Yes, I know that the are dozens of notes apps. I’m looking for recommendations based on a few features that I like:

  • nice design (including color coding)
  • easy checklists
  • sharing - this one is key. I use a shared shopping list and we both need to add and edit.
  • pinning and archiving (hidden notes)

I don’t mind running it from my homelab server, but that is not a requirement. Does anyone use a notes app that you love? Let me know!

  • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    4 days ago

    Obsidian is amazing, though it isn’t FOSS but your notes are saved in Markdown, so even if something happens with the app, they will remain yours.

    Another alternative may be Joplin and AnyType, but I think AnyType is also not 100% FOSS.

  • paradox2011@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    You might like Blinko. It seems similar to Keep to me. I set it up for awhile, but it didn’t give me anything beyond what I already have with Joplin, so couldn’t justify keeping it or transitioning to it. Here’s a video from DB Tech on the set up process: Self-host Blinko with docker

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      Wow, this has some neat features and it looks great on any size screen. I will be following this for sure

      • paradox2011@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Development is pretty rapid too. I didn’t track the features on the updates, but new versions were getting pushed regularly. No mobile app which was kind of a bummer, but the progressive web app integration was pretty good. It felt like a mobile app.

        Edit: I forgot to mention the note sharing function, it shares a URL of the note that allows the recipient to view and edit the note through the URL. It was a little janky when compared with sharing a note between two users using themselves app, but it still worked pretty decently.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
    327·
    4 days ago

    “I WANT ALL THE CLOUD THINGS RIGHT NOW FOR FREE AND I REFUSE TO COMPROMISE 🦶🦶🦶🦶”

    That’s what these requests read like.

    Look, these people have a product with a good UI and sharing for a reason. Anything else you find that doesn’t hit that mark is because of that. Make concessions for what you really need, build your own, or continue stomping around about it.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      62·
      4 days ago

      I pay for all of the software that I use, and encourage others to do so as well. That’s not what this is at all. Pretty much the opposite effect.

      • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
        41·
        4 days ago

        I paid for Evernote for years, got a double helping of enshitification.

        I pay for Google Workspace. They will Play eventually sunset keep even though I pay for their services because that’s just what they do.

        If you don’t host it yourself, they can and will take it away from you.

        • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          4 days ago

          Yep. You can pay with your data, you can pay a corporation, or you can pay open source developers directly.

          If someone can’t afford to pay, or doesn’t believe in it, that’s fine, and that’s part of what open source is, which is amazing. But if you’re in a position to support foss developers, and they created something useful for you, I think it’s the least we can do.