Edit: Obsidian is a good privacy option, I like finding several apps that have features that I use, please don’t be under the impression that I’m calling out Obsidian. It is proprietary and not open source, and some may prefer open source instead.
I like Obsidian for the canvas option and just need a simple note taking app to keep track of projects and reference for clients, but it’s proprietary and not open-source, so I’m looking for options that are.
I honestly could put in some leg work and test the others but hoping to bypass the faff of that with your help. Do any of the following have a canvas I can copy/ paste, organize images, add text, I made an example.
Logseq
Silver bullet
Joplin
FUTO notes
Trilium Notes
Thanks!
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I use rnote for an “infinite canvas” note taking app, but it doesn’t have much by way of text structuring features like lists, headings, etc. It’s designed for hand-writing.
I feel like Obsidian enjoys the same trust that valve and steam does in the Linux/foss/privacy communities. They are just a good example of how it can work?
Not sure the two are comparable. Gaming is a space pretty much entirely occupied by proprietary software. I know there’s FOSS engines and some FOSS gaming-related software. But the norm for that space is far more in the direction of proprietary than any other kind of software I’m aware of.
Very true, I wouldn’t have reservations recommending obsidian but also like I trying Foss alternatives for lots of things. This is one instance I’ve been stuck on finding something similar.
Logse has a mode like this that I think they call whiteboard mode
Thankyou, that’ll be my next try-it-out
damn that’s clean - time for me to update mine a bit
My house is a mess but my desktop is tidy.
no one judging here ^^
I agree that it’d be nice to have a FOSS alternative, but is there any evidence that Obsidian is violating user privacy?
I mean, I haven’t read anything. It doesn’t even have any kind of telemetry.
Not saying they are violating anything but the privacy community is really knowledgeable about good Foss alternatives.
Is there any issues with obsidian being non FOSS
Not really. I personally am almost more interested by how how much an app locks you in. With obsidian its not at all imo, as you have all your data in human readable .md files. Its more or less just a very sophisticated amd well made text editor.
It would be trivial to edit your notes if obsidian will ever enshittify, so they wont, as they know exactly that.
