And if there is a migration tool from onenote to the alternative that would be even better.
I’ll definitely check it out. I saw someone made a onenote export tool for it too.
I use Joplin. Have for several years. I sync it through my Nexcloud instance. Joplin is probably what you want. I looked at a lot of stuff.
The other software I love is the Zim desktop wiki. I have that on my main system for many thousands of notes. It has a hierarchical structure which means it scales better. It also can handle multiple notebooks too like Joplin. I find with Zim I need to split into notebooks just for speed when the collection is too far above 5000 notes.
@NightOwl As already said, not foss, but obsidian is a really good option. I moved away from Onenot and Notion, and all my files are local in markdown.
Obsidian is only free for personal use, and that also limits what you can do with it without violating their license. If you take any notes for work there’s a good chance you need to pay annual the subscription fee. It’s something to be aware of (and since it’s on flathub it’s probable violated a lot).
revenue-generating or work-related activities within a for‑profit company that has two or more people
Xournal++ is the most similar in intention I believe.
I personally use a combination of logseq (FOSS) and obsidian (not FOSS, freemium I think). Obsidian is currently better on the tablet due to some particularly well put together plugins and a recent feature update but I’d like to move completely to logseq long term. However, if you’re looking for a touch centric experience it’s hard to deny that obsidian is the best in the ecosystem.
Of those options which would you recommend for a desktop user where majority of interfacing will be with keyboard and mouse? Particularly if I’m looking to migrate over lot of data from onenote to it.
Looks like exporting from OneNote to markdown is not ideal, so if you’re not willing to go the copy-paste route or manual entry you may want to look elsewhere. That said I think it’s a toss up between logseq and obsidian. Of course one is FOSS and one is not so keep that in mind if it’s a dealbreaker. They take slightly different approaches to the minimum size of a piece of content. Obsidian uses a page format (like joplin) while logseq is indexing on something closer in spirit to a paragraph (though these can be of arbitrary length). This has a couple of unique benefits like being able to automate the creation of flashcards and similar review tools. Both have vibrant plugin communities.
Standard Notes is pretty great
