Note taking app that can sync both android and Linux

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I've been looking high and low for an Evernote alternative for Linux. I know I can use Everpad or Evernote in WINE but they don't work natively.

Any note-taking app would be fine as long as it can sync my android and my linux.

see this http://nevernote.sourceforge.net/ (open source clone of Evernote) and also http://www.linuxalt.com/linux-alternatives-to/windows/evernote.html — harish.venkat, Dec 24 '12 at 14:00
Nevernote (NixNote) is working fine. Though the interface is less beautiful, it works! — elwc, Dec 24 '12 at 17:40
what's the problem? i use Evernote Web on Fedora 16 and on my Android and it all syncs up fine — amphibient, Dec 26 '12 at 21:00
If the paid attention when reading, I was looking for an app. — elwc, Dec 27 '12 at 01:12
I actually use evernote as well in linux via their chrome extension, you should give it a go it's pretty much the same. — Javier Villanueva, Jan 01 '13 at 17:50
@foampile I'm on Evernote Web for the moment. Nothing beats it...yet — elwc, Jan 09 '13 at 01:54
You could use [Org-mode](http://orgmode.org/) which is really effective for note taking and sync with [Unison](http://android.stackexchange.com/a/34826). — N.N., Apr 11 '13 at 06:58
Just keep your notes as .txt and use dropbox. No fuss, no problems. — goldilocks, Apr 11 '13 at 09:22
[NixNote2](https://github.com/baumgarr/nixnote2) is out now. — gaborous, Feb 12 '17 at 01:30

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 20 '16 at 12:28

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You can use a wiki like Zim - a Desktop Wiki and save its files to a Dropbox folder. For Android you can use WikiMind note to work with the Zim Wiki. I'm sure there are other apps that can work with Zim's files since they're just text with wiki markup.

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Other options for Android if the $3 price for WikiMind is too steep.

WikiMind Lite
ZimDroid (it's under development and not usable but something to keep an eye one)
List of "Wiki" apps on appbrains
Epistle a Markdown editor

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answered Dec 24 '12 at 14:23

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I will try it sometime. For now NixNote does the job. – elwc Dec 24 '12 at 17:41
WikiMind isn't a free alternative sadly. – elwc Dec 26 '12 at 13:18
Yes, that's why I mentioned that there are probably others. – slm Dec 26 '12 at 13:30
Thanks for the more information. I'm looking at TomDroid as well. Under development too. – elwc Dec 26 '12 at 15:26

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '16 at 06:50

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If you like plain text notes with markdown support I can also recommend QOwnNotes in combination with ownCloud.

There are software repositories for Ubuntu, openSUSE and Fedora, as well as packages for OS X and Windows.

And you can sync to mobile devices via the notes mobile apps.

answered Jan 08 '16 at 06:50

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Of course it also works with Nextcloud! – Patrizio Bekerle Oct 08 '18 at 11:32

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 03 '13 at 17:01

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There is an Evernote add-on for Thunderbird.

answered Mar 03 '13 at 17:01

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 11 '13 at 06:51

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Google keep seems to be quite good:

https://drive.google.com/keep/

answered Apr 11 '13 at 06:51

user36967

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 12 '17 at 01:29

TagSpaces is a document managing application that also support note writing, and it can run on both Linux and Android. It does not provide a synchronization feature natively, but you can combine it with DropBox, OwnCloud or SpiderOak to sync between your devices.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 08 '13 at 20:40

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Dropsync app is needed to synchronize the dropbox zimwiki notebook folder with the wikimind (lite or full) folder

answered Jan 08 '13 at 20:40

user29944

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I tried wikimind and the alikes and there is not a simple and direct way to sync notes. Unlike Evernote where I have a app itself and syncing is automatic. Right now I'm using Web Evernote for the moment – elwc Jan 09 '13 at 01:53

Note taking app that can sync both android and Linux

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