I have used many note-taking apps, including Notion, oneNotes, Obsidian, Sublime Text, etc.

Here I will list the strengths and weaknesses of the above apps.

( for free users )

Apps

strengths

weaknesses

Notion

• support md

• many features, liURLurl, page cover…

• unlimited notes and file folders

• sync is slow

• privacy problems

oneNotes

• support handwriting

• unlimited notes and file folders

• sync is slow

• font support is a mess

Obsidian

• support md

• only local, protect privacy

• many plugins, like calendars, themes…

• unlimited notes and file folders

• multi-device is not supported

Sublime Text

• support md

• friendly to programmers writing code

• many plugins

• unlimited notes and file folders

• multi-device is not supported

Therefore, I prefer to a more privacy-focused and convenient note-taking app, so I compare Notesnook with Joplin in the following aspects.

( for free users )

Apps

Joplin

Notesnook

Basic

• open-source

• organize notes, documents, and to-dos in one place

• unlimited notes

• sync available on multiple platforms and devices

• Offline access

• Ad-free

• open-source

• organize notes, documents, and to-dos in one place

• unlimited notes but limited organization(3 notesbooks and 5 tags)

• sync available on multiple platforms and devices

• Offline access

• Ad-free

Markdown support

• yes

• yes, only basic text function

Privacy

• end-to-end encryption(notes are encrypted on your device and synced so no matter what device you use)

• using AES-256 encryption.

• Data stored on users' sever

• end-to-end encryption

• using AES-256 encryption.

• Data stored on provider' sever

Export

• various formats including Markdown, HTML, and PDF.

• only text

UI

• more feature-rich

• simple, easy to use

Features

• Web Clipper

• Reminders

• Extensible by Plugins/Extension

• Subtasks

• Full-Text Search

• Automatic Backup

• Decentralized

  No registration required

• Full-Text Search

• Automatic Backup

• Built-in app lock

• Password protected note sharing

• Password protected notes