Obsidian vs. Joplin vs. Notion vs. Evernote vs. OneNote vs. Apple Notes

In this "unscripted" LowEndBoxTV episiode, @raindog308 makes an in-depth comparison of these popular personal information management tools.

Learn

- Why he loves Notion...and cried when he had to let it go
- Why some products feel more future-proof than the others
- Which product's logo he has on a T-shirt
- Which product may have been named after a secret order of intelligence operatives (but actually...or is it allegedly?!?...was not)

Special guest star: Steve Martin's stunt double.

Shout out to From Sergio and his Obsidian content:

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[papisabroso]

I tried all these options, and the final chose was Apple Pages (yes, the equivalent to Microsoft World or LibreOffice Write). Because is more friendly to make a personalized page and put notes, audio, videos, etc. Is not perfect, of course, but can be sync with other dispositive and event the web. And the equivalen to 'link' documents is the 'bookmark' option so I make one page with quickly and very resumed version of a topic, and in other page put a complete an detailed explanation of the same topic. Very useful to study and make study cards

[jean-marcvilarroya]

very good presentation. It has been vey useful for me. I was hesitant between Obsidian and Joplin. I am going for Obsidian. Thank you.

[furkanozcan]

Thanks for the comparison, just enough coverage and narrated in a grownup yet non-boring fashion

[francoismongeau]

My first time on your channel. Thanks for sharing this great video !

[thisplayer]

thanks for the clear positioning info and valuable insights - helpful for me!

[alexandrumacedon]

I tried all, i chose onenote, i use it for a year now, i like that i can put my text wherever i want, put images where i want, nothing has to be alligned to left or whatever, you can make a box of text where you want, use whatever font you want colors and lots of stuff. stored locally, you can always move them to other pc's. it's just easier to take notes instead of focusing on markdown, or the fact that u cant arrange things as you want, like in obsidian where everything goes line by line. you cant have text on the left and picture on the right.

[anispinner]

The only part I didn't like was the overlapping music. It's distracting. Other than that, thank you.

[ueyegew]

Whoa - Greatly appreciated! Evernote just proces themselves out of a user and I'm going to try the Obsidian path it appears! Thanks for your review if the products you touched on . Seems like I have a project at hand to move a lot (TONS) of notes. 😊

[davefink]

Evernote is like the cushy Cadillac, loaded with accessories, yet can’t make it out of the garage.

[b_____d]

Thanks! Your video helped me choose. Finally!

[AarshMiniStar]

very usefull information.I used Joplin before watching this video.But Wow.Obsidian has nice features.specially graphs and plugins for RTL texts !! Thank you bro 😅

[b.c.]

My Favorite of all times was Evernote - easy to paste any info, easy to find anything, easy to share any note. Sharing is the best, just switch it on, copy the ling and send it. I could share any note on Facebook or with my collegs at work. But now, I can not use the free version any more, it is limited to 1 notebook and 50 notes :( So, I have to move to something else..

[Rome.]

Thanks for this educational upload. I've been using Joplin for years, but like the Obsidian interface and versatility with the plugins. I think Joplin also has quite the choice of plugins, but I'm not a super user, so only installed a few.

[GabrielAngelfire]

Man, great video, I'm always on the lookout. I was always skeptical about Notion, I love it but yes, you're locked in it. Also, since you don't use Windows you wouldn't know, but OneNote is free in Windows 10. It's in the Metro style (some may prefer it though, for the simplicity) not desktop style (the desktop style comes with 365 paid), but you have the app for free.
Would love seeing your take on Logseq, I tried it, I know it's a different world, but unless you need web access, it works.
Cheers

[xskhhfe]

هل أستطيع أن أكتب بخط الايد بالقلم بحرية على Obsidian كما أفعل على onenote ؟

[xila]

My only problem with Obsidian is when I need a photo or a file quickly. It makes go and look for it in the Attachment filed, but joplin you just download it or click it as save as. That one thing really bothers me with Obsidian, then the sync. I tried local syncing, but It is not practical really unless you had a NAS for that.

[CommanDOH-JKU]

I was an Evernote user and was told it would be free forever, then they started charging, so I left that platform. Wound up on Onenote, but Being a Mac User, using a Micro$oft product left a bad taste in my mouth. I moved to Notion but didn't like it to much. I just found Obsidian and love it. I already knew some Markdown, so writing in it was a lot easier. And with Obsidian there are a ton of plug-ins that really allow me to set it up the way I need to use it. Add the fact that All my data is MY data on MY machine/cloud. I never need to worry about it being copped or taken from me...

Obsidian for the win...

[alexander_skachkov]

Thanks for the video! I was just thinking of trying Joplin and wanted to find out what there is and which one is better. About obsidian, only one thing is confusing, it's a pity that there is no portable version, but I would try it. So I'll try to get used to joplin.

[QuinCarter]

Can someone acknowledge he said "octothorpe" lol great video! Thanks for the information!

[Twoface]

It's funny that you mentioned the "going through a tunnel" aspect, as where I live, that is literally my biggest issue while trying to be productive while on my commute, www