Typora is new, in beta and currently free. Haven’t seen word on a pricing model but looks interesting.
Scrivener is the obvious replacement with a new High Sierra and iOS version due soon. They’re promising not to go to subscriptions but note the new version will be a paid upgrade.
Also worth considering Sublime Text coupled with some extensions.
I use Typora for any documents longer or more complex than a github readme, especially something I have math typesetting in.
Otherwise I'll just look at it raw through vscode or whatever text editor I'm using.
I've used many programs for my note taking over the last 15 years or so, main ones were: KeepNote, Zim Wiki, Evernote, a bunch of other outliners, and most recently it's just been a "notes" project of markdown files in my regular programming editor (phpstorm).
But I was missing the WYSIWYG feature, and I finally found what I've been looking for all these years yesterday... https://typora.io/
Icebreakers
> What's the ideal end of a roleplay look like for you?
I feel like my roleplays tend to be more open-ended/never-ending, so they tend to lose steam or have one or both of us wander off before they "end." A couple have "ended" with a sort of, "And they continued to fuck kinkily ever-after," which pretty much worked.
> What's your happy place for writing?
I can't stand trying to write anything on my phone; I need a real keyboard and preferable a nice chair! My ideal/usual environment includes a mechanical keyboard and a nice monitor. I use Typora to write all of my prompts and most of my replies, and the now-largely-defunct /r/InboxRevamp/ for managing messages (I cannot live without it and don't know what I'll ever do if it really dies).
> What's your favorite subject to rant about?
Either baseball or pizza.
Shameless Self-Promotion
I've got a lot of prompts and more about me in my profile! If you're a woman who enjoys writing, I encourage you to peruse!
Maybe check out Typora. It's basically a github-flavoured markdown editor which displays your markdown input directly formatted, e.g. typing *hello* and hit space to see hello. Also it's super lightweight and supports many more functionalities as github-style markdown, in particular Latex.
At the moment, it seems that the Mac OS X version is still in beta (but I'd recommend it to anyone else out there who uses Windows or Linux!).
Typora is the best markdown editor i've used so far.
you can edit the markdown directly, or you can switch to the source code mode where you can edit the code.
under the Paragraph tab on the top bar, you can find all the formatting options that you want, and typora automatically inserts them
> Does it allow you to use rich text format instead of god damned markdown? I hate that all note taking apps seem to be based on markdown. I like to be able to see the formatting of the ONE text body that I'm editing. Instead of having a space that shows the final product and another that shows the BS with the markdown language.
Your problem isn't markup/RST/Markdown/CommonMark, your problem is that you're trying out apps that have "preview" and not apps that are "WYSIWYG".
My last survey of the space shows more markup editors with "preview" than WYSIWYG, but you might check out gedit with RST plugin and Typora. I think there are some more entrants in the field recently, so I need to do a new survey.
I tried a bunch of software, all of which felt more like procrastination instead of getting to my writing.
I now write in a simple markdown editor, clean simple UI, easy to save files over the cloud, and easily formatted for export to EPUB. Specifically, I use Typora
Take a second to look at Typora though. It does the opposite of what you describe, as it integrates the writing and preview in a single window. You can also export to a ton of file formats, including docx, pdf, html and tex.
Not the one you asked the question to, but with regards to limits you can just write HTML in markdown, or use an extended Markdown version (there's a few options). This gives you highlighting, footnotes, tables and much more. The learning curve is a bit steeper than rich text editors, but it's worth it to me for the independence from a specific software and the freedom to do it my way.
Depende de la carrera que estés estudiando tendrás que hincar más o menos codos y estudiar de una forma u otra, eso ya te lo tienes que administrar tú a tu modo; pero es imperativo que empieces a estudiar desde el primer día. Parecerá una tontería, pero los apuntes y ejercicios que tengas hechos en las primeras dos semanas son horas de trabajo y estrés que no tendrás que sufrir a una semana del examen con ocho trabajos que entregar a final de cuatrimestre.
En cuanto a que es distinto del instituto. ¡Lo es y es genial! Vas a gozar de muchísima libertad e independencia y no vas a tener a los profesores encima de ti constantemente (aunque en las ingenierías piden ejercicios semanales). Sin embargo, no confundas la idenpendencia con falta de obligaciones. Es muy fácil pensar que no tienes nada que hacer, pero ese trabajo se te va a ir acumulando a lo largo de los meses y te puedes arrepentir.
