the only app that does this well for me is Todoist, but that's for tracking todos. Works via desktop app (+ global hotkey to add a todo at any time), browser (+ extension for saving webpages), mobile app, and siri (when I'm in the car). Without all those things no app has stuck for me. Todoist works decently well for short memo-type notes (you can add comments and attach files to todos), but I'm also looking for another companion app to use for more longform / wide reaching information.
- in front of my computer when I am thinking
- in a meeting
- driving
- walking (grocery store, or to a place etc)
Note that each puts on a constraint, but I want the notes to sync.
When I am driving perhaps I need to speak into something that takes the notes without having to be turned on, hit the I am not driving button, find the app and launch it.
When I am walking, I need to take a note on my mobile and it cannot be a large graphical mind map.
In front of my computer -- this is where 99% of note taking apps shine and what they are made for.
In a meeting, especially in person or zoom, it is almost rude to type. It is perfectly acceptable, and almost polite, to write out notes by hand in a pad (it shows I care and am paying attention). I need to transcribe those notes later on.
The idea note taking system performs and syncs across these contexts well.