Comment by deafpolygon

Funny - I went the opposite direction. Built my PKM in neovim (still a works in progress) + lua + markdown [main plugins I use is treesitter, telescope]; the upside? It's the same tool I use for editing all of my code, config, documentation. I have already re-implemented features such as Dataview and Tasks (not a 1:1 re-implementation, but covering the gaps) using common shell tools (i.e. lua, rg, sed, etc). I have written a few small functions, plugins for neovim that I use myself. I've kept it as barebones and minimal as possible (don't want to overbuild) so I can maintain it myself and not incur maintenance cost for this.

I sync using git between my two laptops - I have given up on mobile sync as I realize: I rarely need to edit my notes on the go, it's mostly for view only, and most of my deep work is on the laptop anyways. Yes, I have a "3 copies - 2 locations - 1 remote" backup system in place (I upload an encrypted volume once a week to iCloud [I'm already paying for it] for my remote).

I wanted to eliminate a dependency on proprietary tools and I've found a way to manage my notes in the same way I manage everything else - using my filesystem, and common open source tools.