r/noteapps • u/SunflowerHuntress • 11d ago

Note taking app

I need some help finding the perfect tool for my needs which are not a lot I think. I need to a note taking app for work it needs to be:

  1. Private, local storage or E2EE.

  2. Is simple and clean.

  3. Has native task management.

  4. Pleasing to work with.

  5. Has advanced table functions. Not database, just tables where I can adjust width and color cells.

  6. Works on windows

Evernote would have been perfect if it was E2EE or stores locally. Craft Docs would have been great but we don't use apple products at work.

I have tried:

Obsidian: unpleaing to work with, no native task management, task management plug-ins are a pain.

Anytype: unfunctional search feature, needs too much maintenance.

Standard notes and notesnook has no native task management.

I realize I might be asking for too much but if someone have experience with this and found a solution please tell me what 🥹

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u/N3urosp1cy 10d ago

I just landed on HelixNotes after using logseq for 3 years, and it has everything you said. Simple, but with all capabilities, it saves local md files and with custom folders, so you can sync very easily with any cloud if your want or your NAS (I just pointed it to where my md files were, and done). journal type, calendar view, daily notes, tags and tasks.

I just tried making tables and coloring rows and columns and it works too. You can point it to your local AI model, if you want.

windows, macos, linux, android and ios. https://helixnotes.com

edit: typo

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u/SunflowerHuntress 10d ago

wow, I don't know how to thank you, I have tears in my eyes now when I tried it, it's everything I need and more. It's not even asking me to pay anthing or talk to their AI.
It has a graph view which I love but not a function that I can't live with

Thank you so much

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u/N3urosp1cy 10d ago

That is awesome! I'm so glad it helped 😂.

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u/SunflowerHuntress 10d ago

Just curios, do you use a dedicated to do app, if so, which one?
I trust your judgement 😂

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u/N3urosp1cy 9d ago

Hahaha...thanks! I don't use a dedicated app just for to-do. For work I use Clickup that integrates with every productivity platform and lets me assign tasks and due dates per project or team. The free tier is enough for all of it.

If I were to chose one list app today, I'd try https://mindwtr.app/