Yeah, part of my search was a bit of 'nerd pride'. Org-mode, text files, markdown, I could have them be in git or used anywhere, etc... I realized all these shifts were just getting in the way of taking notes. When I really distilled it down, my only hard requirement was secure and easy to use and sync on any of my devices. Since I'm all Apple, Notes made the most sense.

same. I have 5000 notes now - without even making conscious decision to use Apple Notes in the first place.

I also make a tool that takes one folder in my apple notes and publishes it as a site. So my site https://podviaznikov.com is basically served from the content of Apple Notes.

Fascinating. Do you mind sharing that tool you made? I'd love to possibly use it myself.

That sounds really cool indeed!!