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Looking for OneNote Alternative (feddit.de)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/foss@beehaw.org
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Hey everyone,

I am looking for an alternative for OneNote for Linux. A clone would be perfect, the interface of it and the ability to paste pictures into a very wide notes field is great. Please help me!

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[–] 23 points 3 years ago (14 children)

Check out Obsidian! The canvas feature is very similar to onenote snd obsidian in general is the best notwtaking app/ personal knowledge management system in existence

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Obsidians great! I do wish it was open-source though :(

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I switched to Obsidian not too long ago.

    For my needs, Joplin was a good open source alternative.

    Between the two I went with Obsidian because, while the apps are closed-source, the data is accessible. All your notes are just stored in plaintext (with markdown) as simple files in a directory structure.

    Joplin, in contrast, uses a SQLite database which adds a layer of complexity.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    This was one of the main selling features for me (before I tried it and experienced all the other killer features). I've experienced a bad case of vendor-lock before where it was hell to export my data. So having it all available in plain text at all times is really reassuring.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yep, Joplin is great too, that's what I use currently! I also like that it has built-in syncing with nextcloud and dropbox; as far as I know, obsidian only has their own paid-for syncing (unless you sync externally like the person below using syncthing)

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Obsidian is what I use mostly, it syncs great with syncthing across all my devices. It doesn't have drawing support, so whenever I need to doodle something I end up in samsung notes again.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    The Excalidraw plugin may do the trick.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Can you use that with a tablet to make hand written notes?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You can, but there is no form of exporting your handwritten notes. There's also sort of a tendency to "bend" what you've just written a bit after you lift your stylus. Like it's vectorizing and slightly correcting the path you just drew.

    I have had moderate success using the built-in Scribble feature to convey my handwriting into text in the main editor. It's not super great but is serviceable. It's real opinionated about when and where new paragraphs should appear.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Ah, if Obsidian would've supported hand written notes using a stylus or something, I would've switched instantly. It's sad cause I don't want to keep using Samsung Notes tbh, but it feels like my best option so far.

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