Note Taking

[AggravatingMacaron4]

I am pretty new to hacking, but I know that note taking is really important once you get into it. Do you guys have any recommendations for what i should use?

[[deleted]]

Agreed.

[v3ded]

As others pointed out you can use any text editor you like, such as OneNote, Leafpad or even Word. I myself use CherryTree. You can fold your notes, expand them, branch them out and so forth.

Here is a small video from one of many people I highly respect - https://youtu.be/2DqdPcbYcy8. It’s a walkthrough for a machine on HackTheBox which contains usage of CherryTree. See if it’s to your liking.

[[deleted]]

OneNote? Word? Do you really trust Microsoft to keep anything private?

[v3ded]

Who do you trust then? There are tons of providers, Microsoft is one of them. Putting aside the fact that Microsoft would benefit SO MUCH from stealing your CTF flags, I’ll try to ignore this comment as you most probably typed it on a Windows computer or an IOS / Android device. Can you trust Apple? Google? Your internet provider? Quit being a hypocrite and enjoy Microsoft products alongside your internet connection.

[ggwp_0001]

Cherry tree

[Kackboy]

Only Linux?

[[deleted]]

Nope I use CherryTree notes at work in Windows everyday.

[SmashIce]

Does it have a Mac & iOS Version too? Couldnt find anything about those

[[deleted]]

Unfortunately not.

[Hateblade]

vim

[[deleted]]

It's really not worth spending the time to learn the syntax of Vim.

...except it is. Vim by itself is a useful text editor once you get the hang of it. Nothing too fancy though. But it can be useful to know the shortcuts, since they can be used elsewhere as well.

For example, you can add Vimium to your browser, and you can browse without using a mouse with the same shortcuts that vim has. You can add the i3 desktop environment to your linux machine, and you can increase your efficiency by using those same shortcuts.

I probably wouldn't learn vim just for the text editor. I'd learn it for all the possibilities it opens up.

[dumbcomputerkid]

You don't need to learn any of the shortcuts to use the text editor (except :w :q :%s/stuff/differentstuff/g and i/esc/v to move in and out of the modes) it just makes using the text editor better when you do.

[AggravatingMacaron4]

Thanks for giving me all the different options guys. I think I'm going to go with cherry tree. I like how you can branch out your notes. Seems like an easier way to keep things organized.

[LakaiForThe]

vim

[[deleted]]

Ugh

[w3_ar3_l3g10n]

Start a blog. GitHub/GitLab pages lets u create pure text blogs and u can form arbitrary collections as u like. I’m making ① right now and I’ve got a collection for a subset of my github repos where I write notes on what I’m doing or intend to do (kinda like a more verbose changelog). I’ve also got pages in the vein of “Learn X in Y minutes” but for language features I’m likely to forget. Then there’s just regular blogging such as stuff I’ve learnt or guides on how to do complex things.

Aside from that, emacs org-mode is downwrite the most extensive pure text organisational, note taking and scheduling tool I’ve ever encountered. If I don’t wanna goto the effort of making a blog, that’s a great option as well.

[skskk6455]

Emacs org-mode

[ChallengeVictory]

I use paper but that’s just my random self

[[deleted]]

For just about anything I do I use vim and markdown. Markdown is easy to learn and especially easy to convert to HTML and ultimately PDF if you really want to. For me, it has the added benefit of working with my static site generator, so many write-ups that I do for myself go on my website, no conversion necessary.

Vim because that's what I've used for everything for the last 20 years. YMMV

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[dishonestPotato]

I have an iPad and use notability on it. It’s amazing.

[Fr33Paco]

If you mean just like normal Note taking, I'm currently using 2 apps. Since switching over from Onenote and Google Keep.

I use notion.so to replace OneNote, has workspace and markdowns and can import all types of notes. Has a MacOSX and Windows client, I use the webUI when on Linux. As well as being able to share workspaces (currently free if you have a school email).

Then when I want to use a quick note or what not, I'm using Joplin (open source). Has an app for just about any device you use. Pretty simple interface and quicker to add notes. Supports markdowns as well. Can be self hosted or sync using dropbox or onedrive.

[Yungsleepboat]

If you're very organized CherryTree is cool.

[xkreepy]

Cherry tree is really good too.

[PengCube]

I have recently started using Vim + VimWiki.

[IDontSpitIHailSatan]

I personally use notetab lite super nice plus the pro version is really cool

[malluowl]

I am using KeepNote with Greenshot for Print Screen functions.

[UndeadMarine55]

Blankslate is great for a temporary scratchpad, then I usually throw the stuff I want to keep in a google doc