Advice for a iOS and iPadOS only user

[IvanPsy]

Greetings,

The more I read about TiddlyWiki the more I think is the right tool for my second brain.

I think Stroll has all the features I need, such as bi-directional links, reference links, autocompletion, etc...

I have just one question...

Considering I’m only on iPhone and iPad, and that I want to keep all local (synced on iCloud) can I have all these feature while working on such devices too?

I read Quine 2 is the only tool to manage a TiddlyWiki on iOS and iPadOS: can I have those features while working on Quine 2?

How about inserting images and embedding videos from YouTube?

I have access on a PC (Windows), so starting on a PC to setup the base is not a problem for me, nor accessing fro ma PC here and there for maintenance purposes, but the daily work would be on an iPhone and an iPad.

Thank you!

[TW Tones]

Ivan,

I only recently obtained and Ipod touch to test TiddlyWiki on IOS, So I am not expert here. However a few useful points

• Quine may be the only app for tiddlywiki, but it is not the only way to use tiddlywiki on iOS
• Any browser can access a tiddlywiki anywhere on the Internet, LAN etc..
• Once loaded in a browser tab tiddlywiki can keep running fine until closed, even if it can't save
• If you install a node server on your device you can access the tiddlywikis on that server via local host address
• There is an equivalent to Termux on Android
• The trick here is get your device to serve the wiki, then when on the LAN your desktop can access it on the phone
• Although not adopted widely the local storage plugin may add the local save mechanism for tiddlywikis that are "offline" for a period so when they return to online to the server they then save the changes. 
• At present only a bob server will truly protect you at a tiddler level, if you access the same tiddlywiki from multiple devices at once.

Regards

Tones

[Ed Heil]

Hi Ivan,

Yep, Quine 2 does exactly what you're looking for, in terms of keeping everything local and syncing to iCloud (or any other sufficiently featureful file service provider on iOS).

You can indeed insert images, either embedded in the wiki or sitting in a nearby folder (though this feature might not be available if you're using something like Dropbox instead of iCloud), and I imagine you could embed youtube videos though I honestly haven't tried it.

I was trying to use TW on iDevices before Quine 2 came out and Quine 2 was 1000x easier than anything else I tried.

It's just like using a TW locally on your device, with local saving, but of course if you're using iCloud storage, that local saving will sync to other devices :)

[IvanPsy]

Thank you for your reply!

I installed Quine 2 and started my (first?) TiddlyWiki: a personal knowledge system.
I chose the Stroll version.

I’m happy with it: all is fine and almost frictionless.

[IvanPsy]

Hi Tones thank you for your reply.

Well your suggestions are a bit too technical for me, so I keep note of them for the future.

I already know in the future I’m going to take my website and “convert” to a TiddlyWiki...but I’ll pone a new thread when the day will come 😉