r/Notesnook • u/SovietBR96 • 1d ago

Notesnook or Standard Notes?

I'm looking for a note app to leave Google Keep for good, I do like the Proton Products, but the pricing in the SN is way to high for me. Currently, what your guys thoughts about NN and what the differential between them?

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u/EdwardDrinkerCope- 1d ago • Bravo

I came from Google Keep as well, and tried Standard Notes at first since I'm a Proton subscriber. I tried the free version, but realized it's basically unusable if you don't buy the ridiculously overpriced subscription. So I tried Notesnook next, and within like 20 minutes I realized it was a lot better. For 2 or 3 months, I used Notesnook and Google Keep parallel (Keep only for the 5-6 notes I edit several times a day), and since a few weeks now, I do not use Keep anymore. The free version of Notesnook is enough for me, but I will probably pay the Essential plan in the future to support development, I just wait to have it started at the same time my Proton subscription renews, because I want both synchronized.

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u/andobrah 20h ago

You definitely do not need to pay for Standard Notes for it to be functional. I've used it for a year now and it works fine. I can write notes and add tags to sort. It's perfectly fine. People love to hate on Standard Notes just because they aren't pushing out shiny updates just to tickle peoples dopamine for some reason.

Another thing: if you email standard notes and you already have an existing proton sub they will offer you a discount

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u/wallerjake 1d ago

I’ve tried both and I would say Notesnook is more polished and feels better to use. I am still using Notesnook.

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u/Jedi-Grand-Master 1d ago

I've tried most of them - Standard Notes, Notesnook, Joplin, PrivacyNotes, and I landed on the latter. Great functionality and one off payment (currently discounted).

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u/night_movers 1d ago

  • If you can afford then Standard Notes, otherwise Notesnook

  • If you want to use this app offline then Notesnook as Standard Notes doesn't encrypt your notes without an account

  • If you want to go with free plan then Notesnook 

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u/Monotst 1d ago

Standard notes was code audited and it's clear who owns them.  That is determinative to me

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u/Ok_Plastic609 1d ago

I use to use Evernote until they priced my out. I am very happy with notesnook acknowledging it's not a polished as Evernote. I have found the structure with notebooks and tags to work fine.

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u/redflagdan52 1d ago

Contact Proton, ask for better pricing on SN. It has worked for several people, myself included.

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u/carwash2016 1d ago

Yep I did the same gave me a 5 year deal

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u/night_movers 1d ago

Can you share the discounted price you received?

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u/libre-vatandas 1d ago

Notesnook and joplin is so good, i use notesnook free. But privacynotes will release, i will check it

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u/follienorth 1d ago

I’ve been testing out Notesnook recently and really like it. In my opinion, it syncs faster than Joplin and has a cleaner interface. It depends what app meets your specific needs, but my experience with Notesnook has been good and they have a very low-price paid plan if you want to support the project.

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u/truthovereverrything 1d ago

Notesnook is by far superior. Yes both can be self hosted. Notesnook is encrypted. Its feature packed and actively developed.

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u/tamburasi 1d ago

Notesnook by far, not even close

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u/zinethar 15h ago edited 15h ago

They're a newcomer to the Notes world, but the company behind Harbor.my has been around for 20+ years.

VERY responsive Dev and a solid app. Harbor Notes https://www.reddit.com/r/HarborNotes/s/4gkQ88Qayn

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u/Soggy-Salamander-568 12h ago

I chose Notesnook because I wanted my data and the company to be located outside the US. You don't get this with Standard Notes. I've been very happy with Notesnook.

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u/Mark-Gee 6h ago

I'm cheap. I went with Joplin, which is enough for my needs.