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FOSS alternative to Google Keep (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Yes, I know that the are dozens of notes apps. I'm looking for recommendations based on a few features that I like:

nice design (including color coding)
easy checklists
sharing - this one is key. I use a shared shopping list and we both need to add and edit.
pinning and archiving (hidden notes)

I don't mind running it from my homelab server, but that is not a requirement. Does anyone use a notes app that you love? Let me know!

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[–] Statick@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I was using Joplin for a while... Self hosted their server. On two occasions it screwed up on me and wouldn't load my folders... Luckily I had backups but it was still frustrating. I don't recommend them purely because the notes are stored in a custom format instead of just plain text files.

My favorite way of doing notes now is with git, currently using a free private repo on gitlab.

Just clone the repo on whatever PC I need them and it has backups and version control.

Then use GitJournal on my phone.

It's perfect for me. I love it.

[–] baconman1945@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nice, I’ve been doing something similar, using the obsidian-git plug-in for Obsidian and the Working Copy app on iOS.

Obsidian is my front-end, and it saves the notes in markdown files in a git-synced folder on my computer.

The plug-in pushes and pulls automatically, and Working Copy does the same thing on iOS, just before opening the Obsidian app on iOS.

[–] stphven@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I had similar experiences with Joplin. Would randomly lose quite a lot of data, and exporting to other formats was a hassle. I also cannot recommend.