I have seen recommendations for Joplin. I downloaded it for Linux and Android (GrapheneOS). I created a note on desktop and transferred it to phone. I can’t find how to import the .jex file into the mobile app. That seems really dumb.
Am I the dumb one?
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I used to do exactly that a long time ago with Syncthing and it was as simple as you say, but it always broke something, but after a while it was literally impossible to do and after some research on Joplin’s Github issues I found out that due to a change Google made in the Android storage system it was no longer possible and “they were investigating how to fix it”.
In the end I got tired of waiting and pay a cheap Nextcloud hosting to sync with webdav and that’s it.
Thanks. I’ll look for another notes app.
I think you’d need to sync it to the android client, rather than import it. I self host Joplin server for my sync backend, and use the app across my mobile and desk computers. I don’t love Joplin, but it’s the best self hosted, private, end to end encrypted notes app available on all platforms that I could find.
Yup, it’s not great, but it does the job and syncs well, I don’t think I’ve seen it fail. I selfhost using WebDAV and Nextcloud.
You have to sync folder that includes notes by choosing “file system” option in sync page in settings. You don’t need to import it. Sync notes to some folder on PC, transfer this folder to phone and sync it there.
When using Joplin using the built in sync features is the way to go. Trying to sync files manually or via something like syncthing will just result in pain. My family and I have personal and shared notebooks all synced via my self hosted Joplin sync service and it works swimmingly. Before I set that up I used OneDrive and that worked too, although a bit slower.
If people are wondering why Joplin has such weird back end files it’s because Joplin keeps note history. Convenient, but makes for a messy file backend if you peak behind the curtains.
I could never understand the fascination with Joplin. I’ve tried to use it multiple times but I just don’t like it. Sync issues, idiotic file storage, etc. were never worth it for me.
You’re right. Joplin is number one on my “I want it to work” list, but it basically never does. E2EE was mandatory for me, but even something as simple as adding and then changing a password was rather chaotic, and that was before introducing the concept of syncing.
They have recently created a paid sync service, but I don’t know how much faith I want to put in that.
In the meantime, I moved over to a self-hosted StandardNotes instance, but that service is even more upset that I haven’t given them money, locking out features that don’t require a server to use.
There is no good option (when it comes to end to end encrypted notes). And that’s kind of sad.
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