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Notesnook: Open-source, encrypted, local-first note taking app(notesnook.com)
16 points by akyuu 2 days ago | 6 comments
roscas 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I kinda like it, but have a few notes (got it?) about it.

It should never ever connect to anything without the user asks for it. That is the only way it is really private.

But since it is a electron app, it will always contact Google everytime you open the app. All electron apps do that, no control about it. Privacy zero.

It still connects to notesnook site and that compared with telling Google you're using the app, it not that serious.

dominicm 2 days ago | parent [-]

> But since it is a electron app, it will always contact Google everytime you open the app

Do you have a source for this? I couldn't find anything about this, and I find it strange that Electron (which uses the open-source chromium engine but not Chrome) would automatically send tracking information to Google.

d1sxeyes 2 days ago | parent [-]

While this particular app may or may not send telemetry to Google, it is not correct that “all Electron apps do”, as OP suggests.

hacknewslogin a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've been using it most of this year, it's been really handy. I do wish there was a better way to manage attachments. Right now if you attach an image or document to a note, there's no easy way to download it, at least from the android app. You can select the image and get details, but no save/dl option.

I'd also love a way to see attachments on a note in a list, with download options. I have several notes with multiple docs attached, and I would like the option of downloading them all at once.

I also wish they took feedback directly. The last time I checked, they ha

evanjrowley 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Joplin has met this criteria for me over the past year, but I'm willing to give Notesnook a try. Looks like it's web app is better supported then Joplin's, at least for self-hosters. I'm not sure how this handles encryption but I do like how Joplin does it, where you can share notebooks with each with a unique decryption secret.

vaultaiproject 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Incredible job! Keep up the great work akyuu!