Technology

So basically, they are following enshitification same as many companies have been doing.

In case anyone is looking for a recommendation, I started using Obsidian for taking notes recently. It creates markdown files which keeps things nice and clean and then I use Syncthing to sync my files rather than their paid sync option. If Obsidian ever enshitifies I can either use an old version of the application or switch to any other markdown editor.

I'm considering having some sort of nightly sync to a git repo as well for version control but that might be more complexity than I need.

Those looking for an alternative, I suggest Joplin. I exported/imported from Evernote a few years back and am really happy with it.

• supports markdown
• can store data on multiple services
• Open source
• can fully encrypt your notes

I forgot Evernote existed. Time to back up my notes from 2014.

I'll leave these here for those fleeing Evernote:

https://github.com/akosbalasko/yarle

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/migrate-from-evernote-to-apple-notes/

I haven't used either, I never really used Evernote, but a couple people have been posting them as a good way to get your notes migrated out of the app.

Oh yeah, Evernote used to exist, forgot about that.

A former employer bought a lifetime subscription to Evernote for me, I forget why they did that some perky new manager wanting us all to collaborate or something. I used it for notes when learning Spanish if I recall. A few years after that they canceled it and said I had to pay so I deleted my account. I entirely forgot it existed until reading this post. That's the end of my Evernote story.

Wow. I ditched Evernote after their last price ~~gouge~~ increase, and that's after being with them from the very beginning. Thank God I bailed when I did.

More enshitification

"We're definitely going to use the extra money to help you, not as a cash grab and run for the hills.. LOL, suckers! Shit, the microphone was still on."

I forgot this app still exists.. Who's using it anyways? Its interface feels like it's desperately trying to catch up with other note taking apps.

Damn it. I've got a lot of stuff on there, organised and tagged.

I've thought about migrating for the last couple of years, but just left it as I couldn't be bothered.

If it's getting more expensive though, this might be the time to move.

What would be the service with the easiest migration path? Ideally one that:

• has good automatic OCR of all documents uploaded to make them searchable

• has good apps on Android, Windows and IOS

• has a good import function that can retain tags from Evernote

That may be asking too much?

I could never figure out Evernote. Wound up settling on OneNote

Obsidian is love. Obsidian is life

That's why I use Joplin.

Fuck I’m a relatively heavy user of Evernote

My yearly subscription renewed in January

Enshitification strikes again, or is it something more complex?

Another alternative is Trilium

Had an account since about 2010, looks like I stopped using it around 2016. Just logged in to see what if anything was left. A few notes, nothing important.

Tried closing my account instead of just leaving it hanging out there and it fails. Guess I'll try later

I've tried using Evernote from time to time throughout the years and each time only last about a week into it, it just doesn't naturally fit into my personal "workflow". I definitelly need something for capturing ideas, but for whatever reason, Evernote wasn't it for me. I've been bouncing between Notion and Obsidian currently, with Obsidian at least being my work note-taking app and Notion being more for personal notes (since I have more flexibility in where I can access it).

Loved the idea of the product but after a year or two mod using it, I ditched it for a simple diy setup with syncthing.