The most important, non-negotiable thing to me is a quick launch. It has to go from 0-100 (or at least to usable), as fast as possible. Among text editors Sublime is still the gold-standard for this, launching even faster than Notepad++ sometimes. I am not in the habit of keeping my device on all the time, so just tolerating a slow launch and then keeping the app open is not an option. Quick capture of items is very important to me and a slow load breaks my flow of thought.
Next priority is it being free software and being a completely offline tool.
Beyond that, I just need Markdown support, operating on local files in a sane structure, and a hierarchical file browser in a pane on the left.
I'm not averse to paying for any of this, but USD pricing usually translates very poorly to purchasing power in my country. I'd be willing to pay no more than $3 a month.
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The most important, non-negotiable thing to me is a quick launch. It has to go from 0-100 (or at least to usable), as fast as possible. Among text editors Sublime is still the gold-standard for this, launching even faster than Notepad++ sometimes. I am not in the habit of keeping my device on all the time, so just tolerating a slow launch and then keeping the app open is not an option. Quick capture of items is very important to me and a slow load breaks my flow of thought.
Next priority is it being free software and being a completely offline tool.
Beyond that, I just need Markdown support, operating on local files in a sane structure, and a hierarchical file browser in a pane on the left.
I'm not averse to paying for any of this, but USD pricing usually translates very poorly to purchasing power in my country. I'd be willing to pay no more than $3 a month.