Former ConnectedText users, what software did you switch to?

Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Hello, former CT users,

What software have you ended up using after CT and how easy or hard was to import your data?

I bought a new Windows 11 laptop, and I’m wondering what software I should switch to, as I’m not sure I can install CT on it or if it’s worth it.

Not having the CT forum any more I lost access to lots of useful knowledge about tricks and solutions to CT issues, such as how to move CT painlessly to a new machine.

I’ve been considering Obsidian, as I like the basic interface (haven’t tried any plugins yet), but I’m a bit daunted by the task of having to modify my CT data to be sufficiently useful (readable, given all the CT syntax in there, links to image files etc).

I haven’t had to deal with regex for years, not looking forward to having to re-learn all that stuff, or to messing around for days with thousands of text files.

Any advice on how to migrate out of CT and where to, relatively painlessly?

Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM

Maybe I should add that my main need is to have a knowledge base, Zettlekasten, if you like, where I can have discrete notes with some annotations (tags, categories, images) and wiki links, and good search function.

Basically a personal wiki, and it’s a plus if it also has a nice distraction-free writing environment (which I find Obsidian does).

Obsidian in many respects fits the bill, it’s just this importing of the CT data that is holding me back.

Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Oct 8, 2025 at 01:50 AM

Hi !

Paul J. Miller (also a contributor to this forum) switched to InfoQube a few years ago…
https://infoqubeim.com/drupal5/node/4481
https://pauljmiller.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/a-comparative-review-of-four-note-taking-programs/
https://welcometosherwood.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/outlining-in-connectedtext/#:~:text=You%20can%20manually%20link%20the,of%20headings%20within%20individual%20topics.

HTH !

Pierre Paul Landry
IQ Designer

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