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One downside to a Git repo is that it doesn't have an easy-to-use mobile app like Google Keep or Apple Notes.

THIS.

To me the the most important thing about note taking is clicking a button and immediately being able to write something, either pc or phone. I use google keep because it's the most straight forward way for me and it is synced. I would love a replacement (because it's so limited, and don't like the desktop client...), but it needs to be as convenient.

Totally agree, and to date my workaround is that my default view for the repo is the initial README.md in edit mode ... I drop stuff that's top of mind or urgent and then afterwards (or later) move to a different file if needed.

This is one of the big reasons to use Obsidian (or similar). You still get markdown files on disk, and you can even still put it in a git repo if you really want. But you also get decent desktop/mobile apps with higher-level organization tools on top.

Absolutely yes. Obsidian is might as well have been called "MarkdownOS" it's so powerful, flexible, extensible, etc. Amazing plugins like dataview and Excalidraw, and a world-class editing experience (hotkey-togglable WYSIWYG mode) etc... it's become the heart and hub of my system and I recommend it without reservation.

Working Copy works as a mobile app interface to a git repo, including edits to files in Markdown (for some approximation of easy-to-use). Pushing changes to remotes does require purchase.

This is my comfort zone:

Todo = plain text. sublime/keep/applenotes/pen+paper/whiteboard/

Work notes = outlook drafts.

Personal notes = google docs.

Some plain text conventions I use.

  [ ] a todo  
  [x] done task. I delete it after couple weeks.
  [ ] another task __some extra notes. Anything with double underscores means WIP. I just search for it and continue from there

have you tried GitJournal? it works great for me, handles most note taking styles

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