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Notes App Tier List

A tier list ranking of popular notes applications available on Linux and/or cross-platform.

Apps to Consider

Obsidian
Joplin
Logseq
Notesnook
Standard Notes
Nextcloud Notes
Gnome Notes (used to be called Bijiben)
Cherrytree
Zettlr
Simplenote
nb
Notion
Org-mode
Flatnotes
Docmost
Trilium Notes
Memos
QOwnNotes
KaraKeep
ManyNotes
Google Keep
Evernote
Journiv
Iotas

Notes

Considering spinning up a Docker container for each app so the group can actually try them before the episode.

Tier Categories

S: Can't live without it
A: Great, would recommend
B: Solid, has its place
C: Usable but meh
D: Hard to recommend
F: Avoid

Discussion Points

Local vs cloud storage
Markdown support
Mobile apps / cross-platform sync
Open source vs proprietary
Encryption and privacy
Learning curve