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by xbryanx 2850 days ago
I use WorkFlowy[1] as my starting place for all notes, info, and tech tips. It's quickly searchable and the mobile client is easy to use. I really like the structure of bulleted lists for just about all types of information.

It doesn't really cover your file storage needs, but I think that's a different beast than notes and information. When I need to store stuff like that I dump it on Google Drive which makes search/sync/browsing dead simple/cheap.

1 - https://workflowy.com/

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I've been using Workflowy for several years and recommend it very highly.

The ability to expand/collapse, zoom in/out, and do everything via keyboard shortcuts makes it very pleasant to work with.

Judging by Workflowy's development pace, the entire team is spending the profit on opiates. No features were introduced in the past couple years, aside from the desktop apps—despite users begging for an API at least. Now Workflowy went the way of Evernote: changing the looks and adding bugs.

The outline paradigm is great, and Workflowy is a nice influx of fresh blood in that field, but I think I might actually kludge Org-mode into proper form with good mobile synchronization (and bonus privacy and customizability) before Workflowy makes any progress.

https://dynalist.io/compare shared above seems to have more features than workflowy
Being able to zoom into lists of lists is Workflowy's best feature
I believe Org-mode has that feature as well. I was and am very impressed by Workflowy but a) using plain text files b) better hyperlink handling have me migrating to Org-mode + Orgzly
problem is inline screenshots