OneNote alternative to make a knowledge base

ResoluteCatnap , 15 days ago

Look into a static website built with Hugo. You'll be creating pages in markdown like obsidian. You can host it locally so there's no privacy concerns.

If you want it externally facing then there are some options but you'll need to find a site to host your static website and who you're comfortable with their privacy policy.

helenslunch , 15 days ago

As for a generic notes platform my favorite is crypt.ee

It's paid but they give you 100mb "free forever", which is more than enough for a whole lot of text-based notes.

Best part is it works like Google docs where there is an offline cache so you don't have to sit there and stare at it for 10 seconds waiting for it to decrypt.

They're centered in Estonia.

As for hand-written notes, I like RNote but don't really use it much, as I can't get my Wacom or Lenovo or MS pens to work on Linux. But there's nothing that comes close to OneNote in that regard.

GameMuse OP , 15 days ago

Thank you I will have to check it out as I am using only office for my google doc replament.

helenslunch , 15 days ago

That's fine as well, just be sure to keep your documents backed up. I keep some presentations and spreadsheets on LibreOffice/Nextcloud.

BearOfaTime , 15 days ago

Hit the selfhosted community, this is an on-going conversation there with pretty much every note taking app being discussed.

As an aside, while OneNote is proprietary, if you use the full app it doesn't require OneDrive. If you only use it on a PC, it can sync locally with other PCs - I've used it this way for 15 years.

SolarPunker , 15 days ago

Logseq or Orgzly Revived

possiblylinux127 , 15 days ago

Nextcloud notes if you have a Nextcloud instance