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📣 SpaceInvader

How do you go about storing/organizing your notes? Platform agnostic


I'm looking for solution to keep all my notes in the same place. Currently I do have several text files, google sites, evernote, wiki, even my blog with several how-to's.

I'd like to have everything in one place, accessible offline for reading and searching, preferably with markdown support.


  👤 dorfsmay Accepted Answer ✓
Do you use a multiplatform shared storage service (dropbox, pcloud, etc...)?

Do you spend a lot of time in a specific editor?

If so, consolidate those text files into one folder, and use your editor. The only issue will then be editing them from your phone - I don't, I just send myself emails, and add those notes to my files once on a computer.

I might revisit wikis, specifically for notes I need to share with others, but even then, it will be one that supports a simple format like asciidoc ro markdown, so I can keep using an editor. I have tried several systems, and none beats the convenience of the editor you're familiar with.


👤 gorkemcetin
You may want to check Balsa, but it is self hosted and may not be quite there with your requirements if you don't want to host yourself (https://github.com/balsa-team/balsa)

👤 jimmyvalmer
I'm afraid you're going to have to learn emacs (org).