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I tried it myself and liked it pretty well from its look and feel but there are some caveats:

-No cache manifest, so internet connection is mandatory

-It defaults to local storage for your notes, so the notes are basically saved in your browser

-Syncing works via Dropbox (not an option for me) or SyncStorage, which I never heard of before and which requires yet another server if you want everything self-hosted

-You have to download all the dependencies and build the app locally for what could be a simple tarball -As far as I can see there is no API to build upon if you want automated notes or a custom app (though you may be able to do this via SyncStorage)

Another important fact is that it's not nearly as feature rich as Evernote, so the headline is actually misleading.

I'll stick with my current BTSync/Markdown files workflow and check back in a few months.

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It's not restricted to SyncStorage, but to the open-spec'd RemoteStorage. Check it out:

http://remotestorage.io/get/

You're right I was confusing them. My bad.

I'm curious to hear why Dropbox isn't an option for you, given that this supports client-side encryption. Ideological aversion to Condoleezza? Enterprise bureaucracy? Other?

Syncing via Dropbox sorta shoots the whole "no 3rd-party server dependencies" idea...

Not necessarily - the main reason why I don't want to store my notes with Evernote is because I want to be able to use them in 50 years, not because I'm opposed to sync them with a 3rd party server.

I have the same requirement for my notes. Looks like Laverna stores notes on Dropbox in JSON, which is fantastic.

I won't touch Microsoft OneNote for this reason, but for me Evernote handles the "use them in 50 years" issue (at least on OSX).

All of the notes are stored on disk as html files and images, viewable with any web browser, one directory per note. On osx, they are found in:

    ~/Library/Application Support/Evernote/accounts/Evernote/USERNAME/content

for the web version of Evernote or

    ~/Library/Containers/com.evernote.Evernote/Data/Library/Application Support/Evernote/accounts/Evernote/USERNAME/content

for the AppStore version. (AppStore apps get their own mini-filesystem.)

You should be able to back this up and use it at any time in the future without Evernote. You do have to make sure you regularly sync and backup though.

Edit: I would like to add that I like the idea of using markdown, however. Evernote docs often contain undesired baggage from the original clipped html.

Mainly because I'd have to create a Dropbox account just for notes and also because I'm a heavy notes user and don't want to depend upon a proprietary vendor for syncing (SyncStorage is better in that regard).

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