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I mean Trilium is fantastic app, lots of potential but the developer is struggling on his own, maybe it’s because it’s younger than logseq or maybe because is open source compared to obsidian. I think it’s the best note-taking/knowledge-base/second-brain i know it virtually could link everything you posses toghter to create a gigantic wiki, so much potential. Plus it has its own self hostable syncing server and web app. Guys give it a look and tell me what you think

  • iaamp@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Looks very interesting. Apparently it uses its own file format. This is a little bit of a problem, because it forces you to rely on this software to access your notes, even if an export to Markdown is possible. But often times these exports of large note databases are not tidy, they may be missing features/information that didn’t export well.

    So i personally would only ever use a note taking app that is based on text files. This of course is harder to manage, but can be done, like VimWiki or Obsidian have shown.

    Maybe if it could be extended for text file as basic storage, it could get a broader user base.

  • Screak42@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’d want to love it…

    but as ridiculous as it sounds, for something like this to be really useful to me I unfortunately need a mobile app. a web-app seems hard to realize for a real e2e encryption & sync - for my scenario :(

    I’m aware how much effort this is already… it looks good but as much as I want to use it, I can’t due to my workflow requiring a mobile device app (iOS in my case)

    but it does look really promising!

  • surrendertogravity@wayfarershaven.euEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I really can’t tell - does it work on top of Markdown flat files or not? Based on the mention of an exporter, I’d guess not.

    Part of the reason I moved from TiddlyWiki to Obsidian was to get my writing into plain text files, so anything that doesn’t interface with the OS file system is off the table for me from the get-go. (Part of the reason I care about this is so that I’m not locked into a specific app and can use VS Code to browse and edit as needed, or build a static site from my files, etc.)

    • da_g@feddit.itOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately no for now, it uses a database that renders it more powerful but can import and export markdown effortlessly. Editing directly in markdown should be a feature tho for those who want to use file systems

      • iaamp@programming.devEnglish
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        1 year ago

        This could be a very important point for why it isn’t more used. For example, i only use markdown files, which allows me to manage them in git, edit and navigate via VimWiki, and visualize in Obsidian.

    • anony-mous356@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Seems like it misses some key features from Notion. Notion is awesome. Trilium seems cool too, but it’s not enough to make me leave Notion.

      • chamim@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Have you tried Anytype? It’s a combination of Notion and Obsidian, and it’s end-to-end encrypted, and everything is stored on your device. Still in alpha, but it has a lot of features already. Because it’s in alpha, they only give access to people who attend an online presentation of the app. But it’s worth it. And as soon as it exits alpha, the plan is to open source it.

  • mulcahey@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    On this topic… Why doesn’t anyone talk about Standard Notes? It’s free, E2E encrypted, has mobile apps, and supports Markdown (for a reasonable subscription fee). Kinda checks every box…