Hey everyone,

I am looking for an alternative for OneNote for Linux. A clone would be perfect, the interface of it and the ability to paste pictures into a very wide notes field is great. Please help me!

  • ErraticDragon@kbin.social
    3·
    2 years ago

    I switched to Obsidian not too long ago.

    For my needs, Joplin was a good open source alternative.

    Between the two I went with Obsidian because, while the apps are closed-source, the data is accessible. All your notes are just stored in plaintext (with markdown) as simple files in a directory structure.

    Joplin, in contrast, uses a SQLite database which adds a layer of complexity.

    • arandomthought@vlemmy.net
      1·
      2 years ago

      This was one of the main selling features for me (before I tried it and experienced all the other killer features). I’ve experienced a bad case of vendor-lock before where it was hell to export my data. So having it all available in plain text at all times is really reassuring.

    • Xenanthropy@beehaw.org
      1·
      2 years ago

      Yep, Joplin is great too, that’s what I use currently! I also like that it has built-in syncing with nextcloud and dropbox; as far as I know, obsidian only has their own paid-for syncing (unless you sync externally like the person below using syncthing)

    • abir_vandergriff@beehaw.org
      1·
      2 years ago

      I absolutely love Obsidian, despite being closed source. Their community plugin ecosystem is incredible. I use a plugin on all my devices to backup my notes to a private git repo hourly.