My Todo app is a Markdown file because I can cross stuff out.
What is the point of crossing stuff out as opposed to just deleting finished tasks? That’s what I do.
I like the archival aspect.
If needed, I can reference older entries.I repurposed this handling as a makeshift parcel tracking note in Google Keep.
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I guess I must have way more tasks than you, then, because I can’t be bothered with the past, haha; too much to do! No problem; to each their own.
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More satisfying and gives me a little more motivation to see the tasks I’ve already done.
Notion, Todoist, Things 3, OmniFocus, Asana, Trello, Any.do, TickTick.
This article is a cry for help
I’m using .md
Obsidian just stores the data as TXT files. Only now you can have formatting, links, tags, lists, charts, images, etc.
That or Joplin. Created a checklist today for my trip and what to bring.
But a lot of meta-data is stored somewhere extra.
So? It’s stored in the same folder locally
Saying Obsidian uses just TXT files suggest, that I could use any editor and that Obsidians file format is compatible with any editor. That is technically the truth, but the problem is, that if I decide to use another editor I might get problems because of the lacking ability to usefully edit the metadata. So, if I use Obsidian, the files are de facto not compatible with other editors.
Of course I could switch off of Obsidian and I have the raw data, so I am not locked in. But I think stating that obsidan uses just txt files without any explanation is a bit misleading.
Obsidian is just another WYSIWYG Editor.
What makes it a problwm is the MD-dialect they employ.For example callouts in obsidian are not possible in the markdown flavor of vs-code.
I can’t do thiy in vscode> [!warning]- > This is a collapsed warningBut that is what I quite like and I found no other programs which handles as well as Obsidian.
Maybe some parts of vscode markdown with plugins closes the gap.
There’s nothing wrong with using a good text editor. You can always use some markdown if you want basic formatting.
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So far the best for me is a mix of Google’s Tasks and Notes.
Both hide ticked of tasks, have functional reminders and are accessible from any authenticated device (to be edited).All others I’ve tried, lack the hiding of the ticked boxes requiring one to create new pages divided by months, weeks or some other divider.
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.tnmgl.ntodotxt
I have used flat txt files and also ntoodotxt for other stuff. Sync them all with syncthing.
I’m very happy with Things. Been using it for 7 years with an occasional dip into Todoist and Apple Reminders just out of interest, but always coming back to Things.
It fits exactly how my brain works. The only annoyance is that I cannot tick off recurring tasks before they are scheduled.
For a while I had been using the “To Do” list that’s built in through Hotmail and the iOS app.
But nowadays I’ve been using TickTick app for the to-do’s.
I’ve been using Quillpad for some time now. It’s kind of a “glorified markdown editor” (like Joplin) but stripped down to the only things I need: bullet lists for todo and grocery, quick notes, audio notes. Recently version 1.5 came out which allows to sync local files so it can now work with Syncthing and that made it an instant favourite for me
Same. The only thing I wish it had is the ability to embed images.
I concur with the article. I’ve tried various tools but I keep coming back to text files in vim. Recently I’ve been using a
notes/directory with a bash function to quickly create and edit a named text file for a new topic. That gives me the little bit of organization and separation for isolated tasks, while still having a mainnotes.txtfile for miscellaneous notes and todos. I really like being able to stay in the terminal and using ripgrep for everything.I also tried a bunch of things. Obsidian with journals plug-in is the perfect solution.
(Ok, journals + like 10 other plugins)
I just use a physical bullet journal. I always dislike manufactured books/apps etc.
I split my notes/todos into multiple files, but I wrote a small program which basically just creates a file with a randomized name in a flat directory and then opens it in my default editor.
I just want to be able to start typing right away without worrying where to put the note or what to title it or whatever. Like, I will put a title on it and include some keywords to help me find things again, but I can do that later when I don’t need to noting things down…I miss the days when all the best plans were hastily scribbled on a cocktail napkin for later reference.
