SilverBullet vs Standard Notes
Pros and cons
Each app's own strengths and weaknesses, plus the specs where SilverBullet and Standard Notes differ.
SilverBullet
Pros
- Notes stay plain Markdown
- Wiki links between pages
- Live queries over notes
- Lua for custom commands
- Desktop app for all three
Cons
- Wants a case-sensitive disk
- Needs TLS for offline mode
- No mobile app
Standard Notes
Pros
- Encryption on by default
- Apps for iOS, Android and desktop
- Your own server, no sync fee
- Files through S3 or LocalStack
- Official phone apps
Cons
- Web app needs extra hosting
- Some features need a paid plan
- Many environment variables
SilverBullet vs Standard Notes: specs side by side
Every spec for both apps in one table. Values in bold are where one app has the edge, and amber ones are worth a second look before you install.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | Advantage: Free | Free + Paid |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Install options | Docker + Linux · macOS · Windows | Docker only |
| Clients | macOS · Windows · Linux | Advantage: iOS · Android · macOS · Windows · Linux |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Stated minimum | a few hundred MB RAM | 1 core · 2 GB RAM |
| Containers | 1The app alone | Worth checking: 4Plus MySQL, Redis, LocalStack |
| Database | file only | MySQL |
| Runtime | Rust | Node.js |
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