Since I posted that I 'solved' the lack of decent graph view in zim, I realized I don't need the network all that much.
I found a product I really like: amplenote.
Pros* The rich footnote is revolutionary as a communication method: hoover a note with cursor, you will see the text
* OCR image text in full text search
* pdf indexed in search
* exports version history
https://www.noteapps...port#compare-preface* moving fast, not buggy
* Decent collaboration:
https://www.noteapps...tion#compare-preface but not real time nor comments on text in a note
* offline:
https://www.noteapps...line#compare-preface* killer CEO programmer. Similar to notejoy
* automatic task priorization (never worked for me but ok worth trying)
* good mobile app
* can be a CRM with notes as reminders
* calendar so can do timeblocking
* good privacy
* integrates google sheets
* Hide task x days
* value prop: get from ideas to done things
* has rich footnotes (notes on notes). So the thinking can stay clear in the note, and evidence is a footnote
* has clipper
* works as 'readmelater'
* bootstrapped, 5USD per team member, no guests
* founder is a productivity superstar, CEO Bill Harding
* backlinks have context
* shared tags (for teams) for collaboration
* tweet and youtube embeds
* also spreadsheets
* can link to a specific section (not a paragraph though)
* hierarchical tags are interesting
* real time collaboration
cons
* latency
* no tables unless embedding gdocs
https://www.noteapps...bles#compare-preface* no graph view. Top 5 feature request
* costs money. But free beta with nag screens
https://www.amplenot...m/freemium_beta_plan* Server in the US