[jjjbokma]

Can't you store the meta-data as a YAML block like how for example pandoc uses for several of its output formats?

[knazarov]

There is an alternative: you can use a MIME envelope to store notes. This way you’ll have a plaintext container and a way to attach files in a portable way.

I’ve built a note taking system based on this idea: https://github.com/knazarov/notes.sh

[genjipress]

Sure, I can do that. The problem is what to do if I want to mass update the metadata across an entire set of documents. It's just easier to do that with a DB.

[jjjbokma]

That's very true, thanks for explaining.