Simple note-taking webapps? reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- userjoinedyourchanel · 2023-10-03 20:54 Currently, I'm just dumping my notes in vaguely markdown-formatted .txt files on my laptop and servers, as well as sometimes using Samsung Notes on my phone. I mostly just do personal journaling, some notes for work, and a running TODO list that I keep adding things to but always ignore. I'd like to start self-hosting something to keep it all in one place, but there's just so many different solutions available! I've looked at / tried the following so far: * LogSeq: love the UI and features, except for the fact that it's a local app and doesn't support sync. Setting up syncthing et al sounds like a recipe for headache-inducing merge conflicts. Also, I like having a web interface available... * Obsidian: ui looks really cool! but it's not self-hosted and I'm going to be putting in sensitive information, so that's a no-go * Trilium: probably the best of the ones I've looked at so far; development seems active enough and it was super easy to get running, but I'm a bit put off by just how many features there are. (Why are the notes executable JS files??? mom come pick me up I'm scared) * Flatnotes: exactly what I'm looking for in terms of simplicity, but it's so simple that they got rid of folders :( * Outline: turns out it doesn't even support password auth? I purged the container when I got to that part of the install process because that's just weird. * \`ssh example.dev nvim notes/journal.txt\`: honestly, the only problem I have with this is that I have to poke around the server before getting to my files, and if I don't remember to tmux attach then I lose my edits when the connection dies. also, more difficult to edit on my phone ​ I think I'd want the following from an app, in order of importance: * Folders: I do in fact write more than one type of note, so having the ability to use folders to separate journal notes from work notes is a must. * Markdown: I'm already basically just writing markdown, so the idea of keeping my notes in markdown format is kinda appealing. * Sync: I do not want to spend mental energy worrying about whether or not I'm causing a merge conflict, hence my attraction to web interfaces. Sorry LogSeq, diagrams sound cool but editing notes offline is actually a \*bad thing\* for me. * Web interface: not \*strictly\* necessary, but keeping local apps up-to-date can be a pain on multiple devices vs. just updating the one server * Simple and easy to extend: I thought it'd be neat to write an extension or hack my notes app to use llama.cpp to give my journal entries titles and summarize them, so an easy-to-understand codebase would be a plus. ​ Does anyone have any recommendations for self-hosted solutions that might work for me? I'd love to hear what you're using too, if you're satisfied with your current solution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- magic-pangolin · 2023-10-03 21:34 You should get a look to Joplin, there is no web interface but it checks the rest of your needs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gioco_chess_al_cess · 2023-10-03 22:00 Haven't tested myself (yet) but silverbullet seems very well made ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ddidima · 2023-10-03 22:03 You and I have pretty much the same requirements for note taking app, and last week I’ve spent a few hours researching and ended up with outline. While I thought the same about the password thing, but I already had an Authelia instance running so i used that to access the app and oh my it checked out all of my needs for a note taking app, you should really give it a try ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jaffo73 · 2023-10-03 22:21 I use Trillium Notes [https://github.com/zadam/trilium](https://github.com/zadam/trilium) Works great from laptop, ipad, phone... whatever. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4LAc · 2023-10-03 22:36 Yeah, would be my recommend too. With the apps, desktop app, and the browser webpage clipper extension - it should provide all the same functionality as a web interface. Love Joplin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GingerSoulEater41 · 2023-10-03 23:57 +1 for Trillium ---------------------------------------------------------------------- adamshand · 2023-10-04 03:51 Side note, Obsidian isn't open source but all the files are stored on your computer unless you sign up for their sync server. And there are other ways to sync (eg. Git). That said, I moved away from Obsidian because after a while I found all it's features actually getting in the way. I reckon Joplin is worth looking at. It's kinda ugly and the mobile app is meh, but it's really actively being developed and getting steadily better. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfluentialFairy · 2023-10-04 05:17 I used Notea and I cannot really recommend it. I've had issues with notes completely missing, as well as a corrupt folder tree. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Acceptable_Loss_540 · 2023-10-04 05:40 [https://github.com/usememos/memos](https://github.com/usememos/memos) my favorite ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lilolalu · 2023-10-04 07:02 I like carnet, with the carnet app installed in Nextcloud. https://getcarnet.app/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aprilftw · 2023-10-04 10:28 Best. Meets not every criteria OP wants but it’s so simple and the community is very nice as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- arcoast · 2023-10-04 12:36 I use a code-server docker container with a markdown plugin and sync it all to a git repository. Also the vs-codium desktop app on my laptop. I love it, have tried all the above applications you've posted but have settled on code- server/vs-codium now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- heltasnewgar · 2023-10-04 16:03 I am using notesnook.com. Very surprised with it after trying pretty much everything. I think this is the one. It has all the features I always wanted in a note application. Also, it has been open sourced recently and a self hosting sync server is on the roadmap. I haven't found any weaknesses yet, which is both exciting and worrying... too good to be true? 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You can use the share feature of iOS and paste it directly to moememos..