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I really wanted to like this the last time I gave it a try, but it just did not do it for me. I though I would like it being a VS Code plugin since "why reinvent a .md editor", but the end result felt pretty janky. Plenty of power features, but they were not particularly intuitive to use....

I ended up finding https://logseq.com/ and have been very happy using that as a local application! I really like its balance of control/abstraction and its markdown based editor is beautiful!

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I'm strongly considering moving away from Obsidian to Logseq, obsidian just has some limitations that I think I can work around in Logseq (insufficient syntax highlighting due to old integrated version of prismjs being one issue for ex).

I have sincere doubts that Obsidian will ever go open source.

any other limitations? syntax highlighting sounds like a very easy one for them to fix.

Obsidian not going open source is a big reason I'm apprehensive to start using it.

I'm more surprised it free. Its an amazing product with high quality plugins.

The notes are also stored on your computer so you don't even have any cloud dependency or anything.

I really enjoy using it and would pay a one time amount for it no problem.

I've started to use Joplin[1] and haven't looked back. It's open source and their business model is hosted cloud syncing. I already have a self-hosted Nextcloud instance running and WebDAV is supported for syncing as well so I'm not paying anything at the moment.

They also have apps on desktop and mobile. The apps may not have the most polished UI but they work extremely well.

[1] https://joplinapp.org/

sorry dendron didn't work out. was there anything specific that felt "janky"? we've had lots of updates on general ux (see https://buttondown.email/dendron/archive/) and are continuing to focus on that this year. that being said, logseq is also a great tool. a bunch of folks use both dendron and logseq in tandem

Thanks for recommending logseg. Going to give it a try.

I've been using Dendron mostly because of the search feature and the ability to publish it on web but I didn't really like the experience of editing my notes on VS Code. Seems like logseg have similar feature as well.

Wow, logseq seems to be exactly what I was looking for. Also detects file changes, so using a different editor side by side works.

Well, that's going to save me a chunk of time.

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