For note-taking applications, my principle has always been to be easy to use, less tinkering, and able to quickly record. If a note-taking software is too complicated and requires a lot of time to tinker with, although it may have powerful features, it deviates from the original intention of note-taking and becomes a software for tinkering. Therefore, today I will share some note-taking software that I am currently using and personally find useful. Among them, 🆓 represents free, 💰️ represents paid value-added services, and 📜 represents open source.
Online#
Shimo Document (🆓💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: Compatible with Markdown syntax, automatic saving, and most importantly, articles shared can be viewed without logging in. This is highly praised!
- Website: https://shimo.im/
Flomo (🆓💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: A tool for quickly recording notes!
- Website: https://flomoapp.com/
Yuque (🆓💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: Powerful editor, powerful features, but articles shared require others to log in to access, which is a bit regrettable. Therefore, I ultimately use Shimo Document.
- Website: https://www.yuque.com/
Notion (🆓💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: Very rich in features, but a bit redundant for me. When using this software, I always have a feeling that I am tinkering with software rather than taking notes, and the synchronization in China is not very good.
- Website: https://www.notion.so/zh-cn
Wolai (🆓💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: Same as above, but very user-friendly for Chinese users.
- Website: https://www.wolai.com/
Local#
Typora (💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: It used to be the most powerful Markdown local editor in my mind, but later, as it became paid and other local note-taking software also supported real-time preview, I stopped using it.
- Website: https://typora.io/
Obsidian (🆓💰️)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: The ceiling of local note-taking software in my mind. If you want to use it normally, it is easy to get started. If you want advanced features, it can also meet your needs. It is a very user-friendly software for both ordinary and advanced users.
- Website: https://obsidian.md/
Siyuan Note (🆓💰️📜)#
- Recommendation Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Recommendation Reason: Free and open-source note-taking software, equally powerful, but may be slightly laggy with many notes.
- Website: https://b3log.org/siyuan/
Summary#
For me, the main purpose of writing notes is to share or record things related to learning, so I don't need very complex features. However, it must meet the requirements of multi-platform and synchronization. Additionally, when sharing articles, others should be able to view them without logging in. Therefore, based on the experience of the above software, I ultimately chose Shimo Document as my main note-taking software. Of course, different people have different preferences. The most important thing is to achieve the purpose of taking notes, rather than tinkering with software and reversing priorities. The above are some note-taking software that I personally recommend. I hope it can help you choose note-taking software. Thank you!