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The note-taking app I always wanted: offline first, encrypted
unforget.computing-den.com#encrypted notes#offline notes#google keep alternative#self-hosted notes#markdown notes
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9 positive, 36 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 17 critical, out of 63 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Offline-first design and simple self-hosted option appreciated
From 2 comments
How do I manage my account once created? I don't see any link to change my password, etc.
sameerds on HNBeing similarly frustrated with note taking apps lately (Android), I finally discovered one that's pretty amazing, so I'd like to mention it. It's called Zettel Notes [1]. It's…
izoow on HN
Clean, lightweight interface
From 2 comments
Looks clean, but how are you organizing the "thousands of notes I had on Google Keep"? It looks like a single page of notes.
twh270 on HNNice work! It might be helpful to explain what "offline first" means (i.e. the data is stored in your local machine), especially for lay users.
mverv on HN
Objections
Client-side notes stored in plaintext and password hashing weak for sync
From 1 comment
The security of this is somewhat questionable. On client device the notes are stored in plain text, so even another user from the same machine can read them. For syncing it also…
gloosx on HN
Sign-up required and unclear how privacy and syncing work
From 1 comment
"offline first" AND "privacy first", self hosted or cloud options, AND I need to sign up? Why do I need to sign up? When I "sync" how do I know my notes are private? Where are…
fusslo on HN
Requests
Docker container for self-hosting
From 1 comment
I'm always looking for a good note taking app that is self-hosted but still looks great on mobile AND desktop. Any chance you plan to release a docker container at some point?
j_walter on HN
WYSIWYG editor
From 1 comment
Any plans on integrating something like this? - https://simplemde.com/ when the notes get heavy, I prefer a simpler wysiwyg editor than to keep up with markdown syntax,…
imranhou on HN
Firefox support or installable desktop app
From 1 comment
This looks awesome... Love the google Keep integration. Any plans for this to be able to install into firefox?
whynotkeithberg on HN
Questions
How syncing and conflict handling work
From 1 comment
What are you using for syncing? I was looking into multiple CRDT solutions and wasn't sure what to use. In your package.json I couldn't find any specific CRDT or syncing library…
satvikpendem on HN
How PWA offline storage holds up
From 1 comment
What has been your experience writing the "off line first" style PWA? There's an appeal to it, basically using the web purely as distribution, and the browser as the runtime. But…
whartung on HN
Alternatives named
Joplin
From 1 comment
Neat work and more power to you to build further. This reminded me of Joplin. What's the direction you're looking to take this in?
achrono on HN
Notesnook
From 1 comment
NotesNook has e2e encryption and seems to check all the same boxes? Not sure if it uses electron on desktop or not but the mobile app works well.
gregwebs on HN
Apple Notes
From 1 comment
Why not use Apple notes
m3kw9 on HN
Obsidian
From 1 comment
Once again a note taking app that should have been an Obsidian plugin.
iLoveOncall on HN