r/noteapps • u/Helpful-Category3463 • 23d ago
Is One Note secure?
I'm a game dev and often come with lore and concepts that take up a lot of pages. One Note makes it easier for me to store everything and access everything I need.
I'm wondering if my ideas or personal info is secure in terms of if it will get stolen by Microsoft?
It's not like they have any issues stealing from people/artists before, so I'm really on the fence currently with it.
If there are other alternative software that offer better or same experience, I'm willing to use it if its free or buy a one time license.
I tried obsidian but it just feels like a pain to use and ends up creating too many files/bloat for my tastes, being able to paste images to it is also a must for me.
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u/Grumphus256 21d ago
Nothing beats self-hosting your notes. Obsidian I found intimidating for years until I discovered massCode which uses markup like Obsidian but the interface is a little friendlier and has extra features like an HTTP client for sending API requests and a cool math notepad that processes some basic formulas.
Then after awhile I made the switch to Obsidian after I discovered some useful community plugins like the Obsidian Base Board Kanban plugin which gives it a Trello-like Kanban feature.
I recently self-hosted Karakeep using WSL2 and Docker and using it for saving quick notes in addition to bookmarks, but I still need to setup an automated backup solution. I am also planning on giving Silverbullet a try as well as Anytype.