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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by sbeak@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@programming.dev

My main requirement is that I am using Syncthing to sync my notes from my Android phone, which uses Quillpad. Quillpad is amazing and looks super nice, and functional too, but all the notes are in one big folder rather than being subdivided by notebook. So I require a markdown editor that can create "notebooks" but don't change the folder structure of the notes (I tested putting notes in subfolders, and quillpad thought the notes were deleted. Silly Quillpad!)

So the notebooks/similar organisation of notes needs to be specific to the app and should not change the folder structure. I would prefer if the app is open-source too, and something that fits with my desktop (KDE Plasma) would be cool too :D

~~This rules out Obsidian (which puts notes in a folder structure. Obsidian is great, but won't sync well with Quillpad)~~, Joplin won't work either. Ghostwriter is pretty much a markdown notepad (quite good, but can't see all my notes in one place)

I am using EndeavourOS with KDE Plasma

edit: To clarify, I want a markdown editor that is able to separate notes into different groups without using folders as Quillpad doesn't like folders. I also need to have a way to view all the notes at once in each group

Using a code editor VSCodium wouldn't really work as there isn't really a way to organise notes, aside from putting them in folders (which I don't want), and I am not yet ready to jump into the Vim rabbit hole of plugins and configuration

edit 2: Markdown editor to note organiser to satisfy the pedant

edit 3: Looks like Obsidian has tags, so I could use those to organise notes without folders. I will try that and see if it works!

edit 4: Obsidian does have tags, but it seems like you sort by tags by typing tag:#NAME, and you can't use spaces for tags. So not Obsidian then unfortunately. Are there any other options that have a larger focus on tags or similar?

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 day ago

Just curious (genuinely not criticising your app choice) - I've tried Quillpad and it doesn't seem much different from Joplin on Android to me.

What is it you find it does better than Joplin for you?

(I'm always testing notebook apps as I'm trying to get away from OneNote.)

[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 14 hours ago

Joplin is awesome, super customisable, has many plugins to extend functionality, etc., but the main downside is that markdown files aren't saved as files that can be easily synced with something like Syncthing. Also, Quillpad has a slick UI that matches my theme, which is a nice bonus :0

One thing I will say, Quillpad isn't as customisable as Joplin (the toolbar of different functions can't be modified, for example) but it works for me and I like using it

I also like that you can view many notes at a glance (including some of the description) whereas Joplin only let you see the titles of the notes at a glance I think

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 29 minutes ago)

I use Joplin with Syncthing and it works fine, so far?

Is there something about it that's known to have issues with ST that I just haven't run into yet?

Yea, not having a better view of note titles is a downside. I really like having that high-level view

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