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For me, it’s CAD software. FreeCAD is trash (sorry, lovers). Fusion360 is honestly the best out there for free. The “almost there” app is Shapr3D, but fuck $40/m.

And yes I’ve tried all the others not listed here.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 hours ago (6 children)

Honestly, notes apps. All of the big tech options are fine, but they’re big tech, so fuck them. All of the open source options suck. The best I’ve found is just Nextcloud Notes, but it’s still shit. Basic Markdown syntax, no linking notes, adding attachments is… well idk, I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Disregard, my original comment since first using this program it looks like it's been ensloppified, what a tragedy

~~I like Trillium https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium~~

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

Oh god, yeah. Their README starts with an AI slop ad. :(

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve found Obsidian to work well for me. Its plugin ecosystem is pretty robust, so there’s a lot of room to bolt on features.

And if you really need an open source option with every possible tool and a full customization language… emacs

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yep. Obsidian plugins is like installing Skyrim then thinking, "I'll just go get the essentials from Nexus Mods..."

Three hours later you have an absolute beast that also does note taking too.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 5 points 9 hours ago

I keep seeing people say this, but I've never seen a plug-in that seemed to do much of anything that the base engine wasn't already.

[–] new_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Obsidian, Joplin or Logseq. Have you tried any of these?

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I’ve tried Joplin and Logseq. They both are not good for me. Joplin’s mobile experience was terrible.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 8 hours ago

I switched from OneNote to obsidian when I de-windowsed and haven't looked back

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Give Obsidian a try. Its very mobile-friendly.

[–] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I know, I know. The notes you create are still yours. They're just Markdown files. And they have a huge ecosystem of community-developed extensions that aren't proprietary. The company is almost as far as you can get from Big Tech. I pay the $5/month for their sync service just to support them, but since your notes are simple Markdown files, you can just as easily sync your notes any other way for free.

[–] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 hours ago

my response was mostly meant as a hint to other readers, but I'd also like to add that the canvases are not markdown, but a custom json schema basically. not necessarily an issue, but noteworthy due to portability issues with that specific feature.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

markor on android seems pretty good for me, have you tried it?

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

No, but I use iPhone. Ideally I’d want something self hosted that works on all platforms.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 3 points 10 hours ago

I just want apple notes self hosted.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 hours ago

I've stuck with notesnook for awhile, but i might switch it up after my premium subscription ends.