I’ve also been entirely too deep into looking around self-hosted stuff and #pkm / note systems.

For a while I had a self-hosted AnyType server and I honestly was pretty happy with the app (think #Capacities but offline first and e2e encrypted) but I dropped AnyType because of the horrible / almost non existent user experience when trying to add new content on the go..

Why the heck does almost any pkm/note system have a browser extension but pretty much none of them has a clean sharing sheet or shortcuts integration to do the same on mobile?

I was actually even considering to give Capacities a go because even if no one says it out loud they’re just AnyType with a slightly more polished UI and cloud focus (and they’re made in Germany!!) but their privacy policy just doesn’t feel right.. “we could access your data if we put the effort into it (it’s not encrypted) but we won’t!”.

So on I went and tried #TwosApp which is a really nice concept but in the end felt just ever so slightly too cluttered after putting productive content into it.

So now I’m sitting on #ReflectNotes in my free trial (as per my previous toot) and I’m also eyeing #CraftApp because I could use it for free as part of my SetApp but they - while really pretty - feel a little to UI oriented to make for a good notes system/pkm and Inhavent found a lot of details on how to share content into Craft or things like automation/shortcuts.. (also once again: privacy policy is meh)

Seems like I’m rolling in a limbo again  

Thank you for sitting through my PKM rambles.

#healsRants

Kudos to the #BearApp devs for an awesome v2. This has been my favorite place to author content and save ideas related to that content for quite some time now, and it's only gotten that much better.

Being able to pick custom fonts is fantastic (finally I can use my favorite grungy typewriter font!), and support for tables and backlinks is most appreciated.

I also use #CraftApp, but mainly for a knowledge wiki. I may start to lean more on Bear now that it's a bit more powerful.

My #Tech life was going pretty great until #CraftApp changed how they handle guest accounts.
Since then I’ve been in an existential panic and unsure how the hell to organize my writing and work notes and second brain.

I think it’s settling down, but this week my brain has turned into a tangled mess whenever I let it touch this topic.

#AuDHD #CultOfMac

I had just settled into #CraftApp and they changed the rules to remove guest users on business accounts.

Dammit.

Now I’m seriously considering switching to Obsidian.

So frustrated.

If #BearApp supported link sharing and handled images better, I’d still be there full time.

After 15 months, I've ended my experiment with #CraftApp.

It had a lot of potential, but I feel the promises made to the user community and not finishing half completed features, got pushed aside for more business focused features.

I still have 9 months left until it renews again, so I'll keep an eye on their updates.

In the mean time, I've moved everything back to #AppleNotes and #AppleReminders (using #Goodtask as the front end).

I just wish the Notes team would just fix it so I could grab a link to a note or folder without having to fake invite myself with a secondary personal email...

 What's your favorite note-taker?

#Evernote
#obsidian
#logSeq
#supernote
#notion
#craftapp

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#notes #note #software #opensource #poll