Estos son, al fin y al cabo, conceptos muy generales sobre lo que es la universidad, tu forma de repartirte el tiempo y de ocio y estudio y tus métodos del mismo dependerán de tu carrera. Personalmente, lo que más me ha sirve a mí en ingeniería informática es acudir a la bibliografía recomendada por el profesor (que nunca debes ignorar) para ampliar y consolidar los conocimientos. Si se te da bien, hazte apuntes (que no resúmenes) propios y estudia de ellos. Si los compartes además ayudarás a tus compañeros y a ti mismo subiéndote el mínimo de calidad exigible.
Ahora un consejo tan válido para la universidad como para la ESO: Aprende a escribir en Markdown. De verdad, es una habilidad que se tarda menos de una hora en adquirir y simplifica muchísimo el esfuerzo de realizar tus apuntes o, al menos, los brutos de tus documentos antes de pasarlos por maquetación. En el ordenador puedes escribirlo y pasarlo a pdf fácilmente con Typora.
¡Mucha suerte!
Typora is different than Typorama btw. I should also mention that Apple Notes may actually be a better choice for many folks frustrated with Bear. If only it offered the ability to customize the UI and easily export your notes in a commonly-used format, then I could easily have stuck with it long ago. But I've been very lucky that I had the time and circumstances to try many different apps, and have learned tons as a result, but would never have done so if it hadn't been for my frustrations with Bear.
What might be interesting to see is a new post/thread on the apps that people find they need to use in addition to Bear to accommodate all their needs. There have been some similar ones over the years, but I don't recall seeing one recently. I also don't recall that the focus was on the apps people find necessary to use in addition to Bear. Sharing info of this sort might help others see that Bear is not a "one size fits all" type of app.
I'd replace the default terminal with Terminator as the first thing I'd do. Allows easy splitting of terminal-window and navigating between them.
For small edits, I'd install Micro - it is a full fledged editor in its' own right, but use modern shortcuts and mouse. Though probably not much of an issue for you as you're used to vim. I'm not - I'm more of a VSCode kinda' guy, but that is pretty heavy on resources :)
For writing documentation (and most everything else that isn't code) I'd get Typora - a nice little MarkDown editor that'll also export to pdf.
Most everything else comes ready out of the box as it were.
I wouldnt get a chromebook at all. You will be really limited. I prefeer getting a laptop like a Lenovo Thinkpad T480 or Dell XPS.
To take notes in class, i rather use Markdown files. You can use a service like Notion, or manage your files locally with Dropbox and a Markdown editor like Typora.io, Caret.io or even VisualStudio Code (or Atom).
For all other stuff, Google Docs is fine.
I have to say that TickTick is the app that I have been using for longer (if I don't mention GCalendar, ofc). Something I started to use recently is Typora.io. It's a markdown text editor. I decided to leave Evernote, and create my own system syncing with Dropbox.
Another alternative, is caret.io.
I am using https://typora.io/ which I am totally in love with and actually use it as a daily driver. Since markdown is a format which abstracts text it should be compatible with any markdown editor you throw it at.
I use this: https://ia.net/writer which works for every platform but I like https://typora.io/ better on desktop. Both are free. Then I store files on Dropbox. IA will read Dropbox and other cloud providers from your phone.
Pure perfect awesomeness ... Seriously it looks like typora with all the power of org-mode. You have to make a MELPA package or spacemacs layer for it, it's gorgeous !
Did I say pleaaase ? :)
I have searched for year for the best way to take notes with maximum freedom. I currently use markdown-files (just files with ".md" filetypes. They are like ".txt", but with a view special funktions for which you nead a markdown editor. You can still open them with any crappy txt-Editor)
Great thing is, you have complete controll how you sync and orginise your files.
on Android i use Markor, on Windows Typora.
Markdown language is perfect for this type of note if you know (or learn) it. You can write your notes in Markdown file with any Markdown editor. And if you want some good-looking one, I personally use Typora but it's not free. A free alternative of it would be Marktext. Both of them can only be used on computer though.
how do you set up VSCode to be even a passable md editor? I tried but there were so many nearly-identical sounding extensions and nothing I tried was very good. It is plausible a specific combo makes it good.
IMHO the best markdown editor by several miles is the tragically closed source Typora.
