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Hey Privacy people,

I am looking for a OneNote alternative for all my campaign notes for my tabletop RPGs. I was looking at Obsidian.md as an option and wondering what their data collection is like?

Fot all my personal and private notes I use standard notes but the free version is not quite roboist enougj. I can't afford to pay premium any time soon I need a free option I can use.

Any suggestions ?

Tundra ,

crypt.ee

mr_satan ,
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I use logseq for work notes and Obsidian for personal. Obsidian is more markdown which I like for my loose notes. logseq, on the other hand, is more focused on productivity and it's fully opensource. Obsidian is only free for personal use, however their notes being closer to standart markdown means that they could be openned with any text editor and be just as functional.

Syncing between computers is easy – it's just a git repo. Dealing with mobile is tricier but I never needed it so can't comment much.

geoma ,

How do you sync logseq with git repo?

Tangent5280 ,

I assume they just initialised their graph folder as a git repo and just commit each time they're done working.

mr_satan ,
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Yeah, that. I have no need for mobile syncing, but I believe loqseq provided syncing works via git

markkdark ,

Try to syncing via Next Cloud. I'm sync from Linux desktop and Android (Grapheneos).

geoma ,

I used to use nextcloud but it won't work uploading fron android... Sync both ways fron desktop but only download from android. Now I am using syncthing and seems to work ok.

fmstrat ,

Outline is self-hostable.

Vertelleus ,
@Vertelleus@sh.itjust.works avatar

Anytype

Creat ,

Since you're specifically looking to replace OneNote, you might want to take a look at BookStack. It has similar organizational concepts, and I think it's FOSS.

darkwing ,

Second this, BookStack is great.

Facebones ,

Thirded. I used it when I was learning to code and its super easy to search and reference back to older stuff.

drwho ,
@drwho@beehaw.org avatar

I was going to mention Bookstack also.

makeasnek ,
@makeasnek@lemmy.ml avatar

There are many open source wiki softwares: zim, dokuwiki, etc.

ResoluteCatnap ,

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.

sem ,
@sem@lemmy.ml avatar

OrgNote. The project is still quite raw but the developer works hard and the overall idea and philosophy behind the project is perfect for me. Fully compatible with emacs org-roam, most probably compatible with logseq. There is a "fully managed" free version with PGP support or an option for a self-hosted server.

Project: https://github.com/Artawower/orgnote
Manifesto: https://github.com/Artawower/orgnote/wiki#manifesto

GameMuse OP ,

I will look into this is the relates to org mode?

sem ,
@sem@lemmy.ml avatar

It is based on files in org format. But it is not related anyhow to org-agenda and planning. It is an only obsidian-like note-raking system with web+mobile+desktop and some blogging capabilities (public/private notes, etc.)

BearOfaTime ,

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.

helenslunch ,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

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 ,

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

helenslunch ,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

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

SolarPunker ,

Logseq or Orgzly Revived

Hobbes_Dent ,

Have you looked at World Anvil? It's been a long time and I don't remember what the free vs. paid tier comparisons were, but I thought it was pretty slick.

Edit: Didn't realise the community I'm in. I have no idea the privacy state of World Anvil but I'll edit if I come across it.

GameMuse OP ,

I am unsure of their privacy but I find their site a bit too clunky.

667 ,
@667@lemmy.radio avatar

Obsidian, but I’m not competent to comment regarding their privacy. You can air gap the install and have it on an isolated machine.

It’s hella customizable, and there is broad support specifically for using it with TTRPGs.

Lemongrab ,

On linux for the Obsidian Flatpak, you can deny it having internet and filesystem permissions using Flatseal.

GameMuse OP ,

Oh perfect I am very new to Linux so didn't even really know about flatseal is there any guides or videos how to use flatseal?

Lemongrab ,

I assume it has documentation, otherwise you can look at the Flatpak docs to see the equivalent terminal commands that are available in the GUI. Flatseal is pretty intuitive in my experience.

GameMuse OP ,

Thanks for the advice

akilou ,

Proton just bought Standard Notes, so keep an eye out for changes there. Otherwise, I use Obsidian but I have it sync to my home server so I can access the same data from my phone and computer.

GameMuse OP ,

As a proton user I am keeping my eye on this and hopeing I will get access to this.

akilou ,

Same.

chirospasm ,

+1 for StandardNotes. It's been a wonderful product.

Andromxda ,
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

As long as it stays FOSS, you don't need to worry. You can even self-host Standard Notes if you don't trust their cloud service: https://standardnotes.com/help/self-hosting/getting-started

Jinx2756 ,

I am a fan of Standard Notes, but crypt.ee is also solid as far as I know.

GameMuse OP ,

I will look into crypt.we thanks.

Jinx2756 ,

If you actually decide to give it a try at some point, I would love to hear about your experience as I do not have hands-on experience with cryptee myself.

Do be aware that they use progressive web apps (so there is no “cryptee app” in App Store or Google Play). But this is actually an active choice by them to enhance security.

If you want to take a longer deep dive into the mind of their CEO, Techlore interviewed him fairly recently.

The interview ran so long that they had to make it a two parter:

https://youtu.be/JsWCSHYY9FU?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/xE-YXAnOTeQ?feature=shared

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