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What are the best note taking apps that save notes as plain text and can be synced with Dropbox?

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Best note taking apps that save notes as plain text and can be synced with Dropbox	Price	Platforms	License
-- Boostnote	-	Windows/MacOS/Linux/Android/IOS	GPL v3
-- Joplin	FOSS	Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS	MIT
-- Obsidian md	Free / paid	Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android	-
-- Standard Notes	Free	Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android, Web	-
-- Zoho Notebook	Free	Mac, iOS, Web, Android, Windows, Linux	Free

Boostnote

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Markdown support

Top Con

Does not support mobile platforms

Indego's Experience

works nicely w/ beautiful UI. more than enough for everyday note-taking usage and needs. although personally opt for full-on text editor w/ support for Markdown & LaTeX, all notes git managed, offering greater control & functionality. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows/MacOS/Linux/Android/IOS

Export:Yes - Text (.txt), MarkDown (.md)

Offline access:Yes

Top Pro

Great for developers

Boostnote is great for developers looking to take programming notes with code snippets and such. See More

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Must use third-party service for sync-ing (Dropbox, etc.)

Boostnote does not have sync-ing capabilities and relies on third-party services to fulfil notes storage. There are additional steps involved to set this up. See More

Junpei Shimotsu's Experience

Work efficiency improved by storing the source code in the snippet during iOS development. It's recommended. See More

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Open source

https://github.com/BoostIO/Boostnote See More

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Supports code snippets and syntax highlighting

Boostnote has the ability to store code snippets and comes with syntax highlighting out of the box, supporting many languages. See More

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Global search, tag feature

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Works offline

Boostnote doesn't require an internet connection to work. You can write notes offline and sync later. See More

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Multi-platform

Supports Mac, Windows, and Linux. See More

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Vim/emacs key bindings available

Boostnote supports vim/emacs key bindings. If you're a developer familiar with either of them, navigation should be easy to pick up. See More

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Trivial HTML & PDF export

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Cross platform support

Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. See More

Joplin

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Supports markdown

Top Con

Can't create tags from the mobile app

InventiveMinthe's Experience

Same as Evernote + Hierarchical notebooks structure (endless levels) + Sync to your favorite Cloud, it's your call + both markdown and rich text editor (you can produce collapsible texts just like OneNote with markdown) + video and audio players. Inline PDF on the way I suppose See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS

Sync:File System, OneDrive, Next Cloud, WebDav, DropBox, JoplinCloud, s3 (Beta)

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Cross-platform

Supports Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. See More

PerseveringSydyk's Experience

I've used it for about 2 years I really enjoy it and the ability to sync to local or cloud storage See More

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Open source

Peace of mind that there is no malicious piece of software in the app. See More

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Web clipper

Browser extension saves full pages, clean content, or screen selections to new notes. See More

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Supports tags for notes

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Offline access

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Dropbox support

Can sync using Dropbox. See More

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Encryption

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Supports file attachments

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Supports multiple languages

English, French, and Spanish. See More

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Nextcloud support

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Active user forum with support from app creators

Support, troubleshooting, and new feature requests are easy to make at the user forum and you can contact the app creator directly. See More

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Plays audio and video natievely

copy and paste your favorite media file to a note and play it fro there See More

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Optional CLI interface

Provides a CLI interface for terminal lovers. See More

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Timed alarm reminder for to-do lists

Zoho Notebook

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Pre-built checklist and audio notes

Rather than create a checklist within a text note, Notebook has a pre-built checklist card, which makes creating them really easy. Plus the items you check off move to the bottom of the note. Audio notes work the same way. Rather than treat audio notes like attachments (as Evernote does), Notebook has a pre-built audio note which is really nice, very similar to Evernote in that fashion, which makes it a good alternative. See More

Top Con

Available on limited platforms

Currently there is no web app or Windows version available. They are working on both, but there is no set release date. See More

Reords1978's Experience

I'm really satisfied using it See More

Specs

Platforms:Mac, iOS, Web, Android, Windows, Linux

Offline access:Yes

Top Pro

Easy to use

If you've ever used Evernote, then you know it has lot's of menus and that doing simple things requires lots of taps. Notebook is designed to be more functional, and lets you take and access notes quickly. See More

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Completely free, ad-free, with unlimited devices

Zoho (the company behind Notebook) has been providing free, advertisement-free, productivity applications for over a decade, and this one is no different. See More

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