Note taking software on the market is multifarious, each has its own characteristics. Wolai, Sparrow, Flying book, Evernote, graphite, curtain, for notes….. < p style = “box-sizing: border-box! Important; word-wrap: break-word! Important; If you haven’t used it before, give it a try. It’s a note-taking app that will make you rave and just want to say: Wow! Works of art!

1. A brief introduction

  • Pretty good note-taking app, block-based, similar to the new wordpress editor, but more powerful. MarkDown is like Typora for instant rendering, but much more powerful!

  • Can be used for notes, records, favorites, blog posts, etc., edit content, can be set to public, there are public browsable links; Teamwork is possible.

  • Support photo, video, audio and other upload, charging version unlimited capacity, personal version is free, team charge.

  • Support various platforms, including client, Web, Windows, MAC, Android, IOS and so on. Deploy in the cloud and don’t worry about backup

  • Support to export HTML, Markdown, PDF, can be written page into link jump to other pages. That is, you can achieve a personal home page or a site

2. Used note-taking software

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1. Notepad/Word

When I first began to write notes, I wrote them all at once, not MarkDown, without layout or hierarchy.

2. Youdao Cloud Notes

MarkDown support, cross-platform, used to write course notes, and can be typesetted like Word, but the note volume is still too bulky, and the picture support is not very good, the appearance level is also down 😅.

3.OneNote

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4.Typora

Domestic Markdown note-taking software, powerful, markdown instant rendering, WYSIWYG, powerful directory structure makes the article level at a glance, the interface is elegant and clean, at the same time because it is based on electron, so you can write CSS from the definition of style, Back also added Picgo+ Gitee warehouse to build a free map bed, pictures pulled into Typora will not lose the map, after writing with OneDrive multi-platform synchronization. This is the software I use for a long time, and recently began to charge for it. However, it has not been the main note-taking force, and programmers are fond of new things

If Typora is so good, why change: Because Typora has obvious flaws. This also leads me to use Vscode and Notion later

  • Typora does not support multi-line editing (like Ctrl+D to select multiple lines of the same word, Alt to insert multiple cursor, etc.)

  • Typora does not come with a picture bed. If not configured, you need to manually create a picture directory management

  • Typora is too heavy, MAC is fine, Typora in win is extremely bulky, it is slower than webstorm to open, it takes a while to load before input, it is all done by electron, why Vscode can open in seconds. The specs are not low (5600X+SN750 read/write 3000 SSD+3600C16 ram), but they were close to second on my old Mac (old stuff on the quad-core I7), and this was a common problem with Typora.

  • It does not support cloud synchronization, and is not very nice for people who use multiple devices. To save time and effort, you need to configure git remote repository + Git hooks to automatically push updates (Github has Q, Gitee actually often loses pictures in China, experience is quite poor), or use cloud storage backup software such as OneDrive.

5.Vscode

On the surface Vscode lightweight text editor is actually the first IDE in the universe (escape). An All in one model, you can do almost anything with Vscode. I actually switched to Vscode because I couldn’t stand Typora’s bloat.

Let me just say what Typora doesn’t have and Vscode does.

  • Vscode integration powerful functions, with Git, terminal, write immediately push, a software all done.

  • If Typora is 80 points customizable, Vscode is 99 points, various themes, text, backgrounds, plugins. As long as you want, you can create a high level of appearance + high efficiency of the universal workbench.

  • Zen-mode, also known as single mode, allows you to completely immerse yourself in writing without any distractions. Multi-line editing is supported. Installing MarkDown is exactly the same experience as Typora, the only difference being that Vscode can’t render a single page in real time.

  • Vscode is so smooth that even 30 plug-ins can be installed and it still opens in seconds, and Vscode’s code word experience is absolutely superb. Some note-taking programs even do the most basic code words poorly. It’s safe to say that Vscode has changed my view of electron. In Win, also based on electron, Typora opens slower than WebStorm…

The disadvantages are also obvious:

  1. After all, it’s a text editor, not a note-taking tool, so you can’t drag and drop pictures, insert audio and video, etc

  2. Cloud synchronization is not supported, and image and backup issues remain

6.Notion

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Notion= Typora + TodoList + Excel + personal blog + video audio recording + team collaboration + all you can think of, it implements ！！！！

In short, Notion is omnipotent! Support mobile APP, PC client, web page terminal. Achieve the real whole platform whole system; < span style = “box-sizing: border-box! Important; word-wrap: break-word! Important;” Talk about the power of Notion.

