Yep. In the late 90s/early 2000s I tried out a complex rich text databased-mediated notes program. And it was pretty great. It had hyperlinks, and inline images, and all sorts of fancy stuff. The one thing it didn't have was longevity. The company went under, the product depends on unsatisfiable depends now, and my old database of notes effectively vanished by 2005.
I've only used plain text for the last 15 years and it has been great. If I want images (or other files) I just put the file path to the images (or folder) in the notes. And since it's just a single text file called "notes" (now a handful of MB large) I can easily search through it with any tools I want.
I've only used plain text for the last 15 years and it has been great. If I want images (or other files) I just put the file path to the images (or folder) in the notes. And since it's just a single text file called "notes" (now a handful of MB large) I can easily search through it with any tools I want.