Evernote: What are the alternatives? - Page 2

musty345 · May 16, 2012, 05:19 AM

What works for me is to use Mindnode for spider diagrams, and pages/Ommwriter for notes. These are all saved into my Dropbox folder so I have access to them all the time. Works for me..

I've never tried Circus Ponies Notebook but I've heard it's good

velocityg4 · May 16, 2012, 08:23 AM

Here is a comparative list of notetaking software. It lists main features, OS supported and whether it is paid or free.

funkahdafi · Jul 21, 2012, 03:31 AM

Use this, problem solved:
http://reinventedsoftware.com/together/

BornAgainMac · Jul 21, 2012, 08:26 AM

TextEdit is free

Alameda · Jul 21, 2012, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MacNoobGuy

but i want something free as well..

Why is that so important? It costs money to make software, and to test it for quality, and to run a stack of servers to host the files in the cloud, and to pay for the internet connectivity for the stack of servers. So either you pay for the software, or you pay for the service, or you watch lots of ads, or you get an amateurish program written by a college student.

If a good quality product is important to your productivity, why is it so hard to part with a few dollars for it?

velocityg4 · Jul 21, 2012, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alameda

Why is that so important? It costs money to make software, and to test it for quality, and to run a stack of servers to host the files in the cloud, and to pay for the internet connectivity for the stack of servers. So either you pay for the software, or you pay for the service, or you watch lots of ads, or you get an amateurish program written by a college student.

If a good quality product is important to your productivity, why is it so hard to part with a few dollars for it?

The Op did not want something that uses the cloud.

There is also tons of great free software. Linux, Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, AVG, Avast, CCleaner, Cobian Backup, Picasa, &c. None of that is amateurish much is superior to the paid products.

Alameda · Jul 24, 2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by velocityg4

The Op did not want something that uses the cloud.

There is also tons of great free software. Linux, Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, AVG, Avast, CCleaner, Cobian Backup, Picasa, &c. None of that is amateurish much is superior to the paid products.

My friend, I did not say that free software is bad software, what I said is that "free" should not be a requirement. All the things you mentioned aren't good at taking notes.

As for the other "free" products, look again: Many of them come from companies who want to sell you an upgraded version or sell you something else. Only Linux and Mozilla products are truly free. Every engineer at AVG knows that they are giving away a product in order to market and sell their products; they depend on it to pay their rent and buy groceries... and there's nothing wrong with that at all.

gssjr · Nov 29, 2012, 11:49 AM

If you want a FREE alternative to Notepad++ that works cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) I highly recommend Sublime Text 2 http://www.sublimetext.com/

Enjoy!

UggRock · Feb 28, 2013, 06:28 AM

Hi all,

I will suggest to take a look on a firefox extension called TagSpaces, which basically allows you to open and manage local files such as html, mht, txt, pdf, jpg, png and others directly in the browser. In combination with owncloud or dropbox it is a meaningful alternative to Evernote. It works directly in the browser and requires no connection to external services!

tagspaces.org

Enjoy!

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musty345 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: United Kingdom	What works for me is to use Mindnode for spider diagrams, and pages/Ommwriter for notes. These are all saved into my Dropbox folder so I have access to them all the time. Works for me.. I've never tried Circus Ponies Notebook but I've heard it's good __________________ MacKeeper Review Owner and editor of http://www.JailbreakZeit.com Twitter 21.5" iMac, iPhone 5, iPod Touch, iPod Classic
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Nov 29, 2012, 11:49 AM	#33
gssjr macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2010	If you want a FREE alternative to Notepad++ that works cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) I highly recommend Sublime Text 2 http://www.sublimetext.com/ Enjoy!
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Feb 28, 2013, 06:28 AM	#34
UggRock macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Hi all, I will suggest to take a look on a firefox extension called TagSpaces, which basically allows you to open and manage local files such as html, mht, txt, pdf, jpg, png and others directly in the browser. In combination with owncloud or dropbox it is a meaningful alternative to Evernote. It works directly in the browser and requires no connection to external services! tagspaces.org Enjoy!
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