Typora does WYSIWYG and supports copy and pasting markdown. It's Ctrl+Shift+C (or Command+Shift+C on macOS).
There's a WYSIWYG Markdown Browser Extension for GitHub. Not sure if there's something similar for GitLab. It's open source, so it might be possible to send a feature ask.
Typora is best of breed. It's proprietary and costs $15 for three seats. But it's fast, runs on macOS, Linux and something called, um... Windows. Typora implements all of Markdown, supports diagrams, is a top-notch single-pane real time WYSIWYG editor, and via Pandoc will export to about every file format. On top of that the developer is very responsive.
I like it so much I purchased two licenses.
In all fairness it's not just Microsoft not following industry standards. I get the same warning with Typora:
W: https://typora.io/linux/./InRelease: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg), see the DEPRECATION section in apt-key(8) for details.
In the case of Typora I deleted the PPA, downloaded the .deb
instead and assume Typora will self-update in future.
Typora is a WYSIWYG Markdown editor. You use it like a word processor and under the hood it's Markdown. It will export to all of your target formats by leveraging Pandoc. Alas it is proprietary and will cost you $15
for three seats. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, including a version for ARM-based Linux like Raspberry Pi.
You might also want to look at Typora. It is a WYSIWYG markdown editor, but is pretty minimal and does the job for basic markdown notes. It has a 15 day trial and is then a $10USD one-time purchase.
Up to a few months ago, I tended to use LibreOffice. It's a mostly fully featured document suite much like MS Office so, when it comes to actually getting writing done, it gets the job done.
However, these days I tend to find those tools too heavy and distracting for the outlining or drafting stage (even in the simpler views there toolbars, page mode, page formatting options, etc) , so for those I've switched to Markdown editors such as Typora or Apostrophe Editor. Full chapter writing tho is still done on LO.
I should be specific when I say people don't think HTML is a development or programming language because you can code programs that automatically give you the Markup, an example of this is Typora, Typora makes HTML skill and knowledge basically useless.
I was going to recommend Typora, which is a minimalist markdown text editor which I've been using for last couple years. It auto generates the outline and is a pleasure to work in... however, it seems that since I jumped onto it it became a paid software :/
Glad you found the bookmark panel for N++. You can probably find some plugin to handle markdown files and auto-generate an outline as well if you'd decide to go markdown down the road :)
Reddit uses markdown formatting which sadly is neither the most common nor the most user friendly method. Personally I end up brute-forcing it, writing the text of my post in either a separate word processor and then copy/pasting it into a Reddit reply or Reddit itself and then using the built in editor from Reddit to include links/formatting but there are Markdown editors out there; I haven't used it in ages but Typora is generally the best regarded.
right the problem is what the format would be. notepad, sublime etc are looking at plain text documents that don't support any color.
use RTF: wordpad on windows and abiword or something else on linux <<<--- easiest and will work
use html: wysiwyg editor (can't recommend any in particular would have to go looking) - in sublime or similar you might be able to find a "preview" extension or maybe if you are really lucky there is a wysiwyg editor in sublime
use markdown - which also does not support document colors but I believe in Typora (cross platform) you can create your own document stylesheet and use CSS with HTML classes.. would not be smooth and somewhat roll your own
use latex - I have no experience with this but I believe it can do anything and there are a bunch of editors around
try clicking around on alternativeto here is one place to start but could try putting evernote or something else in the search and see what comes up. if there is an answer it's probably there someplace.
You can also use this markdown text editor https://typora.io/ to format text, insert Tables and so on, then copy it and paste into Reddit post or comment.
Reddit comment and Post box also has some rudimentary tools to help with markdown.
Another way is just to copy an existing post style you like and edit that.
I make use of Typora quite a bit for long posts since it does markdown as your write.
I use Typora. It stores files in a format called Markdown*, which is basically plain text with some extra formatting. It doesn't have as many tools as something like Scrivener, but it looks really nice and gets out of the way. Plus, Markdown files are a lot easier to sync and open in other applications, since they're literally just text files.
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*Apparently Reddit comments also use Markdown
This sounds like a lot of work for no result!
If you’re not storing these docs in Calibre, why not get a decent Markdown editor instead?
Maybe try something like Ghostwriter or Typora?
With Typora on my surface tablet and mdwiki, I can quickly create links and pages for specific places and characters. On my desktop, I would just use vim as the text editor. Everything is sync with dropbox.
