Recently stumbled upon this note-taking app called SiYuan, but it honestly looks a bit too good to be true(?). Has anyone here used it or got any experience with it? Trying to replace Obsidian is a difficult task, and I’ve been through almost all note-taking apps there are out there, however this one looks fairly similar.

Link to Repo;

https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan

Link to project;

https://b3log.org/siyuan/en/

  • shrugal@lemm.ee
    1·
    11 months ago

    Looks dope, but it seems like the Docker container has some very unfortunate limitations:

    • Does not support desktop and mobile application connections, only supports use on browsers
    • Export to PDF, HTML and Word formats is not supported
    • Import Markdown file is not supported

    This kinda makes it unusable for me. :/

    Edit: I just installed it and … you have to login and pay for a subscription in order to sync between devices. RIP

    Edit 2: It’s not a subscription, just a one-time payment. Might be worth it for some!

  • Kimusan@feddit.dk
    0·
    11 months ago

    What a joke - calling itself privacy first with one hand while offering openAI integration with the other

    • ErwinLottemann@feddit.de
      1·
      11 months ago

      well if it’s not enabled by default and not used when the user does not want to - it is privacy first, with optional non-privacy. no?