I just realized that I never reinstalled Resoph Notes on my replacement desktop machine. I know that I can just view Simplenote through the web, but I wanted a local copy in case of any issues. I can just install Resoph Notes, which does not look like it has been updated since 2013, use Simplenote's desktop which I have not previously used, or try CintaNotes. I do not use it often, and it is mostly for bits of information that need to live somewhere where I can search and find them. Are there other desktop programs (Win7) that I should also be considering that sync with Simplenote, or should I just stick with Resoph Notes? Any advice is always appreciated.

Thanks,

--Ken

BTW, CintaNotes is able to sync with Simplenote.

gunars wrote:

BTW, CintaNotes is able to sync with Simplenote.

Yes, my message was a bit cryptic in that I did not acknowledge CintaNote's syncing feature with Simplenote. Do you know if it is any better or worse than Resoph for syncing reliability?

--Ken

Hi Ken.

Why not use the desktop edition of Simplenote? I've been using it on Windows 10, MacOS and iOS for several months - syncing simply works.
Though I must say, I use Simplenote not as a notes repository but as a sort of hub for making notes I take on the road available on all my computers. Back at home I file the notes either on my Windows or my Mac machines.

Franz

Franz Grieser wrote:

Hi Ken.

Why not use the desktop edition of Simplenote? I've been using it on
Windows 10, MacOS and iOS for several months - syncing simply works.
Though I must say, I use Simplenote not as a notes repository but as a
sort of hub for making notes I take on the road available on all my
computers. Back at home I file the notes either on my Windows or my Mac
machines.

Franz

Hi Franz,

It is a possibility, and I have not ruled it out. I just wanted to see if there were better (or worse) alternatives before I make a decision. So far, it seems like all three choices sound viable.

--Ken

Ken wrote:

Do you know if it is any better or worse than Resoph for syncing reliability?

Hi Ken - Sorry, but I haven't been using Simplenote myself, although it's on my list of things to try (that list being in workflowy at present). I've just been using CN on its own.

I'm using both Resophnotes and Cintanotes (syncing with two different Simplenote accounts). Resophnotes can keep all your notes in separate txt files, which is quite a unique feature. Files can be accessed and edited by external txt or markdown editors (as Sublime text, WriteMonkey, Focus Writer). I use RN for keeping lists, syncing longer txt files, and some personal (but not sensitive) data. I like its classical two-pane structure. + I can access the data on my android phone.

Cintanotes does not have it, and I use it as addition to Scrivener while writing my book. I put all the random information, bibliography information, fragments and ideas, that I don't know yet where to put. I know that I can do it in Scrivener, but it is slow, clumsy and really bad at handling bibliography. It's easier to keep the bibliography list in fast CT file.

As I've remarked recently on another thread, I use CintaNotes heavily for bibliographical references. With its excellent tagging system, I can easily construct a query that says, in effect, "I want to see all the books and articles on a certain subject that I have not yet examined, and they must be limited to items in one particular library."

I tried CintaNotes a year or two ago for another use, and found it to be a reasonably well designed program. It did not, however, meet my specific needs for that project, so I passed on it. It is probably overkill for my currents needs, so I am probably going to reinstall RN or try SN.

--Ken

For a portable minimalist approach it's hard to find anything better than ResophNotes. I just wish it had rich text formatting (inline pictures, tables, text styles, etc.) and would store deleted notes in a searchable recycle bin. Maybe ability to open notes in their own individual windows for multitasking would be a good addition.

Some of the features that make ResophNotes a great tool:
- Fast-as-you-type search with keyword highlighting
- pinning notes
- emailing notes
- always on top
- printing
- global hotkeys
- tags
- storing notes as database or simple text files
- list notes

I am just not a big fun of markdown but I know some people swear by it.