When comparing Memosnag vs vimwiki plugin for vim, the Slant community recommends vimwiki plugin for vim for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform note-taking app?” vimwiki plugin for vim is ranked 23rd while Memosnag is ranked 63rd.
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Pros
Pro Extremely simple and intuitive
The plugin is very easy to use. The social-media-like page layout makes it easy to navigate, while the drag-drop functionality, used to organize your content, is highly intuitive as an Evernote alternative.
Pro Automatic citations save time
Memosnag creates citations automatically, which saves the user a ton of time.
Pro Lets you save pretty much everything online
Unlike other clippers, memosnag allows you to save pretty much everything online in one simple click. That includes images, YouTube videos, websites, etc, which makes it a good Evernote alternative in this area.
Pro Internal link makes it easy to create a knowledge network
Pro Comfortable for Vim users
Has a very minimal learning curve for people already used to Vim, as the preset shortcuts are very easy to learn and don't conflict badly with other Vim behaviors.
Cons
Con Comments can only be written in Latin script
You cannot add comments in Cyrillic, or Hebrew, or any language that uses symbols other than the Latin alphabet.
Con Does not work well for note taking
Memosnag is only for saving/sharing content you've found online (sites, videos, etc.).
Con Limited to use with vim only
vimwiki is a plugin for vim, so you won't be able to make use of it if you're not a vim user (and don't want to be).