For dice, I roll actual physical dice on a tower because it's very satisfying. I use a physical character sheet and cards too.
I'm using Typora. With it you can choose to open a file or a directory. See my example here. The main file you see in my example is a markdown file (.md) but it can save articles in .txt format as well. It can also export them in many formats like .pdf, .html, epub, .docx, etc...
In my documents directory I setup specific directories for different categories.
I was also a bit worried about this, then on the latest changelog there's a link to the bottom inviting you to subscribe to the mailing list for updates on final release; on that page, it says
> /* Typora will finally cost 9 ~ 15$ per license, subscribe to get notified when it get out of beta. */
Ich schreibe fast alles in Markdown. Gibt viele Editoren dafür, ich benutze seit ein paar Jahren Typora. Sieht gut aus und kann, mit ein bisschen CSS Wissen, auch schöne Dokumente erzeugen, gibt aber auch jede Menge an Themes von der Community.
Mit dem kleinen aber geilen Tool Pandoc kannst du dann alle möglichen Dokumente in alle möglichen Formate konvertieren. Ich hab damit riesige Dokumentationen in Markdown geschrieben und danach, weil Kunde wollte so, mit einer einfachen Office Vorlage in ein *.docx Dokument umgewandelt. Die Handhabung ist ein bisschen aufwändiger, aber nichts was man nicht hinbekommen würde.
Maybe check out Typora it's a hybrid between a plaintext editor and something like MS Word, it uses markdown for syntax, but it also has shortcuts if you don't want to learn the syntax
I guess the OP wants real-time markdown, for which i would recommend Typora, it has nice styles, side panel with files, or outline of your document and it can convert from word and other formats using pandoc. Link to their web-site
I also use vscode. A normal Markdown editor is not suitable for me, because I automatically create the front matter area via snippet and fill it up automatically with various shortcuts (e.g. date and slug).
The fact that no images are displayed does not bother me. They are integrated via a shortcode that automatically fits the images to my page. I usually also create the page locally first for testing.
Apart from that, I consider https://typora.io not bad. As far as I know, this should also display pictures. And it also supports YAML Front Matter.
Try Markdown with a modern (free) editor like Typora. Best of both worlds - WYSIWYG like Word, instant inline $$-style equations like LaTeX. And, because it's Markdown, it's plain-text readable unlike LaTeX and git diff's better.
As long as you're not adding in pages of citations or need to do complicated image formatting, it's miles ahead of either Word or LaTeX for short (<10 pages) documents.
Typora. Writing all my rich text documents is now a much quicker, more beautiful and intuitive experience. It is a markdown editor but it's also a great introduction for people who have never used Markdown before because of how intuitive it is.
Seems like a nice setup haha. And yeah I was a 3 monitor guy for a while until I switched to one.
I was kind of in the same situation and I just spent weeks learning keyboard shortcuts of eOS , vscode and Vivaldi.
Also I believe if you are into vim you can add some vim extension to your browser.
Markdown editor??? Which one . I love typora :)
As far as I tested, I didn't experience any problems. Everything works like a charm. I chose Typora as my editor, I don't know if it is the best choice, but it looks nice and simple and have several themes.
That's where I've been zealously looking at offline note booking software. The one pain in the butt I found is the part of having to figure out how to add in infoboxes. I've so far been working with Typoraand played around with the custom css feature to make an info box which is in the centre of the screen:P One other great program to look into is cherrytree. It does a decent job organizing things into a vaguely wiki like outline and there's also zim. Every program I just referenced is free and offline.
Yeah don't go on the wiki -- it'd be nigh on impossible to make it useful as a reference and spoilered for wherever you might be in the podcast :(.
The suggestion of the Rusty Quill Official Discord would work -- people are friendly and try not to spoil you and love to read liveblogs. I haven't been in the TMA channels much recently because they can move really fast (and can also sometimes be accidentally spoilery depending on the topic of conversation) but that was my experience in the past! You could also potentially post to the #tma or #the-magnus-archives tag in tumblr and put some qualifiers around the type of answer you want, and then just not look at the tag page itself. Same might be true of twitter (tag there is #MagnusPod)?
