[adamhp]

If you're on the Apple ecosystem, I really like the simplicity of Bear. You do have to pay a very small fee for it (like maybe $1/mo?) but I've found their interface and tags system to be the best combination of power and simplicity. Apps always work and sync with iCloud.

[runjake]

$1.49 a month or $14.99 annually.

And I agree, Bear is awesome. It's fast, it's simple yet powerful (eg. x-callback-url fun), and it stays out of your way. Sync is rock-solid and reliable and requires no effort on my part. It's great for programmers, too.

https://bear.app/

[adamhp]

I've even been using the todo feature more regularly these days to capture action items from meetings. Anytime you do the markdown checkbox (- [ ]), it bubbles up into a nav item for "Todo". I like that they haven't tried to overcomplicate things.

[stakkur]

Bear uses a SQLite database to store notes, a layer which I don’t want or need. Notes are not simply text files.