May I ask what is wrong with Evernote? It's always worked well for me.
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I use markdown files + Nextcloud for synchronization. What I like about it is that I can use any markdown editor. Currently I use Nextcloup app on mobile and Pulsar or Nextcloud Web UI on desktop.
I know we're in selfhosted, but if you're just looking for an Evernote replacement, OneNote is the OG and really gets the job done.
What kinda notes are you looking to take? If you want something real simple but works across all devices, is super fast and with great search, try Simplenote. If you want something with more power, I’ll echo what others here have suggested and say Obsidian. Don’t do notion.
What's wrong with notion?
Basically this https://www.notion.so/product/ai. AI hype train, won’t be long til this is default (if it isn’t already) and they steal all your notes/writing to feed LLMs and monetize your work without you knowing.
Weirdly, I'm more or less okay with this. Hope someone gets my ballin' Teriyaki sauce recipe
Kidding aside usually this type of thing bothers me, for example I'm actively trying to find alternatives to Google services. But I feel like I'm not giving up that much information here.
I just want a notes app that is intuitive and pleasant to use, and I really like notion's UI
You do you then! I tried notion but switched to obsidian because I found Notions web UI awfully slow given I just wanted to muck around with plaintext and markdown files. It wasn’t a bad product though. They’re popular for some good reasons too.
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I used Evernote, Simplenote and various other ones and settled for Clickup for now, unless it gets enshittificated, too.
It mainly markets as a productivity app with todo lists, but also has a great document and note management system builtin.
I don't think this satisfies your use cases perfectly but an interesting solution for sure. I prefer note taking in vscode using the patricklee.vsnotes extension. Here's a write up on it at c/vscode. You can commit your note changes to a git repo on github or other elsewhere, giving you access from many different places.
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I use selfhosted nextcloud instance with notes app installed. On Android I use native Nextcloud Notes.