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Zim Wiki RedNotebookZim Wiki is recommended for students, writers, researchers, and professionals who want a straightforward yet powerful tool for organizing their notes and managing projects. It is particularly suited for those who prefer a local application that doesn't rely on cloud services and who appreciate the ability to work offline with an open-source solution.
RedNotebook is recommended for individuals who are interested in maintaining a simple digital journal without requiring advanced features. It is effective for those who prioritize a no-frills approach to journaling, appreciate cross-platform functionality, and enjoy the benefits of using open-source software.
Based on our record, Zim Wiki seems to be a lot more popular than RedNotebook. While we know about 120 links to Zim Wiki, we've tracked only 8 mentions of RedNotebook. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
FWIW, I ended up doing a lot of org-mode-like things by starting with https://zim-wiki.org a VERY long time ago; I use it for notes, scheduling, publishing my own website, and even slides with the s5 thing. Somewhere in there, I gave org-mode 2 or so years and eventually gave it up entirely; it just really plays SO un-nicely with literally everything else. Anyone else looking for this sort of thing, I'd probably... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Love it. Reminds me quite a bit of what I do; which is https://zim-wiki.org + a custom template I designed. Plus some scripts and such to keep up with (bleh) Canvas CMS. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Zim - Wysiwyg for markdown files https://zim-wiki.org/ My only complaints are that it uses .txt instead of .md and that I haven't been able to get it to work on Mac. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
I have used many open source notes taking apps. My goto used to be Zim Desktop Wiki [0] but its just a desktop app and the was no built in sync solution. On mobile I used Markor [1] which understood Zims syntax, as well as markdown. Due to lack of mobile client and built in sync options I moved to Joplin [2]. Its markdown, cross platform, and I can sync with WebDav. People don't like that its SQLite based, but... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago
For me it's the risk of littering in a project repo. So I use Zim wiki instead: https://zim-wiki.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Possibly https://rednotebook.sourceforge.io/ could be a starting point if you want to hack about in Python. Source: almost 3 years ago
As for a digital journal on your computer, take a look at RedNotebook. I liked it when I used it, before going back to physical journaling. Source: almost 3 years ago
I was using Microsoft Excel and Rednotebook. I still use Rednotebook as log for research info but no longer use Excel which Excel was being used for viewing my P/L on my trades. Source: over 3 years ago
(by the way I use Red Notebook for my journal. It's spectacular. https://rednotebook.sourceforge.io/). Source: over 3 years ago
What helped me to develop gratitude towards life in spite of everything happening was to start a journal. Get a diary where each day has a separate page. I like to do this in paper, but there are apps or a desktop version of a journal: https://rednotebook.sourceforge.io/. Source: over 3 years ago
OneNote - Get the OneNote app for free on your tablet, phone, and computer, so you can capture your ideas and to-do lists in one place wherever you are. Or try OneNote with Office for free.
Joplin - Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.
Evernote - Bring your life's work together in one digital workspace. Evernote is the place to collect inspirational ideas, write meaningful words, and move your important projects forward.
Simplenote - The simplest way to keep notes. Light, clean, and free. Simplenote is now available for iOS, Android, Mac, and the web.
CherryTree - A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
Notezilla - Colorful & powerful sticky notes app for Windows & Phones.
