I currently use Joplin but I find it’s a bit too over-engineered with many features I don’t use. For me the best note taking app would:

  • Be FOSS
  • Sync over NextCloud / webDAV
  • Support kind of formatting (markdown for example)
  • Have ability to create check box lists
  • Be lightweight and fast to open
  • Have ability to set remainders and alarms (if possible)
  • [if possible] as either a windows desktop client or a web client or interface to access notes from work

Now depending on how I like the software, I may change a bit my habits and drop some of those requirements if the soft please me and I find workaround or drop the feature (for example an automated backup can replace NextCloud stuff and I don’t use that much the work computer to access notes, so if it’s good and I can share the note manually by mail or so, I can live with it).

So feel free to share what you use.

  • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    I think Quillpad would be worth taking a look at. I needed indentable checklists more than syncing so I switched to NotallyX, so I don’t remember if it has all of these things, but it seems like a good fit

    Edit https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.quillpad/

    With Quillpad, you can:

    • Take notes with Markdown support
    • Make task lists
    • Pin your favorite notes to the top
    • Hide notes you do not want others to see
    • Set reminders for events you do not want to miss
    • Add voice recordings and other file attachments
    • Group related notes in notebooks
    • Add tags to notes
    • Archive notes you want out of your way
    • Search through notes
    • Sync with Nextcloud (requires the Nextcloud Notes app installed on the Nextcloud server used for syncing)
    • Backup your notes to a zip file which you can restore at a later time
    • Toggle between Light and Dark mode
    • Choose between multiple color schemes

    The github (https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad) leads me to believe there may already be a desktop app. Nextcloud syncing looks to currently be experimental

    • fievel@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Thanks will give a try but it seems to well check all my needs.

      • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        Yeah, I do too. Honestly it’s more polished and finished than notallyX I just REALLY need the indentable boxes, that was a feature I used nonstop when I was using keep

  • BurnoutDV@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    Just use the Nextcloud notes app? It does markdown, technically it only edits md files in the notes folder. But markdown means lists

    Edit :but alarms seems to be a no, you could use task.org if you got a Nextcloud anyway, checkboxes seem to not work as ‘[ ]’ but should

    Edit 2: apparently I was too stupid to type properly, it does have checkboxes

    Desktop: https://imgur.com/a/uBRibEG Mobile: https://imgur.com/a/fuljOtB

    Not so sure about best but it does work kinda like you want to