I Finally Tried Joplin

Today I talk about Joplin, an awesome little note-taking app that might finally be my home for note-taking. But I have some thoughts.
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0:00 Intro
1:30 The UI
1:40 The Markdown
5:03 Notebooks
6:28 Troubles with Sync
9:40 Settings
13:32 Searching
14:06 Built In Spell Check
14:11 Encryption
14:35 Missing Features
15:04 Final Thoughts

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[TheLinuxCast]

0:00 Intro
1:30 The UI
1:40 The Markdown
5:03 Notebooks
6:28 Troubles with Sync
9:40 Settings
13:32 Searching
14:06 Built In Spell Check
14:11 Encryption
14:35 Missing Features
15:04 Final Thoughts

[esphilee]

Joplin is a FOSS, available in Linux, sync seemlessly with Nextcloud, and it has vum mode.

Joplin is flexible, it can cope with both Markdown and Markup, Math formula, Chemistry Formula.

[esphilee]

Yes, you can first create a folder in NextCloud, and write the name of the folder behind the URL of the WebDav during setup.

All your files will be dumped and synced into that folder.

[XeroLinux]

Use plugins for actual tags.. You can extend it via plugins and themes.. For nested notebook by right clicking where you need it..

[kennyheimbuch]

Joplin would be perfect if it gave the user the choice via the typical File > Save As, to save their files wherever they want locally.

[Prophet]

Joplin is my main note platform. It is great.

[donkey]

Setting up nextcloud properly with a separate folder is literally the 3rd note when you first launch it (at least on the flatpak version).

[ShaneSemler]

I just started using Joplin last week. I didn't go with Obsidian because it's not FOSS, and I have no use for that mind-mapping stuff. I've been without a note taking application ever since I gave up on Evernote many years ago, so my notes have just been a mess of .txt and .odf fules floating around on my harddrive and Dropbox. Anyway, so far I'm very happy with Joplin. I sync using Dropbox and though slow, that's fine. So yeah, Joplin works. 👍

[Noam_Kinrot]

Thank s for the review. I stated with Obsidian (tried it - and then just left it alone without using), and moved Joplin, which I use on several devices. What I found is that I don't want the same DB for all, instead I'd rather backup my individual DBs. I found that for me, there is marginal overlap between how I use my desktops - laptops and mobiles. For now I don't really use NAS as an automatic mode thing, I'd rather back things up manually, on a schedule.

[themroc]

Yes, i used it for a while when i started a new job but i abandoned it because syncronizing with syncthing was hell on earth.

[FrethKindheart]

I tried just about every markdown editor out there and settled on Joplin...for a while. The main sticking point for me was that I wanted to have complete control of my files and an interface that gets out of my way and lets me write. While Joplin was a joy to use, it missed the mark a tad, so I went looking again for that perfect markdown editor. I revisited Typora and found that it checked the boxes for me. A nice clean interface that stays out of my way. Complete control of my files. I store my markdown files on a cloud drive (DropBox) and use a secondary cloud drive (Sync) as backup. I'll most likely never reach my limit on cloud storage with .md files, and even if I do there is always compression. Joplin is great software. I would've stuck with it if not for the few points of contention. For clarification, I use Typora for markdown specifically, which is what I write all documents and forum posts in. I use a text editor for notes that don't require formatting.

[UmitSeyhan]

I like using Standard Notes after trying many note-taking apps including Joplin and Obsidian.

[ThecatThecat-hqop]

Your relationship with obsidian as being a markdown editor is incredibly amusing to me. Though, I found it strange that you found Joplin simpler cause it looks way more cluttered to me.

I'm not sure how well this would work with Joplin because I don't use it, but if you wanted to do synchronization between multiple devices, putting it on a nas is a great solution *hint hint, nudge nudge*. Then you can use the encryption feature and a separate synchronization service to keep a backup version in the cloud in case anything goes wrong. Thats what I do.

[APNetworX]

I have a home server and I have it setup with bookstack container for centralized note taking. Works great for me. If you have a home server, that might be a good option. It also supports Markdown.

[alexikensen]

It takes few hours to get used to and it clicks into place after a week 😌

[GogsDavies]

I use Joplin on my Linux Desktop and Android and having tried other note-taking apps, IMHO Joplin is the best. For nested notebooks, just right-click on the parent notebook.

[sergiuoanes]

I'm using Joplin CLI for years now, synced on all my devices. Super happy with it.

[yogiest]

I used Joplin as my main Note apps before now Im using Obsidian.
I was too lazy and didn't have time/money to use and configure obsidian synchronization.
My prioritize was to make every device I have are synced freely. And Joplin worked for me, synchronization between devices seemed flawless.
I didn't have to install any plugins (Yes you couldn't open notes outside the app)
Then I tried Obsidian for 2nd time and make everything works by learning curve. I switched since.

Joplin is good and the best free synced notes app when you don't want to configure anything.
#pardonmyenglish

[apurvakumarsrivastav]

Joplin is very good I just export my notes as jex fule and drop it in google drive end of the day for backup.

[ettoreatalan]

The more notes, the slower Joplin becomes.
Synchronization via WebDAV is almost a guarantee for file/note version conflicts on different devices.