I’m just going to belligerently quote myself. (Oddly, the post I was replying to in the source thread seems to have been deleted, but it was another big list of apps and features.)
Careful with these lists. They are illustrative, but I think it’s important to build your own, so to speak.
They typically feature two kinds of gaps:
They’re missing apps; and
They’re missing features.
For an example of (1), the list you linked, @vgrovpro , doesn’t even include DEVONthink. Steve Yang’s list is much more exhaustive and it still is missing some apps: Artificial Brain Networked with linear notebook app
For an example of (2), none of these lists can really get at the depth of certain features effectively. For instance, Obsidian’s plugin ecosystem will likely surpass any other because of some key fundamentals in the app’s design. Saying both Obsidian and e.g., Roam “have an API” doesn’t quite qualify what Obsidian’s API really means.
TL;DR: There is no “best” app, but there’s definitely a best app for you . Make your own lists of key features and then find the apps that fit them and compare those.
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