Re:Lowercase – A simple way to take and share notes
by gitinit on Saturday May 04, 2024 @08:53AM
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What note-taking app are you using currently, if any?
I've been using Silverbullet [1] for a while now and love it due to it's usage of plain-text markdown files in a normal directory structure to actually store the notes. Yet, it supports many other features such as query language and to a certain extent, federation with other SilverBullet instances. The only major downside for me is that whilst it's usable on mobile, it feels cramped.
I happen to agree with them. The single most important aspect of a note-taking app is that I must own my notes. That means that I must be able to take them elsewhere if I want. Including, in fact, especially, if the company hosting them goes out of business or simply chooses to discontinue the app (looking at you, Google).
If I can take the plain text but lose the formatting or the cross-linking, that isn't good enough (hello Google Keep export).
But if lowercase can find enough customers who don't feel this way, all power to them.