I have used Nextcloud notes, Obsidean, Onenote, Logseq and Anytype. Anytype is my favorite so far. It's open source, sync is E2E using IPFS, and Anytype also backs up your notes and 1GB of files on their infrastructure for free.
Anytype has no backlinks, and the UI is very mouse dependant. I'm hopeful anytype will add a bunch of much needed features eventually, but right now its a pretty constrained system.
thanks for the recommendation, ive been playing around few of the option but this seems like the one that will work best for me. it was easy to set up on both my desktop and phone and seems to have all the functionality i need
I'm using Joplin and I'm quite happy with it :)
Seconded. Joplin is full featured, has sync and FOSS.
Look into Joplin :) its also opensource and you can selfhost it :)
Quillpad is nice. I've been using it for about a year now. It satisfies all the 4 requirements as well.
By far, Noto
I really like UpNote, pretty simple but it’s fast and has enough features to make it reasonably powerful (altho much less so than Notion)
I make good use of OneNote by Microsoft which syncs with the desktop version. I don't think you need to be a M365 user to use any of the features.
My favorite notes app has been UpNote. Has most of what you're looking for. Folders (and subfolders), cross device syncing, cross-platform, offline access, and search. It's also smoother than it's closest comparison, Zoho Notes and OneNote, each of which had stutters and microlags when I used them, especially as you accumulate more notes. There's also a lifetime purchase if you don't like subscriptions.
Obsidian.md, but the sync feature is paid
Appflowy is a FOSS alternative to Notion if you want something closer to home
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