When comparing Zim Wiki w/ journal plugin vs Dynalist, the Slant community recommends Dynalist for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-platform tools for personal knowledge management?” Dynalist is ranked 11th while Zim Wiki w/ journal plugin is ranked 18th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Plain text file structure
Pro Write a journal when you want
There are 3 options for writing frequencies: daily, weekly, or monthly. It's great that you can configure it, because not everybody writes a daily journal but because there are set days, you will be more motivated to actually write in your journal on those set days.
Pro Ability to create documents and organize by folder, and search by title
Pro Unlimited notes
Which is perfect for personal knowledgebase.
Pro Search and link to other notes
Pro Bullet hierarchy with zoom
Able to zoom in in bullet points, collapse bullets, move bulleted information, etc.
Pro Create custom user styles
Anyone can create a custom style and share them with the community, which can be found here.