Note-Taking
- Standard Notes (standardnotes.org)
Standard Notes is the best privacy focused note-taking application with AES-256 encryption and has a very clear privacy policy.
You can use Standard Notes completely offline, but if you choose to make an account even the free tier supports sync and end-to-end encryption. The premium version adds advanced features such as multi-factor authentication, automated backups to your own cloud service of choice, and some aesthetic options, such as themes.
- OneNote (onenote.com/download)
Keep an original section prepopulated with my templates. For each new case, right-click the section tab at the top of the window and select "Move or Copy", then select the destination notebook and click "Copy.
- Cherry Tree (giuspen.com/chetrytree)
Open-source and offline. What separates it from other Linux options is its ability to support both hierarchical notes and some limited support for storing images, tables, and other filetypes.
sudo apt install -y cherrytree
If launching a new investigation on a clean VM, the following steps will add your template within the application.
Download or copy your template file to the desktop of your VM. The template file will have a file extension of .ctb.
Within CherryTree, click "File" and "Open File".
Browse to your desktop, select your template, and click "Open".
Click "File" then "Save As". Leave the storage type as "SQLite, Not Protected ( ctb)" and click "OK"
Type in your case name/number as the new filename and click on "Save"
- Joplin (joplinapp.org)
Great option for anyone wanting a simple digital notebook with an intuitive structure of notebooks and pages.
- Cryptpad (cryptpad.fr)
Cryptpad is a privacy respecting online office suite with support for online collaboration.
- Flameshot (Screenshots)
https://flameshot.org/docs/installation/installation-linux/
- Obsidian
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Information Gathering
Explotation
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