The best note-taking software for programmers
The programmer's note-taking software should meet the following conditions.
- (1) Cross-platform, supports desktop computers (Windows, Mac, Linux) and mobile phones (Android, iOS) at the same time.
- (2) Synchronize at any time, open any machine, you can continue writing from the previous job.
- (3) Real-time storage, if the software is suddenly closed, the content will not be lost.
- (4) Support Markdown format, which is convenient for direct release later.
- (5) Support push to remote Git warehouse, generate historical version, and serve as remote backup at the same time.
I have been looking for tools that meet these conditions, but most note-taking
software on the market does not support the above point 5. Git integration is
either not available or very weak.
I have used
Stackedit.io
and
HackMD.io
, but they are not ideal.
Recently, I finally found the best solution, which is github.dev officially launched by GitHub .
As long as you visit the following URL, you can use VS Code to edit the specified repository in your browser. You can click here to experience it.
It is actually the web version of the VS Code editor and is highly integrated with Git. With this combination, what other note-taking software would be stronger than it!
To use it, first create a note repository on GitHub, either publicly or privately. Then use github.dev to edit, and then push back to the warehouse. When changing to another machine, first get the latest version of the document from the warehouse, which is simply the perfect solution.
Even better, GitHub provides a quick entry. Open the GitHub repository homepage, click the decimal point ( .) button, the page will automatically jump to the VS Code editing environment, which is really convenient.
In addition, there is an unofficial
github1s.com
that also provides similar functions. Just add "1s" to the warehouse domain
name. But after all, it is an unofficial tool, so it is not recommended here.
github.dev is aimed at the desktop "keyboard + mouse" environment. The touch
screen of the mobile phone can be used, but it is clumsy after all.
If you prefer to use the native mobile app, I recommend Obsidian . It has a full-platform client, and you can refer to this article to set up Git integration.
In addition,
FSNotes
is also good, but unfortunately it only supports Apple devices.
If you don't need Git integration and Markdown support, it is the easiest. The
official note-taking apps of several major software giants are very easy to
use: Google keep , Apple Notes (only Apple devices are supported), and
Microsoft OneNote .
They are all automatic multi-terminal synchronization, the disadvantage is that it is not convenient to write large documents, and it is troublesome to export data.
