PaulTech
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Hello, I had my main laptop die a few weeks ago and for whatever reason I moved to using a Manjaro/Gnome Linux distro installing it on another machine. This has revealed a host of open-source software choices. I previously had all my notes on WIkidpad but it's not being maintained and the linux support is gone. I went searching for another solution and discovered https://www.zim-wiki.org/downloads.html
I like it for many reasons:
A. It's a Wiki (if you've never used a WIKI for notes I highly recommend it.)
B. Zim Wiki uses a base folder and then creates sub-folders and txt docs as it is used. Even without the software the documents can be accessed with a text/word processing program.
C. I sync my files between devices so I'm not ham strung for whatever reason. Because of how ZIM-wiki works I can access my notes via ZIM on Windows, Linux or Mac (haven't tested on a Mac yet). Or I can just open the appropriate text file directly, for example on a smart device.
It may seem awkward at first but once you have the Aha moment I think you'll love it. I do recommend creating a test notebook first before committing to a structure. For example, I like a tree structure so I tend to use WikiWords to create sub-links instead of many root subjects that begin with a colon.
I like it for many reasons:
A. It's a Wiki (if you've never used a WIKI for notes I highly recommend it.)
B. Zim Wiki uses a base folder and then creates sub-folders and txt docs as it is used. Even without the software the documents can be accessed with a text/word processing program.
C. I sync my files between devices so I'm not ham strung for whatever reason. Because of how ZIM-wiki works I can access my notes via ZIM on Windows, Linux or Mac (haven't tested on a Mac yet). Or I can just open the appropriate text file directly, for example on a smart device.
It may seem awkward at first but once you have the Aha moment I think you'll love it. I do recommend creating a test notebook first before committing to a structure. For example, I like a tree structure so I tend to use WikiWords to create sub-links instead of many root subjects that begin with a colon.