But honestly, these issues permeated my other, more Trello appropriate tasks (such as project management). I had issues with word count limits, accidentally hitting ESC and losing all my writing, and a myriad of other issues stemming from the fact I was using a todo app for blog authoring. I had a couple lists dedicated to blog post ideas (totally fine), and then I'd draft, edit, and finalize the entire blog post inside the Trello card description (☠️⚰️).

I used Trello for things people shouldn't use it for. My notes are hosted by Notion, synced to each device, and I even get benefits like the 'Add to Notion' iOS share widget 👌

Switching over to Notion, I'm able to write in the desktop or native iOS app (which works fantastic), or open the web-based version anywhere. Bear's free plan doesn't offer device syncing, unlike Evernote which has a 3 device limit (and no limit for Notion).

Looking at other cloud-based Markdown editors in the space, the only one that caught my eye was Bear, but I couldn't bring myself to pay for what was essentially Evernote with better UX. I created a rough Boostnote PWA, but since it requires integration with Dropbox, I didn't want to go through the effort of hosting a complete full-stack app with OAuth authentication. This solution worked ok, but I had no web-based or native editor for writing notes on the go (or on a computer that didn't have Boostnote installed). Instead, you'd save you notes to a local folder, which can be a synced Dropbox folder. Boostnote is an open source, markdown editor that's basically Evernote without the cloud hosting integration. Notion replaced Boostnote for me (which replaced Evernote).

Notion as an evernote replacement