Joplin

The Google G Suite Legacy free edition is being discontinued this May. I signed up for G-Suite way back pre-2010 and have been using it to maintain email for my family. This helps my elderly parents who are easily confused with email accounts. So Long and Thanks for all the Phish G-Suite is a tool that is intended for businesses and includes a ton of Google tools (e.g. Gmail, Drive, Calendar, …). The free edition closed back in 2012 (yes, 2012) and was not allowing new users. I guess they have finally tired of the free users and have given everyone a choice, switch or get out. Can’t blame them for that. ...

Joplin continues to be my favorite note-taking and Markdown application. It has several killer features that make it great. The Notebook sidebar keeps the notebooks organized and the tags accessible. The Note list sidebar displays all the notes contained within a notebook. Nextcloud synchronization keeps all my notes backed up and available to the Joplin Android app. Enter Joplin Extras When you dig into the configuration options, there are several built-in tools that take your Markdown to the next level. ...

There are some great note taking applications available these days. I want to call out two that I’ve used within the last year. I look for key features in a note taking application. Without these, it isn’t worth using. Supports Markdown syntax Has Markdown preview Allows grouping notes together Supports checklists Supports code entry with syntax highlighting Works on Windows and Linux Has a zero cost tier Can Store notes locally Ability to search notes If you are interested in these applications, check out the full list of features on each one’s website. ...