I've recently switched to using VSCode with these[0] two[1] extensions for all my markdown notes (I completely live off extensive note-taking and have gone through every single possible Markdown editor), and I couldn't be happier.<p>For the few devices where I don't have it installed, I use Mark Text[2] which is free, open source, cross platform, and lets me edit the same notes (stored locally, and synced to my NAS and OneDrive).<p>I truly don't understand why so many people are using centralised cloud sync notes, giving up file system access to your files and any reliability that you'll still have access to your notes in the future. People who are serious enough about note taking to require a markdown editor in the first place should be the same people who'd like to make sure their notes will still be available a few years from now. Not to mention the handiness of having your local filesystem when handling notes, eg being able to create a shortcut file in a project directory to link to relevant notes in your notes folder, and do that from multiple different project folders. Or being able to reorganise in bulk, rename in bulk, search/replace, all that stuff OSes have been working on for decades that <Insert Note App Startup> has listed in the TODO section of their readme.<p>[0] <a href="https://github.com/yzhang-gh/vscode-markdown" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/yzhang-gh/vscode-markdown</a>
[1] <a href="https://github.com/mushanshitiancai/vscode-paste-image" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mushanshitiancai/vscode-paste-image</a>
[2] <a href="https://github.com/marktext/marktext" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/marktext/marktext</a>
There seem to be about a million markdown writing apps, but I don't really understand why they're useful. Granted, I'm someone who writes Java in Vim, but Markdown seems like the one language that's most suited to a simple text editor. It's is already so ergonomic and transparent that I can't really think of anything that would make it easier to write barring an AGI that could decide the words to put down for me. I don't often find myself needing to preview markdown while I'm writing it. I don't think I even really get much out of syntax highlighting. Are there actually a lot of people who get value out of this sort of app?
These apps all seem really similar, but the app that has finally solved all of my needs is inkdrop[0]. It supports all the major desktop platforms, and has iOS and Android apps as well (although fairly basic and not as slick as more established mobile note taking apps). Automatic note syncing (self hosted or as a paid subscription), great notebook and tagging support, in-editor type styling based on markdown tokens (I love that changing a headline level changes the font size, which you don't get in an IDE), and plugin support which includes a pretty decent vim emulation. It has worked flawlessly from the start for me and I always have it open on all of my machines. It's an electron app, so it's not as snappy as a native editor, but I think it's a good trade for the speed of development and cross platform feature set. I'm not affiliated with the project, just a very happy customer.<p>[0] <a href="https://inkdrop.app/" rel="nofollow">https://inkdrop.app/</a>
If you're looking for something like this with vim bindings and functionality, I really like VimR<p><a href="https://github.com/qvacua/vimr" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/qvacua/vimr</a>
For those who avoid Electron, there's MacDown:<p><a href="https://github.com/MacDownApp/macdown" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/MacDownApp/macdown</a>
I can recommend Joplin app. <a href="https://joplinapp.org/" rel="nofollow">https://joplinapp.org/</a><p>It's:<p>- Free and open-source<p>- Cross-platform<p>- Support end-to-end encryption<p>- Synchronization via NextCloud or Dropbox<p>- Allows you to import notes from EverNote<p>- Has a web clipper
I've tried a bunch of markdown editors and writing tools (Ulysses, Ia Writer, Byword, etc.). I keep coming back to Vim for writing and Marked 2 for previewing and converting to PDFs, HTML, Word, etc. Is Noted just another markdown editor written in Electron or does it bring something truly unique to an already crowded field?
Right now I use Ulysses on my work Mac, JotterPad on Android and Typora/Caret on Linux. All sync'd on Google Drive. Ulysses is far and away better. I wish there was some equivalent on Android or Linux. I.e., native, fast, pretty, let's you just use a regular folder enabling syncing with any service/app.
I appreciate apps like this, but each time I’ve tried a simple editor like this, especially for the markdown support, I end up not using it more than a few times because organization becomes messy.
If you’re searching for functionality like this, I recommend you also check out Boostnote. (<a href="https://boostnote.io/" rel="nofollow">https://boostnote.io/</a>)
So many markdown apps but the basic Apple Notes has been doing the trick.<p>I recently discovered Bear App, which was a nice alternative to Apple Notes, but just wish it was offered on Linux :(
Have been using fsnotes for a while (MacOS / iOS) for this, syncing it with iCloud<p><a href="https://fsnot.es" rel="nofollow">https://fsnot.es</a>
if you guys want a MD editor that's not a bloated electron mess as most are try out ghostwriter ( <a href="https://github.com/wereturtle/ghostwriter" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/wereturtle/ghostwriter</a> )
i've tried pretty much every single choice and this is what i'm using now