’t support checkboxes without $ - simplenote does
      • Doesn’t even allow rich text without paying
      • $119/year subscription
      • Simplenote syncs faster

      It calls itself FOSS but really, most of the important functionality is paid-only.