First step: export my Evernote files to Markdown Markdown is unlikely to go anywhere soon, and the notes can be synced in any way you like: I put them in my Dropbox folder. Both are essentially a layer on top of a folder of Markdown files. Which brought me to the Zettelkasten method, and the Obsidian and Zettlr apps. However, the interface is pretty bare-bones and I was curious to use this opportunity to explore less linear kinds of note-taking.

It has the same look and feel, and allows for seamless import of.

I reviewed Joplin, an open-source replacement for Evernote. Dynalist lacks Evernote import, making it a no-go for me. While Notion, Roam and Bear all look very beautiful, I decided against these to avoid future vendor lock-in. Here’s a quick comparison: Appįeature comparison of some note-taking apps Kanban-style project management, reminders) would be a plus, not a mustīased on excellent advice from a number of people on Twitter (thanks!), I looked at a couple of apps. Embedding figures (and other attachments).Shortcuts or saved searches to different combinations of tags.Organizing with tags and notebooks (and ideally cross-linking notes).Single text note for brain dumps should be very quick on phone and laptop.html) – I have way too many notes to manually port them I’d like to avoid repeating this ordeal in a few years from now. avoid locking myself into another app that may break or change in ways I don’t like. Taking a step back, these are must-have features for me:

Over the years I've accumulated thousands of notes and a personalized GTD system (with tags and notebooks) in update is so annoying I'm planning to abandon ship – which note-taking app should I use?- Anne Urai March 12, 2021

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