Multiple machines, multiple OSs, narrowing apps?

Posted by thouqht
Jul 2, 2019 at 12:07 AM

Hey Dr. Andus,

I’ve been in a similar situation. I’ve narrowed it down to Standard Notes (pro) and Joplin. Both are open source and awesome in their own ways.

Standard Notes Advantages:
- Best Security
- Different editors & extensions (new secure spreadsheet option & vim emulator are really cool)
- I like the head dev’s philosophy on software a bunch
- Solid as a rock (or so I’m told, I’m new to actually using it)
- Paid & long-term maintenance commitment

Standard Notes Cons
- No keyboard shortcuts (apparently in development)
- No bulk selection or dragging of notes
- No multiple windows but can open multiple notes in browser (though I wouldn’t try editing more than one note at a time)
- Paid & relatively costly unless you pony up for 5 year investment.

Joplin Advantages
- Completely Free
- Supports external editors (hello vim, emacs)
- Has a solid webclipper
- End to End encryption
- A few basic keyboard shortcuts
- Can do basic bulk editing + drag and drop
- Free (with large audience)

Joplin Disadvantages
- Not quite as pretty
- Unencrypted on filesystem (can’t password protect a note or folder)
- Some people have said it’s less stable (though I’ve had no issues)
- Free (could it disappear?)

I’ll honestly probably keep both around until one of them gets the advantages of the other. SN for more security based stuff and Joplin as the real workhorse.