In the discussion about finding a replacement for DayOne, no one mentioned Notebooks (by Alfons Schmid). At one time, Notebooks was like a gold standard of note-keeping on the iPad and Mac (and even in Windows). I am wondering why. Have the other note keepers passed Notebooks by?

I am trying Notebooks out now. It seems like it would be suitable as a journal, with one small problem. It doesn't appear that you can display the date a note was taken in the note list... you can sort by creation date, but you have to look at each note individually to see what date is associated with it.

Anyway, just wondering if there are still Notebooks fans on this forum and what do you think its strengths and weaknesses are.

Thanks.

Steve Z.

What would keep me from using NB as journal: no encryption.

Just discovered that you can password-protect notebooks on iOS - but not on Windows or MacOS. :-(

Sorry, forgot to add the link to the correct page (the "official" link on Alfons' website is broken): http://www.notebooksapp.com/ios/protection/

I have used Notebooks occasionally and always enjoy using it. It has a very tidy interface, uses the folder/document organization metaphor, and does well with markdown. Notebooks and notes can be task lists and tasks -- but I don't think there's integration with Reminders or anything outside Notebooks, so I've never used that feature other than play around with it. The app on macOS, iOS and Windows is essentially the same.

Since Notebooks as a built-in WebDAV server for sync with iOS via a local network, I'm not concerned so much about encryption.

I should also mention that Alfons has always been very responsive to user questions and suggestions. For me that's a big plus.