Half a year ago I stumbled upon two notetaking tools of which one improved my life’s quality, so I thought I share my experience with the community. I’m not sponsored by either of these projects.

Both of these tools are powerful extendable markdown editors with a daily journal, calender function, TODO list and a knowledge base similar to a Wiki. Every page or block can be crosslinked, referenced or embedded. That way, I can keep an overview over my daily tasks with all necessary information directly accessible.

The one tool I use daily now, is Logseq. I synchronize my notes among all my devices via git. Works great under Linux, but I needed to install termux on Android. They are working on a sync service for logseq, which should make it more interesting for most users. There is one caveat though: It’s not on Google’s PlayStore, nor on f-droid.

The other similar tool, which I can recommend because it is more easily available, is Obsidian. The company also offers a sync service for premium users. I found one missing feature which is more a niche, but still a bummer: Code blocks cannot be indented.

What do you think? Do you use similar - maybe even better - note taking tools?

  • sum4n6@infosec.pubEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Hi! First Lemmy comment, please forgive any formatting issues. I’ve gone head-first into Obsidian over the past 6 months, here are some of my favorite resources:

    Now, most Obsidian users and content creators have very opinionated ways of structuring what Obsidian refers to as “Vaults” (think of a Vault as a root folder). Some people follow the Zettelkasten method, others follow the ideas set-forth by Linking Your Thinking, some go with the GTD methods…I have some advice here. Try not to get tripped up on structuring things and doing everything “perfectly.”

    My autism + ADHD absolutely love to sidetrack me and get me bogged down in trying to follow a method or structure perfectly. Try not to let perfect be the enemy of good enough. By writing things down and reminding yourself to consult what you’ve written, you’re already making huge accomplishments.

    Best of luck!! 😁