However, you don't really need to keep track of the statement numbers. When I was listening I wasn't trying to red-string, I just let Jon's comments kinda carry me along, and I didn't make any notes, and I didn't have any trouble following the plot. I didn't anticipate huge plot beats either, of course, but I don't think that was much of a loss. Another option would be to just make notes of things you find interesting to keep an eye out for later which you can then go back to. I know people who have made like spreadsheets with the characters as they go and stuff, which is cool, but I didn't have the patience for that (and it's also like you put so much time into that when you could also use it to listen to more eps so I can't justify it :P).
If you do want to, another possibility is downloading the transcripts, and then putting the ones from statements you've heard into their own folder which you can search with programs like Typora. So then you're only searching back through stuff you already know but you can check where names come up.
J'aime Latex pour faire des gros documents bien réfléchis mais pour la prise de notes/cours, je partirais beaucoup plus vers du Markdown (Typora a un support pour le Latex il me semble)
I broke up with Bear after I had to switch over to Windows a few years ago. I check back every often and I'm baffled that they still don't have a web app. I'd like to add my recommendation.
The biggest feature I was looking for was minimal aesthetics and UI. I ended up finding an app called iA Writer, which has support for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. The only downsides that I can report is that it lacks live markdown preview, which is the only thing I miss from Bear. But you get used to it. There isnt much security either; you have to choose a file extension to host a bunch of txt files. If you choose a folder that's on cloud (like iCloud, OneDrive, or Google Drive) you pretty much have live sync. They have a sidebar and tags from Bear too, which is nice. The price is a bit steep ($9 for mobile $20 for Windows/Mac), but you pay once.
For Mac and Windows, there's another app called Typora, and its probably my favorite markdown editor at all time (moreso than Bear). There's live markdown preview, its free, and its completely open source. There's also a Bear Theme if you're interested.
My setup is using Typora on all my Windows devices, and iA Writer on my iPhone. Both are linked to a folder on my iCloud Drive.
Let me know if you have any questions about getting started!
If you're looking for an app that supports this really well, give Typora a look. I feel like Typora actually handles this seamless transition better than any of the other editors I've used, including Notion.
Reason for that--if you put the cursor back into where the markdown is present, it'll make the markdown syntax visible again. I hate when an editor completely removes it, so then you're like "Cool, I guess I have to cmd+i
to get rid of the italics there", or worse "I guess I have to remove that entire line, since it started as a code block and there's no keyboard shortcut to get out of code mode...".
You could just create a file named that and write the text with this guide (for example) in hand. Or use an editor for markdown, like Typora to write the document. Normally you create the file in your repository root.
Thank you for the detailed description!
I tried to add the repo but I still have some problems..
The install instructions say sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://typora.io/linux ./'
And I added a file in /live/.../apt-source-.list/typora.list/with:
deb tor+https://typora.io/Linux buster typora
Without understanding it fully..
When I try to install it I get an error: Unable to locate package typora
Do you know what I did wrong?
Thanks for your help! I still have a problem while adding the repo to load every time on start.
The install instructions say sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://typora.io/linux ./'
And I added a file in /live/.../apt-source-.list/typora.list/with:
deb tor+https://typora.io/Linux buster typora
Without understanding it fully..
When I try to install it I get an error: Unable to locate package typora
Do you know my mistake?
Marktext is fine but the undo
action is really wonky and doesn't works as expected like with other text editors - at least for me!
The most stable and feature rich Markdown editor for me personally is Typora
According to this instruction from the website you just have to type those four commands into a terminal (you will need to set the administraion password, since the command sudo asks for your root password). The first three are just about adding the information where the system can find the program, and the last one sudo apt-get install typora
is actually installing the program. After the last command is finished, there should be a little pop up at the top center of the screen asking if the installed program should be permanently installed. Just click yes there and it should be installed every time. Note that when you reboot, you may have to wait a bit before the program is installed again.
Hope that helps
I write my documents in Markdown, it looks nice and I can directly copy-paste them when I want to share something on Reddit. I use the free editor Typora for writing my Markdown documents.
Look at a reference grammar of a language, look at the table of contents, and when you have ideas about your conlang, create a new document with a title that looks like something you could find in that table of contents.
Also have an overview file for documenting what's done and what's next.
I use spreadsheets only for lexicon because declension and conjugation tables give me PTSD.
Also have a list of sentences showcasing the grammar, and rewrite them when making changes to the conlang.
Well, not like Evernote w/ the clipper, emailing to and storing random files, etc. There are markdown editors that maintain a library of notes, etc. It depends on what you mean by "like Evernote".
