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ElatedBacchus's Experience
Unlike alternatives (such as Evernote) that are laden with features, Simplenote is fast to use and sync. Reviews from the Verge, Lifehacker, and a variety of other sources all describe using the Simplenote apps as very fast. While it may not be as feature-rich as other apps, the responsiveness of the app and simple interface keep it easy to use while never slowing down the user when they need to quickly take a note. See More
Simplenote takes a minimalist approach to its interface. There are no toolbars full of formatting options or extra features like notebooks to group notes. The entire desktop interface consists solely of a sidebar with your tags and trash filters, the list of existing notes with search, a button to add a new note and a simple view for looking an existing note or writing a new one. See More
While many Markdown editors don't offer specific support for a certain type of workflow, or offer features for scientific workflows only, Zettlr offers features that help the writing process of journalists or researchers in the arts and humanities. It's a lot more text-focused than most editors. See More
I was looking for a Markdown editor that can let me save the notes on disk so I can save wherever I want (including Subversion and Git). Joplin is good but it has its own database (no plain files by default). Anywahy you can export everything to plain files, but the file names are random text (an internal ID). VNote is not so user friendly (in my opinion), but it has support for PlantUML, and many other plugins. Finally I found out that VS Code has a built-in Markdown editor, many plugins (including PlantUML) and of course you can integrate it with Subversion and Git. It is the perfect tool for writing documentation in Markdown with simple PlantUML diagrams. See More