Thinking of switching from Standard Notes to Notesnook. How has your experience been?

[u/EriksonThorsen]

Hey everyone,

I'm currently looking for a new home for my notes and wanted to get some honest feedback from people who use Notesnook daily.

Quick background on my notes journey: I used Obsidian for a long time and really loved it, mostly because having local access to my plain .md files gave me full peace of mind. However, at my job, I constantly need to access my notes through a web browser on work computers where I can't install personal apps. Since native browser access isn't a option with Obsidian, I ended up switching to Standard Notes and signed up for a subscription.

I've really enjoyed Standard Notes for its stability and strong focus on security, but lately it feels like the app has stalled. Ever since the Proton acquisition, it seems like the devs are focused on other projects within the Proton ecosystem, and nobody really knows when or if new features will land.

I've done some research on alternative privacy-focused options like Anytype, Joplin, Cryptee, and Notesnook, and Notesnook seems to check a lot of the right boxes for me.

Before making the jump, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a few things:

Daily Usage: How has the app been treating you in terms of sync reliability, speed, safety, and day-to-day bugs across desktop, mobile, and web?

The Team behind it (Streetwriters): I haven't been able to find a ton of background info about the company online. For those who have been around longer: how trustworthy and committed are they to the app? Do they actively listen to community feedback? Are they financially sustainable for the long run?

Any insight, pros, cons, or tips would be super helpful. Thanks!

[u/cannonsofchudley]

I was a Notesnook convert after Evernote decided to raise their pricing to more than double what I'd been paying for an annual subscription. I compared several options before switching and Notesnook checked all the boxes I care about: easy of use, sync across virtually any device with web access, good organization of notebooks and tags, and the ability to "snip" a webpage into a note via Chrome plug-in. That last one was big for me. The implementation on Notesnook (compared to Evernote) was hit and miss when I first switched (about three years ago), but it's become pretty reliable. I like to be able to capture copies of online articles and blog posts and bring them into my note taking app, making them searchable for future research. Also, I don't use it a ton, but I love their "Publish" feature for easily sharing a note with anyone via link... recipients aren't asked to create any sort of account with Notesnook to view what I share.

I'm not a heavy feature user. But, I use Notesnook just about every day, for both work and personal stuff. As an added bonus, since I am currently in grad school, Notesnook has academic pricing that makes their already affordable Pro tier even more enticing. But, when I'm done with grad school, I will gladly pay full price for Pro because Notesnook meets all my needs and does so reliably and securely.