Note-taking app that looks too good to be true? - Siyuan (slrpnk.net)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Recently stumbled upon this note-taking app called SiYuan, but it honestly looks a bit too good to be true(?). Has anyone here used it or got any experience with it? Trying to replace Obsidian is a difficult task, and I've been through almost all note-taking apps there are out there, however this one looks fairly similar.

Link to Repo;

https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan

Link to project;

https://b3log.org/siyuan/en/

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[-] shrugal@lemm.ee 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Looks dope, but it seems like the Docker container has some very unfortunate limitations:

Does not support desktop and mobile application connections, only supports use on browsers

Export to PDF, HTML and Word formats is not supported

Import Markdown file is not supported

This kinda makes it unusable for me. :/

Edit: I just installed it and ... you have to login and pay for a subscription in order to sync between devices. RIP

Edit 2: It's not a subscription, just a one-time payment. Might be worth it for some!

[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 10 points 7 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to investigate a bit and sharing it! 🌻

[-] yourgodlucifer@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This app seems similar to logseq

But logseq doesn't have the same limitations listed here.

Logseq does let you import markdown (uses markdown as its notes format by default also supports .org) and export to PDF and HTML.

As for syncing I just use syncthing to sync all my Notes and that works fine.

[-] TCB13@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Export to PDF, HTML and Word formats is not supported

Their readme says otherwise. https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan?tab=readme-ov-file#-features

[-] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It literally says it in their readme's docker section: https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan?tab=readme-ov-file#docker-hosting

Limitations

Does not support desktop and mobile application connections, only supports use on browsers

Export to PDF, HTML and Word formats is not supported

Import Markdown file is not supported

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