I'm too lazy to build it myself, pre-built binaries will be nice as I would like to give it a spin (I also created a block editor from scratch, in Qt C++ and QML[1] so it's always nice to see new block editors on the block (pun intended)).
> Right now, all these plain text strings are stored in a SQLite database locally on your computer. But we have plans to remove the reliance on a custom database and to store all notes as simple .txt files inside a folder.
I'm curious why would you want to move away from SQLite?
1. File versioning
2. Easier self-hosted syncing
3. Better data portability (although we already support exporting to .txt)
I would love to hear counterpoints. Currently, SQLite works pretty well, and our custom database is pretty simple (plus, our database code is also open source[1]).
[1] https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes/blob/master/src/dbmanag....
I have experience with flat file CMS systems (similar usecase) and at some point of complexity you end up rewriting your own database. Once every file has UUID an you have text file indexes of these than you realize you might have gone too far.
But not all projects need that and the argument for version control is big.
An encrypted DB will be a differentiator compared to every other offline editor (Joplin et al). It would also appeal to privacy-conscious enterprise users whose laptops may get automatically backed up.
You can support a timed export to text files for those other use-cases.
Why no perpetual?
I'm planning to add built-in sync and sharing features (so paying the cost of servers etc). I also thought about it a lot and tried to make it as affordable as possible ($2 a month paid yearly). I'm reluctant myself to pay for subscriptions, but I hope to create enough value for people to jump on the offer. Another thing is that I'm planning to create more cross-platform apps like Plume (with sync etc) and to tie them all under one subscription.
Plume looks great, good luck with it.
I'm putting more of my focus in Plume these days. But Notes will benefit from some improvements in Plume.
EDIT: You can give Plume a try it's using the same database as Notes so you won't have to change a thing (just backup your data please since Plume is in Beta!). And you won't have any fewer features, even tho it has a Pro plan (this only adds features that Notes doesn't have already).