Keep note in sync with external plaintext file?

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Hello!

I have a question about something that I would like to do, and I am not sure if it is feasible or not. I would like to use Joplin to manage my ToDos in a plaintext and multiplatform way. That said, I would still like to benefit from other potential applications that may improve a bit upon the fully plaintext way. Joplin would be the best way to edit the list on the go/mobile, where I wouldn't have the benefit of a desktop app.

This would require me to have a txt file external to Joplin but still in sync with the content of a note. If I try to use Joplin's MD file for the note, I get the metadata info; if I strip it before using the external app, then I would lose Joplin's metadata and generate conflicts.

The best/only way I see of doing this is having the possibility of inserting a txt file into a Joplin note, and being able to edit it, thus updating both the note and the original txt file. Is this possible? Something akin to MS Office Loops, I believe.

Happy to hear about alternatives/suggestions! Thanks for your time.

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You might look at the Hot Folder plugin-- it will monitor a directory, and then create a note for things that appear there. I believe it leaves the items in that directory, so it may be checking for modified time to see what it should inhale or not.

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No the Plugin imports the file and then delete the original file!

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Oh, no. Yeah, you're right.

I guess I haven't used it in a while.

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I would also like this feature, though I would use it the other way round! Use joplin on the desktop and have a small app to render the Todo file on mobile. This way I dont need to "lug" around all my notes on my phone, where I will never look at them.

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