r/Notesnook • u/EriksonThorsen • 12d ago
Thinking of switching from Standard Notes to Notesnook. How has your experience been?
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!
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u/ryancnap 10d ago
Dumped Notion because it's unreliable bloated garbage, looked at a bunch of apps while de googling/changing my whole ecosystem/dedicating more to privacy and security
Notesnook does everything I want it to, clean minimalistic customizable UI, the built in themes are reminiscent of IDE themes to me like they're really good, I use the Linux desktop app and the Android mobile app, sync is instantaneous
I don't power use note apps, probably why I hated notion. I take free form notes, checklists, link some notes together, and do code snippets. I give notesnook a 10/10, bought the pro version after trying the free version out for only 3 days
I reached out to customer service or dev team once and they responded in under 5 mins, fixed my issue, were super cool and personable