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Add to SafariWhen comparing MDwiki vs TagSpaces, the Slant community recommends TagSpaces for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform note-taking app?” TagSpaces is ranked 46th while MDwiki is ranked 70th. The most important reason people chose TagSpaces is:
TagSpaces is free and open source making it easily extendable with the help of extensions.
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Pros
Pro Possibly more secure on web server
Due to the lack of a built-in editor MDwiki may be less susceptible to spam and defacement compared to other options when served from a web server.
Pro Doesn't require a web server
MDwiki is a self-contained JavaScript app that is very fast and can run in some web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox.
Pro Open source
TagSpaces is free and open source making it easily extendable with the help of extensions.
Pro Your can choose your cloud file storage
Using only files and no databases let's you make the decision with which cloud file sync service to use, making sure your notes are made available on other devices and platforms. It works great with Owncloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox or Google Drive.
Pro No web service or database lock in
The backend is simply the directory and file structure on your harddrive.
Pro No cloud
TagSpaces is running completely offline, sending no data to any cloud based service, unlike many Evernote alternatives.
Cons
Con External program must be used for editing
A separate program must be used to make changes to documents as MDwiki lacks a built-in editor.
Con Requires additional permissions in Google Chrome
Supposedly, you can get it to work in Google Chrome by modifying JavaScript permissions, but these same changes may decrease security.
Con It renames your files in order to tag them
The positive side of this drawback is that this way the tags are easily transferred to other platforms by simply syncing them.
Con Setup could be more user-friendly
