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Posted by exatty95
Aug 25, 2024 at 08:22 PM
My company has clamped down on user software installations, so I had to delete my local Obsidian, Logseq and Tana programs. Tana’s web version seems to work pretty well, but neither Obsidian and Logseq currently offer that option. I’m finding Tana useful for productivity, but I have been relying on Obsidian and Logseq for knowledge management and now need to find a replacement. I mostly collect notes, articles, and snippets of useful information that I can categorize/tag and find later through searches. Tana can do that too, but I don’t now have the skills or staying power to wade through all the available videos, Slack explanations, etc., to learn how to do that well enough to rely on.
I like the power and the granular categorization and search capabilities of programs like Tana and Tinderbox, but I don’t have the querying skills to take full advantage of them. I’m hoping to find something between that level and the very simple search capabilities of other programs that are designed for non-experts. I have a sneaking suspicion that something like Notion may be my best option, but I’m late enough in my career that I’d rather not devote huge amounts of time customizing a program to fit my exact needs. “Good enough” would be good enough at this point.
What tools with robust web versions are people using for knowledge management that might work for what I’m trying to achieve? My practice has been to install a local version on my personal Mac and sync that with the web version that I use on my Windows work computer.
Sorry about the ramble, but thanks for whatever experiences and guidance you can provide.
Posted by Cyganet
Aug 25, 2024 at 09:03 PM
TheBrain has a robust web version that might work for you. It’s not so difficult to use and doesn’t require a lot of customisation. It has tags/categories and all the notes are linked. Downside is that it’s expensive.
Notion didn’t have robust page tagging last time I looked. You had to create a database on a page to enable properties on sub-pages.
A really simple option with tagging is Simplenote.
Once you start looking at outliners, you can choose between Dynalist, Workflowy, ClickUp and Taskade - but I don’t like any of them for notetaking.
Posted by exatty95
Aug 25, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Thanks. I have used TheBrain for years, but to my dismay the web version doesn’t currently display the backlinks and mentions that are visible (and to me extremely valuable) in the desktop version. I have been asking about it for some time, but support can’t say if and when that capability will be provided.
I think I need something more along the lines of Capacities, Wallng, X-Tiles or the like. At this point I’m too old to invest in some of the intriguing one-person shops that keep springing up and so often disappear after a while. I kind of like Mem, but it doesn’t seem to have gotten much traction.
Posted by Lucas
Aug 26, 2024 at 04:04 AM
Given your criteria, I would recommend RemNote, which functions fully both on the web and offline (or at least it has 99% functionality offline).
(RemNote emphasizes features like flash cards for students, but it is also a robust knowledge management app that is quite similar to LogSeq.)
Or you could use Roam Research, which functions fully in the browser.
(In theory, you could also use a Windows 365 Cloud PC to access Windows programs via a browser at work, but that’s an expensive option.)
Posted by Prion
Aug 26, 2024 at 09:23 AM
Provided you’d be willing to accept the learning curve, Tiddlywiki might be worth a look.
You can either choose to use a version hosted online or use the rather cleverly implemented web app
https://tiddlywiki.com
https://tiddly.packett.cool
Also have a look at this book developed and presented in Tiddlywiki itself by Soren Bjornstad:
https://groktiddlywiki.com/read/
I’ll write about it some more in the future, but there is an almost infinite flexibility in this tool.