Dec 4th
nothing like giving people adequate warning.
Dec 4th
nothing like giving people adequate warning.
If you're looking for a free alternative, check out how to use Markdown files. Obsidian is a popular (but not open-source) program. The beautiful of .md is that it's plain text and can be easily imported into a variety of applications, including a simple text editor like Notepad. Here's a good overview video.
Anyone remember when Evernote added a limit to how many devices can be logged into your account on the free plan? I remember. I stopped using them immediately after that. Couldn’t be logged in on my computer, iPhone, and iPad.
Meanwhile Apple notes got much better so I just use that.
I tried importing my Evernote stuff into Apple notes and apparently attachments import is broken in Sonoma which is just great. Any other way to import from Evernote to Apple notes?
Thank goodness I haven't used Evernote since... checks notes in Sublime Text... 2010.
Evernote is still around? I stopped using that years ago because it pales in comparison to so many other apps.
If you're looking for a great open source note taking app with a good free plan, and well priced paid plans, I strongly suggest Notesnook. I've been using it for months exclusively, it's fantastic.
Til evernote still exists. Move to the notes thats free with your email and move on
If you currently have more than the allotted 50 notes or one notebook, Evernote says that you’ll still be able to “view, edit, export, share, and delete existing notes and notebooks.”
But you will not be able to create any new ones...
But given that, right now, free users can have up to 100,000 notes and up to 250 notebooks, heavy users who have relied on the free version might immediately run into the new limits once December 4th rolls around.
Welp, time to export your notes while you still can. My prediction is this will change within 12 months when they fail to convert free accounts into paid subs.
EG: As of 1 july 2024 export of notes will require a paid subscription.
I'm still looking for a good self hosted alternative specifically for hosting PDF's with full text search ability. They all either seem way too complex or way too limited with PDF (no search or preview).
And then there's the issue of syncing everything out of Evernote.
I use Joplin. I selfhost the Joplin server and just Sync my notes across devices.
How well does it work with notes with documents and text combined? Any easy way to migrate from Evernote?
Just saw this link and it seems that the migration is pretty seamless. https://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/migrating-from-evernote-to-joplin
I have never used Evernote so not sure of there is a migration path. However, I have notes with documents, text, links and even screenshots and it works like a champ with all of those. I could never use any other notes app again
I use NGx paperless to store our docs, it also has full text pdf search. https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx
I've checked it out before and it does look like a top contender. I have 2 major outstanding questions/issues.
First, how to migrate? I have tens of thousands of notes in many folders. Not something I'm willing to do manually.
Second, does it allow for mixed notes of text and pdf or images of written notes?
The barrier to entry has kept me out a bit because it looks like a big job, but would be interested to hear if someone else had pulled it off.
I have been using Notion free plan. Evernote is way to limited on features and things you can do on the free account.
notion is good, but felt so slow. tried it out for a few months, and then did a hybrid approach with obsidian and wound up favoring and then eventually just porting everything over and fully switching to obsidian. been good.
I've only used Evernote sparingly over the last ~12yrs. 67 notes across 5 notebooks. Think it was one of the first apps I downloaded when I bought an iPad and iPhone. Still went ahead and exported everything, even though nothing of any serious importance. Some are just funny memories.
I would like to find something similar, maybe even self-hosted so it's free. I keep seeing Joplin anytime someone mentions notebook programs; time to look into that.
I can’t say I’m surprised. And I’m glad I got all my work stuff off there earlier this year. Guess I need to clean up whatever remaining personal notes I left behind and never look back. It’s a shame, cuz they used to be the best option out there.
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