I did for a while but they made it such a pain to use it that way, so I ditched it and went back to Joplin.

For example, Standard notes was working fine, then one day an update broke my self-hosted setup. When I finally fixed it (it took days), I noticed the editors I used no longer worked either. I got tired of fixing and fighting to keep it working.

Joplin's editor sucks (on mac), but at least the app reliably stays working and syncing.

I used to use Standard Notes for a while (didn't self-host the server) but for various reasons switched over to Joplin, syncing the data between devices with Syncthing.

So i see that they have a premium version and that the code is gpl. So are the premium features in the repo? Can i make my own build that gives me the premium features free?

I remember hosting server option was somehow paid.

That’s somewhat my reason for I decided to go with Joplin

My solution is Silverbullet.md on web, syncthing + native markdown editor (Markor on Android). - yes sincthing is still very well alive on android, there is at least one android client still actively developed AFAIK.

Because Joplin is (IMHO) slow and does not store notes in plain markdown but its own format, even if it's called .MD, it's not markdown.

Also, silverbullet.md is really something unique, worth trying even if a bit more nerdy.

I looked at it and did some reading of others experiences, and it looked like a huge pain. I opted for Joplin and haven't looked back. I self host Joplin server for sync via docker and it's rock solid.

I love that the client is available on any platform. Is the client a little ugly, and clunky? Yes, but for me it's not so ugly and clunky that I'll give up a fully open source self hosted e2ee notes solution.

I've been self hosting Joplin in some form for something like six years. Once a year or so I scope out the other options and as of yet I haven't found another notes solution that I'm willing to switch to.

Joplin is a better way to go.