On the Mac there are several: iA Writer, Bear, Ulysses, etc.
I don't use Windows, but have looked at https://typora.io before.
If you want to "do it yourself," you can make a Dropbox (or OneDrive) folder for your notes to sync across devices and edit w/ an editor on the current platform you're on.
If you try to pursue this, I recommend looking into Typora. It's a markdown editor but it does embedded LaTeX equations that are shown realtime. You can export to pure .tex afterward.
I prefer Typora to make beautiful notes effortlessly. It's a mininal WSIWYG markdown editor that supports Latex & MathJax and can export md documents into a number of famous file formats such as PDF, doc, html, etc. I'm gradually transforming my Linux notes into markdown with it.
Yes you can download the binary file from that site.
>> or, download binary file <<.
Extract the tar.gz file somewhere in your Home folder.
And then go to ../Typora-linux-x64/bin/Typora-linux-x64
folder and double click on "Typora" file.
You can use menulibre
to make an launcher and then to find it in menu.
If somehow this way doesn't work, then you can try to install it from snap.
Launch terminal and then run:
sudo snap install typora-alanzanattadev
there are some amazing cross-platform options out there. love typora for writing, free for now, but will eventually cost money. recently started using vnote and love it for organizing my files in addition to writing in markdown. free and open source. I'm a web designer and use atom to write html/css. it works well for markdown as well. free and open source.
While I personally quite like OneNote for my note taking the way you describe what you want doesn't seem to quite fit. You could maybe try poking around with [draw.io](draw.io) or perhaps something like Typora which has some flowchart via markdown capabilities.
Linux (and thus Ubuntu) is perfect for programming. Most the interwebs run on Linux. So get a good editor or two.
I prefer VSCode - and for quick edits in terminal, I use micro. The former need no introduction, the latter is a very light-weight and 'simple' modern editor, with all the typical keyboard shortcuts and mouse integration that you'd expect in this day and age. Unlike say Nano, or more complex beasts such as VIM or Emacs.
Oh, and get good at git - learn it, use it. Not with a fancy-pants GUI, but right there in the terminal. If doing programming, git is your best friend and most important tool.
As for your studies, unless you got some very specific special software needs, Firefox and LibreOffice do everything you'll need - and better since it's open source. No phoning home to the mothership. If your studies require you to write some thesis or other long paper with all the requisite footnotes, source-references and whatnot, I'd go find a good Latex Editor. Like TexStudio. There is a bit of a learning curve getting to grips with latex, but once you 'get' it, you'll think of packages such as Word and Writer as nothing but toys for uninformed lesser beings.
Latex is the fully featured big brother of MarkDown - and makes it super-simple to organize large chunks of text - a must if writing any form of academic paper. Also make it easy to generate slide-decks and whatnot from the project text. All without the messy copy-paste stuff more general Office packages require you to do.
Oh, and since I mentioned it - learn MarkDown whilst you're at it as well. VSCode will happily preview Markdown documents, but a separate editor such as Typora is helpful, as it'll also export to PDF and do print-outs and such.
.txt is boring. Start making notes in Markdown (.md files), using Visual Studio or Typora. I personally use Typora (https://typora.io/) and make awesome and beautiful notes quickly thanks to markdown.
Markdown is a markup language abstracted from HTML that allows you to quickly add formatting to documents. Markdown's syntax is very easy to learn and once you've added it to your workflow, it's a great improvement over having to deal with applying formatting using a point-and-click interface.
Native markdown capability is available in apps like Simplenote, iA Writer, and Bear Notes on MacOS. Notion is mentioned above because it provides a Markdown-like syntax as well as importing and rendering of files written in Markdown syntax. All of these apps lack the same powerful search capabilities that still makes Evernote awesome as the more legacy competitor in the note-taking space. Evernote's architecture is also arguably more performant than Notion's which is possibly held back by Airtable (?). Not sure, but it takes something like ten seconds to start-up on my Android phone.
At this point, Evernote is actively working to improve the ease with which formatting can be applied in their Web App UI, however, native Markdown as a feature is painfully missing from the current horizon of what Evernote is looking to do with its text editor. Evernote apparently has reason of its own to not pursue this feature. Likely, there are simply too many obstacles to adding it from a development standpoint, but continuing forward without the feature certainly isn't doing Evernote any favors for holding onto users who regularly use and prefer writing with Markdown (undoubtedly still a minority for now 😌).
