FOSS alternative to Google Keep - eviltoast

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!

  • Statick@programming.devEnglish
    9·
    13 days ago

    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.worldEnglish
      6·
      13 days 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.worldEnglish
      4·
      13 days 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.