OneNote, Simplenote, org-mode seem to be some popular ones.
A huge improvement could be made by Evernote if they would support markdown within their notes. Currently the editor is very basic and can't handle functions like tables very well (creating them sure, but then adding/removing cells or sizing them is a chore)
OneNote has the best editor but it's also a lot heavier than evernote.
Google Keep can't be an option after what Google does with it's side projects like iGoogle and Reader.
I’m leery of Keep because Google has already tried this realm before with Google Notebook and shut that down.
$ apt-cache search onenote
Yielded no results for me. What is the GNU/Linux client called?
Of course it's collaborative (like a wiki) and everyone in the team can add/edit just by typing in the dok (like in asana), no edit button or whatever. Oh and behind, it's HTML5/JS with Meteor.
Feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Well, you asked : P
It's simple, fast and seamless. You start typing and it automatically syncs your note for you. It does one thing that does it well. That being said it doesn't have all the bells and whistles that Evernote does (audio notes, OCR, etc).
I tend to just scribble in Vim though, or use paper and pencil.
I find it to be sort of halfway between Notational Velocity and Evernote. Like nv it stores everything as flat files, but like Evernote you can add some structure to how your organize things.
The nice thing is that Zim uses plain .txt files without the need of a database. So you can also view and edit your notes/pages using any text editor instead of Zim itself. Making backups is also very easy this way.
I keep these text files in sync across my devices using owncloud. That way I can also use it on my smartphone by just viewing the plain text. No extra apps necessary.
I don't care about pictures, or audio, or OCR, etc. I just want the basics to work and work perfectly.
On Android (and, I presume, iOS) it caches recently used files for offline access. If you don't access a file on your phone before going off-line it will show up in the directory listing but not actually be accessible.
[1]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy
[2]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webnotes-powered-by-ubuntu/i...
[3]: http://lifehacker.com/5839633/tomboy-is-a-free-lightweight-n...
Which is kind of explanation of why they can get away with some issues in their service - they own the space. Period.
I have dropbox aware editors on all of my devices, and have a good directory layout for storing and working on ideas as text files. BTW, I use the same setup so I can work on my book projects on any of my devices (using leanpub).
I use Dropbox a lot for clipping web articles, taking pictures of bills and records, etc.
Yes, it's a chinese product, so the servers will be in China. Hopefully the NSA has a bit of a harder time, and the local gov. doesn't have that many people reading English notes :)
Features are amazing, but more than anything I like the fact that everything is html, with headings assigned to shortcuts. Proper outlining.
- Notes are placed in Finder (the file system). This is the biggest benefit. This means that I can store notes separately in folders, according to their specific purposes. For example, I can categorize my notes by project, AND store files of any type alongside them, since they're just placed in the Finder. I generally don't like using specific notes apps, because what if you want to attach a real file (not a shortcut to a file) which is of a type that's incompatible with the notes app? You can't, because notes apps can only categorize notes. That's very limited. With Finder, everything's categorized according to your own purposes, and any file type can be moved into/out of each purpose. The more I use Finder, the more I love it.
- TextEdit is very simple, but also very powerful if you know how to use it. It generally has all the features of a typical notes app. It has rich text editing, and you can put in pictures as well. When you're searching for a note or its content in Finder, it'll look through all the text within the notes, not just the file names. If you want to quick look notes, just click on a note in column view.
- If you use a certain note more often than others, you can use Alfred (a smart search app) to launch it really quickly just by typing its name, without needing to load an entire notes app filled with notes you don't need, and then find it yourself.
- Unlike Evernote, you can easily password-protect as many notes as you like by storing them in an encrypted DMG, since this feature comes with the Mac.
A downside for some people is that you can't edit your notes on a phone/tablet. For me this hasn't been a problem because I'm ten times more productive on a laptop. I can always view my files with the Dropbox app, and I can always make some quick notes on my mobile device if I ever need to. For most people, your laptop is almost always with you, and it doesn't take long to pop it open.
If you're on Windows, I think WordPad would be the right way to go. Not too sure about Linux though.
In conclusion, the TextEdit/Finder combo is the simplest, fastest, and most functional, notes tool that I've ever used.
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Google Keep can't do RTF either :(
For me, I've been using Basecamp for practically everything. It's so useful and reliable, and the mobile site has the best most functional interface I've ever used.
- Serious note taking for study / research or whatever requires a lot of editing: ms word or alike.
- Quick saving of webpages: readability / instapaper / pocket etc.
- Quick note taking for a few words: google keep
- to do list: to do list apps
I have tried all kinds of things and I found I have to use different apps to achieve different goals.