My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file

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Joplin

I've had great success with using Joplin for this, with Syncthing as a sync backend. Works well across OSes; I use it on Linux, macOS, Windows and Android. https://joplinapp.org/.

#Note Taking #Notes #Personal Notes 354 social mentions

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Org mode

#Task Management #Project Management #Note Taking 179 social mentions

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Todo.txt

Since at least 2012 I've also been using a text file format from http://todotxt.org/ and more recently I wrote a program that takes a crontab-like list to pre-generate entries on a daily, by-day-name (every Sunday for example), and I also pull in a list of holidays from gov.uk, so they are also populated. [^1]: (<a href="https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview">https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview</a>).

#Task Management #Todos #Project Management 40 social mentions

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Thymer

[1]. Hopefully it's going to be useful for others working from their todo.txt/thoughts.txt! [1] https://thymer.com.

#Note Taking #Task Management #Databases 21 social mentions

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acreom

There's a much better way providing simplicity with full data ownership and real tasks out of the box in daily documents https://acreom.com.

#AI #B2c Saas #Productivity 34 social mentions

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UpNote

For those that don't want to manage backups, sync and versioning, UpNote[1] a has scheduled offline backup and restore in Markdown format. Supports Android stylus/Apple Pencil drawing as bonus. Joplin comes second but is difficult to setup, lacks versioning, trash bin, auto-backup, and slow react native mobile app that doesn't sync in the background. Obsidian Sync is close but expensive and the app doesn't offer local auto-backup/versioning. [1]https://getupnote.com/.

#Android #iPhone #iPad 84 social mentions

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metapad

Metapad is a nice replacement for Notepad, with a few extra useful features, but don't know if it has the feature you refer to. Likely not, because work in it stopped a while ago. But it is still available. I had used it for some years. Still may in future. https://liquidninja.com/metapad/.

#Text Editors #IDE #Note Taking 5 social mentions

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Markwhen

Looks like markwhen[0]. When making it, which initially started out as a strictly timeline-making tool, I realized it is essentially a log or journal language - write a date, any date, and add some stuff to it. Good for notes, blogging, a calendar, etc etc. [0] https://markwhen.com.

#Events #Markdown Viewer #Productivity 15 social mentions

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Markdeep

I didn't see anyone mention Markdeep [0] yet. I started with a notes.txt file for the system I maintain. I found myself gradually adopting Markdown syntax because I need bulleted lists and headings to separate different sections. I also needed hyperlinks to documentation or StackOverflow answers. So one day I just added the Markdeep tags to the bottom of the file and renamed it to notes.md.html I still keep it open in a text editor for day to day use, but it looks really nice when you open it in a browser. [0]: https://casual-effects.com/markdeep/.

#Competitive Intelligence #Data Profiling #Resource Profiling And Monitoring 29 social mentions

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Hacker News Search

I feel like this post gets posted to HN every few months. Not as frequently as that, but a bit: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=productivity%20.txt&sort=byPopularity&type=story.

#Search Engine #Social Networks #Web Search 2317 social mentions