It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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[–] zarenki@lemmy.ml 28 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Stylus/handwriting oriented note taking. Stuff like Samsung Notes or Goodnotes (or OneNote, though it does a lot more) in the Android space, or e-ink options like Remarkable's stock software.

If I just want to use a keyboard for everything I have great FOSS options like Joplin and Standard Notes, but when I want to use a pen instead it feels like no other freedom-respecting option seem to even remotely approach the usability of just sticking with real ink and moleskine-like paper notebooks.

Even someone willing to pay an upfront fee for proprietary apps will struggle to find good options that allow syncing and reading (let alone editing) your notes on other devices/platforms without resorting to a monthly subscription.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I tried Saber (https://f-droid.org/packages/com.adilhanney.saber/) for a while with my fat fingers and it worked good enough for my use case, idk if it fits your needs

[–] zarenki@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll give it a try sometime.

[–] ClearCutCoconut@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Yes yes yes 🙏 I swear I go around at least once or twice a month looking for this. I'm not sure if it is a huge technical feat to approach this type of program or not, but like you said there are tons of options for typing but I haven't found even one that solely focuses on handwriting.

[–] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Have you heard of Rnote? It is only available for linux, windows and mac tho

[–] sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago

Butterfly

Try this. Still under active development, but I like it so far.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I'm currently using an old version (2018!) Of AutoDesk sketchbook, since it seems like every other option tries to force me into a subscription or cloud service. I just want to take notes!

[–] FrostKing@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is a totally wild card guess, but I imagine obsidian probably has a community hand writing extension

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it's also closed source.

[–] FrostKing@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

You know, I always forget that