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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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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[-] Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I like Joplin, but I don't think it matters much which one you pick, only that you end up using it.

[-] calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Have you tried tagspaces? It’s not primarily an editor (from what I can tell) but if you want to split file editing from grouping/tagging, it might be worth a shot.

I haven’t tried it but I will, because I really like ways to organize files that don’t require actually changing the files themselves!

Sometimes solving the problems separately (organizing and editing) can be better for specific purposes. on a computer with a keyboard, I like an editor that just edits.

[-] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Joplin is nice, has enough features to justify using it alongside Orgzly Revived (better with photos/audio/etcetera, different method of notebook composition, yadda yadda). Also, Markor is helpful in certain cases. Both have total no-brainer sync options, and I like Joplin desktop. It may feel a bit rustic.

Not Markdown but also try Saber, which is a little scribble pad. Rounds everything out.

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[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

You could try out symlinks and then just use a normal editor like obsidian. Like put all the files in the root, but symlink them into folders to make it easy to organize?

[-] netizen@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago
[-] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

The thing is, Markdown is just regular text. So there is no real need for a dedicated editor. In example I edit and write Markdown files with Vim. Maybe you can install a plugin to help a little bit, but there is no need for.

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