It is working for me.
interesting, I was using Surfshark VPN on free wifi on shopping mall. It did not work for Notenik, I switched to NordVPN and it worked, not sure why
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I … really, really want to dive in to this. Everything about this app and it’s author makes me want to support it. It’s all just so… odd, in such a pleasing way.
Thanks for sharing.
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A facet of Notenik that I like to leverage conceptually and in practice is using it as a “front-end” for plain text documents.
One of the best enhancements in regard to portability between software that Notenik added is recognition of notes with YAML headers. This is helpful for people who may want to use dedicated text editors and still want to use Notenik.
After further exploration, I fear Notenik isn’t for me at this point. I’m going to keep playing around with it but unfortunately, my desire to use it for the Commonplace Book style means the lack of mobile app is a non-starter. I wonder if he’ll make one some day.
I discovered Notebooksapp.com from this forum. After trialling a very brief period, I bought the MAC and the mobile versions. I love it as now using it as my daily driver, writing, filing, etc. There is a bit of learning curve and I am still discovering some tweaks that I may need to make
The reasons I like it
- cross devices sync
- let user decides how to sync
- files / folders are stored locally in standard formats, not in databases
- support many Text, markdown , LaTeX and other formats
- can combine notes into PDF or ebook
- can use as basic task management (has not tried yet)
- support wikilinks and backlinks
I am now dumping all pdf and markdown files into this app as repository as well. I also started to use this for writing in markdown.
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Downloaded it and loved it, it also converted a Notion database of blog posts we have written for clients well over 1,000 into individual md files in seconds. Something no other app had managed to do (Python) could do it I believe but gave up trying to make it work).
It’s impressive free and just well made. It struck a chord instantly.
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You know best what your needs are, but I just want to point out that everything that you create in Notenik is a collection of text files in a directory on iCloud Drive (by default) and that iOS has some good Markdown editors that would let you get some work done on your phone until you could get back to your Mac. Just sayin … 
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Wait a minute, which app are you talking about? This post has mostly been about Notenik but Notebook was also mentioned enthusiastically just before your post. 
Notenik. apologies for any confusion
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Are you still liking Notebooks? I am trying to find a replacement for Evernote (yes yes, I know). It doesn’t seem like Apple Notes is going to work. #tyia
I am still using Notebooks but IMHO Upnote is more like a replacement of Evernote. I use Upnote for short notes and capturing things like driving license , PDF files, etc. It is very low cost and sync is most amazing to all devices (including Windows and Android).
Notebooks has better integration with Finder. I use it for long articles, etc
However, I am still trying to find which app (may be another app) for sharing folders and notes within the shared folder with my family. Upnote can share via secret link but only at indvidual note, not at the folder level. Wonder Craft or other app can do that
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Hi! I was wondering if I could use this app alongside Obsidian? I think it looks really interesting!
are you referring to notebooks ? I must admit I have not tried but I doubt it would recognize as the Obsidian vault as a Notebook. What is the benefit of using it alongside Obsidian ? If it is just as a markdown editor, there are other better apps for this
Yes, and mainly as a substitute for the Obsidian iOS app. But I think my challenge is that most of the elements are Obsidian specific (related to the plugins I use) so another app may not be able to render them properly.
I use Notebooks.app in tandem with Obsidian and Devonthink primarily so that can access my notes and any collateral documents on iOS. Since I like the UI, I also keep it open on my Mac as a scratch pad and a quick portal into my notes.
That being said, there are some things that Notebooks.app can’t do that, for me at least, keep it from being a wholesale replacement for Obsidian and Devonthink. And it’s not just plug-ins—there are things Obsidian does straight out of the box that Notebooks.app can’t: the creation of a daily note, e.g., or templates.
Notebooks.app uses Discount as its default markdown converter with the option to use MultiMarkdown either as needed or as the default. This means that some notes written in Obsidian won’t render as expected in Notebooks.app and vice-versa. For example, the two apps use completely different syntax for embedding one markdown note into another (aka transclusion). If you want to make sure that you can read the embedded note in both apps, you have to write the same reference twice, once using Multimarkdown’s {{myfile.md}} syntax and once using Obsidian’s ![[myfile.md]] syntax. It works, but it sure isn’t pretty.
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one thing I need to call out. If you are going to use Notebook with iCloud and share across different devices and other users. Be very patient with iCloud. People know that I am not a fan of iCloud drive. I create files and folders using Notebook app and they would not show up on my other Mac for hours.
This is extremely frustrated, not the fault of the app but iCloud itself. In comparison, Upnote app sync is amazing. The file would appear on the other device almost instantaneously
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I’m aware that Notenik has functionality equivalent to templates. (My template comment was about Notebooks.app.) I did give Notenik a test drive a while back, and while I liked it, it didn’t quite suit my needs as an adjunct to or replacement for Obsidian.
I currently use Dropbox for my Obsidian + Notebooks file repository. I keep toying with the idea of using iCloud Drive instead, but my household has a ton space available on Dropbox, so I’ve never pulled the trigger on a switch.
Ah pardon me I misread you.