When comparing Litewrite vs The Brain, the Slant community recommends The Brain for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform note-taking app?” The Brain is ranked 30th while Litewrite is ranked 48th. The most important reason people chose The Brain is:
With an account for syncing on their servers, you can run the brain on multiple computers.
Specs
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Pros

Pro Remote storage
Supports the remoteStorage protocol for privacy-aware personal data storage.

Pro Free and Open Source Software

Pro Distraction free
No markup.
Pro Completely browser based
Pro Very minimalistic
Its without any frills and quite unadorned and yet rather functional. For those who like it plain and simple and open source and non-corporate this is rather good.
Pro Cloud syncing
With an account for syncing on their servers, you can run the brain on multiple computers.
Pro Good support
Worthwhile support is offered, especially for those that pay for a subscription.
Cons
Con Data not encrypted
Con Expensive
There is either a $15 a month subscription fee or a license that ranges from $219 to $299. There is a 30 day free trial for those who would like to test it before subscribing or purchasing, but overall to use this app it can be pricey.
Con High learning curve
There is a little bit of a learning curve with all software, and this is no exception.
