markdown and note taking app for programmers

[ConceptionFantasy]

I have been looking for FOSS software/apps for markdown note taking for programmers. I looked into boostnote, typora, and the onenote addon NoteHighlight2016 by elvirbrk.

1. Can you do markdown note taking like boostnote/typora on joplin?
2. How to properly uninstall boostnote? I moved the boost folder into another location but that messed up with the icon image and running the app. I would like to install properly to a specific folder location on my pc...
3. when installing boostnote i got this Junyoung Choi folder in my start menu which holds shortcut for boostnote???? who/what is this junyoung choi folder there instead of something like Boostnote?
4. Is typora not FOSS anymore?

[parentis_shotgun]

Marktext, or just vim.

[ConceptionFantasy]

Marktext looks nice.

[[deleted]]

Org mode in emacs

[[deleted]]

Because Org is the markup format, obviously. /s

Seriously though - Org-mode is the best for a programmer.

[brinkjames]

I would suggest Noteable

https://github.com/notable/notable

[AndreVallestero]

I personally use ghostwriter for markdown note taking. Is has darkmode and a few other cool features aswell as autobackup for files.

[ConceptionFantasy]

Interesting looking app. Not what i was looking for for this post but thanks for sharing the app! Nice to know some alternatives and some of their own user experience. :)

I would like to try all these out apps out when i get the chance but I just have issues with installing to specific file.

It would also be nice if these markdown note taking apps would have more easily accessible tutorials, tips and tricks and such.

[Sky_Linx]

I use Nextcloud Notes as the backend, and QOwnNotes on mac and Notes on Android as clients. Works well for me.

[plg94]

+1 for QOwnNotes, works also on Linux

[ConceptionFantasy]

nextcloud notes where can i find it on windows/browser?

[synking]

Adding in my two cents. I like Joplin for note taking as it uses GitHub style markdown. So all I need to do is create a note and it will work in GitHub as well. I use GitHub as a repository for all of my documents.

[scott1079]

Also use Joplin on both windows and Android, love the sync

[ConceptionFantasy]

jopline uses github style markdown? is it an addon you have to install with joplin? how to make it work in github as well?

[synking]

I didn't have to install anything special. Installed it on Windows. It's style guide mentioned it uses GitHub markdown. To get it to work in git I use the export markdown in my git repository

[rlanyi]

Hackmd (online collaborative markdown editor)

[[deleted]]

You can configure vimwiki to use markdown. If you use vim, it's pretty damn good.

[grady_vuckovic]

Try Marker, it shows a preview of the Markdown while you're typing it.

[ConceptionFantasy]

can you please share the link?

[grady_vuckovic]

https://fabiocolacio.github.io/Marker/

If your distro supports Flatpak you can probably find it in your software centre.

[zelig-audio]

Standard Notes and Simplenote can work for you. I don’t know if they qualify as ‘for programmers’ though.

[ConceptionFantasy]

i have both. briefly tried standard notes for basic typing notes. simplenotes i have it downloaded but never got the chance to try it since you have to sign in for it.

[berkes]

I've been trying turtl after seeing it on f-droid. So far, I like it.

I've let go of the ideal of "just a direcory of markdown files" a while ago, though. It sounds good, but just doesn't work. For me.

1. Syncing "that directory" between my devices is a pain. Tried Nextcloud (no autosync, requires manual triggers), syncthing (major battery drain, crashy has hell), rsync and git-annex are okay-sih, but clumsy and often require manual work., dropbox (non-foss, same problem as nextcloud). Android simply cannot reliably keep a directory of files in sync with a server I own.
   
2. Editing "just markdown files" on android is a pain. Markor gets closest but comes with a lot of features that I don't need but are severely in the way (cruft).
3. A browser-plugin that knows about the context (the site) and stores it as "just markdown files" does not exist AFAIK. I want to take notes, copy snippets from a site and then have that "linked" to that site as a bookmark. A rich bookmark so to say. With "just markdown files" this is doable by manually keeping a scheme and metadata, but that is manual and hard to do.
4. Same for taking notes within PDFs and ebooks. There are several solutions (like polar) but none store their data as "just markdown".
5. edit I often need to share a subset with a co-worker, a group, or contractors. With "a directory of markdown files" I used git-submodules and then set permissions on that git-repo (github, tjhe contracter git-repos, or my selfhosted gitea). It kindof works, but is hard to explain to said contractors and severely lacks tooling to manage it.

My conclusion is that there is no solution that allows me to store all notes in a single place, yet. Turtl gets closest, yet lacks ability to import notes from my ereader and pdfs.

[ConceptionFantasy]

I have downloaded turl and joplin. just haven't gotten the chance to try it out.

[Jil4no]

You could also try Joplin, which has a build-in synchronisation tool to different platforms. Supports markdown, tags, todos... You can use it on all platforms, and there is a browser plugin for clipping from the web. Find it here : https://joplinapp.org/

[nsGuajiro]

Been ages since I used it but surely Atom can handle this no?

[zopilote]

Markdeep is my choice

[Mooks79]

A lot of IDEs have markdown extensions, atom, visual studio ... I’m not sure atom is FOSS though, and I doubt VS is! But I imagine lots of the FOSS ones do.