I’ll throw out there that Emacs org-mode is an incredibly robust solution for this, although it may be a bit overkill for your needs (and may send you down an Emacs rabbit hole).

At least for me, it’s gotten to the point that my entire life can be summarized in a giant pile of *.org files. I highly recommend it

Standard Notes is pretty great

@NightOwl As already said, not foss, but obsidian is a really good option. I moved away from Onenot and Notion, and all my files are local in markdown.

I personally enjoy Joplin as my FOSS note-taking app.

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I use Obsidian. It is simple and easy to use but very feature filled. It uses Markdown and stores files locally.