O Notion of strength

1. The cross-platform

Support for multiple platforms across the end use (Linux/MAC/Windows/IOS/Android), support the phone APP, PC client, web pages, using Google account or login, Apple account registration E-mail account without words. After all, the web page is the most frequently used place, and there is no need to download

After all, programmers are mostly Chrome +Mac, so you can write wherever you want without worrying about synchronization and backup. Support multiple accounts, team collaboration and management. This is great for both individual and team use

2. To-do list

Can plan your own to-do list, MicroSoft Todo uninstall complete ~ perfect for progress management.

3. Strong writing experience

MarkDown instant rendering, WYSIWYG. MarkDown,latex, a variety of mathematical formulas, color typography, code highlighting for dozens of grammars, and more. It even supports recording and video! Do you dare to believe! Press/to open the format list!

4. Contents can be folded to generate a directory structure

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Is there a way to solve this problem? There are!

Table of Content (Toc) in Chinese means a Table of contents. When you click on a title in a Table of contents, you can quickly jump to the title. Type /toc to get the table of contents for the current page, provided you use level 1-3 headings.

5. Block editing areas and infinite level nested pages

Notion everything is draggable! This means that you can type your text like lego bricks. The smallest unit of notion is a block, which means that the content is in blocks. I’ve used it on wordpress before. Python blocks are very cumbersome, but python blocks are much smoother and more powerful.

A line of text, an image, a video, a Todo list, a code Block, a math formula, a web bookmark, and so on are all blocks. These blocks can be easily “drag and move”, edit, copy and other operations, very intuitive and convenient, especially in the mobile phone only touch interaction! You can drag it out all you want!

Notion: notion doesn’t have the notion of a folder, but you can implement the same functionality by nesting pages inside pages

6. Powerful Database

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  • Monthly bills, data statistics

  • Calendar and schedule management

  • Information entry and staff management

  • . Use your imagination!!

The table has five views

  • Table: A Table, similar to Airtable, facilitates data statistics. Each line can be opened separately into a Page to add more content.

  • Board: A kanban form, similar to Trello kanban, for easy task assignment and classification. The options in the card can be completely self-defined, and the grouping of kanbans can be changed with options.

  • Gallery: Allows you to view the beginning of multiple cards by adding a summary at the beginning of the card.

  • List: Allows you to view some key information, such as only the name and progress, to determine the progress of the task.

  • Calendar: A Calendar format for viewing time-related information. You can view tasks in chronological order on the Calendar.

7. Unparalleled teamwork and historical versioning

  • Team collaboration

Notion notes are divided into a team collaboration area and a private workspace, where documents can be shared when everyone is on the same team. In addition, the administrator can assign different permissions to each member, such as Read-only, Read-only + Comment, Allow editing, read/write + Share, and so on.

  • Team meeting arrangement

  • Collaborative translation, note-taking, and commentary

  • Historical version at a glance

Notion records any changes you or a team member makes to your notes, saving them into a historical version that can be consulted or recovered at any time later! I’m not afraid to be blamed any more!

The weakness of notion

Personal use, while free, comes with restrictions

I am willing to pay for good software if the price is affordable. After all, it takes a lot of time and energy for developers to develop products.

  • Upload file size is limited to 5 MB (image, audio, video) 5 MB can play what video ah ！！！！

  • Version history and backtracking recovery are not provided

  • There is no team Workspace feature

  • A maximum of five users can be invited for cooperation

  1. Because it’s block-based, you can’t do multi-line selection or editing

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  3. The function of the directory is still to be improved, hope to add floating directory, at the same time, the title only supports level 1~3

  4. Access speed and backup security, not scientific online friends may even get in the home page, and is based on the cloud, so access failure is occasionally some things, also is the problem of data security, if not timely backup one thousand local notion server database accident, your document all went up in smoke. (Of course, you can choose a notion of your own version, or wolai, 🤤)

  5. Expensive, although individual is free, but the team and unlimited capacity are required to pay, the price is shown below

In short, after comparing many note-taking software and editors on the market, such as Feishu, Wolai, Yuqu, Typora, VSCode, Sublime, Evernote, Youdao Cloud Note, Graphite, OneNote, etc., we finally choose Notion. If you think it’s good, try it!

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