Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives?

Posted by kkaranth on Saturday May 25, 2019 @02:50AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I use OneNote to make notes on and organize whatever I'm reading. But I would prefer to use an open source alternative(which I could self-host). Also, I sometimes have a sync issues with OneNote, making it difficult to rely on. Any ideas?

A pure markdown based solution isn't really ideal. I like the rich text formatting of OneNote and the ability to insert media, draw over it, etc.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by Ultramanoid on Saturday May 25, 2019 @03:08AM (#20007551)

Take a look at https://tiddlywiki.com

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by Nilef on Saturday May 25, 2019 @09:16AM (#20008860)

Notion.so Cannot recommend enough

I mean its not open source but its also 5 guys in a garage and not a giant megacorp

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by shostack on Saturday May 25, 2019 @11:48PM (#20012976)

I tried it briefly and it seemed like lots of complexity and overkill compared to say, Evernote. Was I just using it improperly?

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by kkaranth on Saturday May 25, 2019 @01:43PM (#20010255)

The free version seems to have "1000 free blocks". How far does this go? Do you think its worth the annual fee of $60?

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by zackboe on Saturday May 25, 2019 @05:07PM (#20011433)

Personally, yes. I'm sitting around 50% right now, but have no reservations upgrading if/when I reach the need to. It's something you'll have to play with yourself to see if you can get it working in a way that makes sense for you - I know a few people who felt it didn't provide enough structure for them.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by 5etho on Saturday May 25, 2019 @05:21AM (#20007938)

Notion - learned from hn

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any good open-source OneNote alternatives? by david_frier on Saturday May 25, 2019 @03:37AM (#20007620)

also check out Joplin

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