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by joshstrange 3389 days ago
Just wanted to throw out there for any macOS users I use nvALT [0] as a client for simple note on my macbook and love using it as a scratch pad for holding data while working on a problem or just a general "I need to make a quick list on the fly here and then copy it into something else later". I have mine set to a hotkey so I can hide/show it quickly and it's great.

[0] http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/
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rahimnathwani 3388 days ago
I also use nvalt on Mac. I also use these:

- nvpy on linux

- Notational Acceleration on Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kludgenics...). It hasn't been updated in 4 years, but it works well, and syncs with simplenote in the background

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jamesgeck0 3389 days ago
nvALT is great. It's lack of synchronization with Standard Notes is the only reason I haven't used that service yet.
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joshstrange 3389 days ago
Huh, I had never heard of Standard Notes before this thread (I saw it mentioned in the OP but ignored it as I am happy with Simple Note) but it looks pretty neat. Yeah, if they had a client that was as fast/easy as nvALT I'd switch.
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criddell 3388 days ago
Not 100% sure, but I think the default Standard Notes client is an Electron application. If battery life is a concern, I'd stick with nvALT. Other note clients can use the Standard Note backend and that seems like a reasonable path, but I would avoid the Standard Notes client.
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rahimnathwani 3388 days ago
I'd never heard of Standard Notes until today. Is there any reason I should switch to it (from Simplenote), if I'm not interested in self-hosting?
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mobitar 3388 days ago
You don't need to self-host on Standard Notes. The app is focused on privacy and longevity. Check out https://standardnotes.org.
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rahimnathwani 3388 days ago
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I would have to self-host. I meant to ask what the advantages were over Simplenote. The option to self-host is one. But I wondered about the other advantages.

I see on that page they say "That's why we built Standard File ... backs up your data to multiple locations, ...", and this sounds interesting (I'm not sure of the best way to backup Simplenote data, except perhaps with a combination of nvpy and git) but the Standard File page doesn't talk about backups at all.

How do you ensure your data doesn't go away?

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qrbLPHiKpiux 3389 days ago
I use it daily. Plain text information, logs, etc. are the easiest to work with and search. No keywords or tags necessary.
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