As stated below, Typhora provides an excellent workspace for writing and rendering notes in Markdown without the same organization and search utilities offered by Evernote. Typhora also currently isn't an option on mobile, however, so users who are avid about writing and viewing Markdown-formatted notes are experimenting with and sometimes moving to alternatives from Evernote.
Try typora
You can take note in markdown and it supports diagrams and flowcharts with flowcharts.js and mermaid.
It works in both windows and linux but unfortunately it's not opensource.
Currently I'm just keeping an organized hierarchy of folders and files and making / editing .md markdown files in the Typora application (link: https://typora.io/) and syncing across devices with Dropbox.
I'm still experimenting with platforms (Plain files just organized, Notion, OneNote, Self-hosted Wiki, etc.) but one thing I seem to like regardless of platform is markdown. Another feature I am finding that is also crucial for me is the ability to move platforms. In the event that whatever platform I am using either dies or I just want to change it up, I want to be able to easily move/export my notes.
I am mostly using Typora. I usually have 2 documents open, one with the formal report and the other working as a buffer for my notes. The thing I like the most about it is that I can export it as a PDF using the theme I am. I also love that I can highlight code based on the language I'm using. The only con might be that it is an electron app (the ram usage, though not very high might bother you) Looks good and you can use it for anything really, that's if you enjoy markdown. Here's a link: https://typora.io/
I don't just use Text files, I use Markdown for my own thoughts. Same format, just adds some special optional formatting with text. Ill write it with my phone, computer, etc.
Then I can use Typora to print it out for everybody to see.
Highly recommend Typora for writing. It's a Markdown editor that formats your text immediately as you type it (instead of having separate editor/preview windows). Very clean interface, fast loading times, and pretty themes.
If you know what markdown is, skip this. But if you are unsure of what markdown is, it's what reddit comment formats are (with some few differences, I think). Markdown files have their own extension (.md) and are especially important for things like github pages.
Now. Typora is by a lot, the best markdown editor I've ever used.
VS Code is great, and it does have good markdown support, but Typora is great.
I like the single editor (not editor + preview approach) approach that Typora has. It's also got menu items + shortcuts to all your markdown elements. It's simple, easy to use and does what it's supposed to very well.
I like Markdown editors, such as Typora. They support basic formatting, with the added benefit that they're plain text files so you're never tied to a specific editor. There are many Markdown editors, also online and for mobile.
Typora can also show the outline you ask for in a sidebar.
I’d look into using Markdown instead of Word. It takes a little getting used to, but you pick it up quick. It’s also easy to export into any format you want and you can use it to create interactive reports. Here’s a link to a popular editor https://typora.io but there are plenty of free resources/templates available.
Hm, about the second issue (thanks for linking them, btw), I was talking about the default mode when you first open a markdown file/note. If you've used Quiver (which it seems like you have), you'll notice that when you click on a note, you can directly edit it because it always opens in "edit" mode by default.
Also as someone originally from the field of mathematics, seeing stuff like this makes me sad :(
I'd highly recommend you check out InkDrop and Typora to take inspiration from them, because those two are basically perfect.
If you are ok with just finding a good markdown editor, I strongly recommend giving Typora a shot.
I've been writing lots of documentation for a project with it, and the combination of good file/topic sidebar viewer, keyboard shortcuts, and inbuilt support for the trickier markdown features like footnotes, references etc.
For what it's worth, out of all the Markdown editors I'm aware of (and there are a ton — I started opening tabs with the intention of linking a bunch of them and quickly realized how long it was going to take), Typora is the only one that comes to mind that handles formatting that way. I may be forgetting another obvious one, but most Markdown editors either leave the formatting in place until export, have two panes (one for edit, one for preview), or require you to toggle back and forth between edit and preview modes.
Crazy to me that editors like Mark Text https://marktext.github.io/website/ and Typora https://typora.io/ have existed for years, but their superior editing design hasn't caught on elsewhere. Pity that Bear doesn't use it.
I can verify this. I daily carry both my 13" MBP-Tb and one of the newer base iPad models that uses Apple Pencil. It all depends on what you need to do.
For writing papers, the laptop is definitely the right tool for the job. I use a combination of Word and Typora. On my iPad, I use it in portable places and for handwritten notes with Goodnotes.