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What are your must-have programs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion).

Edit: I apologise for confusing a lot of people. I meant Linux desktop “programs” coming from Windows/Mac. I'm used to calling them “apps”.

Edit: 🙌 I’m overwhelmed with the great “programs” people have recommended in the comment section. Thank you guys.

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[–] devpaul 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Someone already mentioned Logseq, but I'm really enjoying Obsidian for my note taking needs. It's similar, but I have found Obsidian to be very nice. Not FOSS, but I really like what the devs are doing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Same I tried logsec but it needs a bit more polishing and most importantly the excalidraw plugin is not that good.

[–] devpaul 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I've tried One Note, Evernote and notion before coming across Logseq and Obsidian. I'm really enjoying it. I haven't given Excalidraw much use in obsidian but I may do so in the future.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It's a game changer for me. Obsidian plugin allows previewing these drawings in notes, and we can also link notes in the drawings. The built in canvas feature is simply bad. All it needs to do is center the text inside boxes. Wish the devs made it open source and this problem could get fixed but apparently they don't believe in it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Same here. I have tried:

Joplin
Standard Notes
loqseq
simple notes
craft and a few others, but I keep coming back to obsidian. Currently self-hosting it using one of the plugins, that helps me easily sync between pc, MacBook, android and iOS.

[–] devpaul 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nice! Yeah you've definitely tried a bunch of apps.

What service are you using to self host obsidian? And is it cheaper than paying for obsidian sync?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Nextcloud and Janitor plugin. In my opinion, obsidian sync is not worth it. You have many ways to sync your data across different devices. Even using GitHub or Sorj.

Edit: For my usecase, Janitor plugin works the best. You could try it.

Edit:

Sorj obsidian sync tutorial
Git obsidian sync tutorial

[–] devpaul 1 points 5 months ago

Cool thanks for the info! Ill check it out