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Obsidian

Obsidian

A versatile writing app tailored to your thinking

4.8•366 reviews•

3.5K followers

A versatile writing app tailored to your thinking

4.8•366 reviews•

3.5K followers

2020 Golden Kitty Awards
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Note and writing apps
Store notes on your device, so you can access them quickly, even offline. Use hundreds of plugins and themes, to fit your way of thinking.
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obsidian.mdApp StorePlay Store
Obsidian Info
Launched in 2020View 4 launches
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Awards
2020 Golden Kitty Awards
2020 Golden Kitty Awards
Obsidian 1.0 was ranked #2 of the month for October 2022
Obsidian for Mobile was ranked #5 of the month for July 2021
Obsidian 1.0 was ranked #2 of the week for October 13th, 2022
Obsidian for Mobile was ranked #1 of the week for July 12th, 2021
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Obsidian reviews

The community submitted 366 reviews to tell us what they like about Obsidian, what Obsidian can do better, and more.

4.8
Based on 366 reviews
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Obsidian is highly praised for its flexibility, speed, and privacy, making it a top choice for note-taking and knowledge management. Users appreciate its local-first approach, markdown support, and extensive plugin ecosystem, which allows for deep customization. Maker reviews highlight its influence on products like ApyHub and Grimo, emphasizing its role in inspiring markdown-based solutions. The Ideaverse Pro team commends its Sync feature for collaborative work. Overall, Obsidian is celebrated for its robust capabilities and supportive community.

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Pros
community plugins (43)
customization (32)
local storage (29)
markdown support (25)
second brain (25)
fast performance (15)
graph view (15)
privacy (15)
cross-platform (9)
free tier (6)
Cons
learning curve (13)
sync feature cost (3)
closed source (2)
customization (2)
markdown support (2)
Founder Reviews (11)
AutoSortPro
Spencer Burleigh
Spencer Burleigh
used Obsidian to buildAutoSortProAutoSortPro
(80 points)
Graph based databases are the best structure if you want to use AI tools to automatically categorize and sort your screenshots and other files into a note taking app.
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5d ago
ApyHub : The All in one API Platform
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
used Obsidian to buildVoiden API ClientApyHub : The All in one API Platform
(94 points)
Obsidian has been a huge inspiration for us to take the markdown route for Voiden Docs!
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3mo ago
Stain Lu
Stain Lu
used Obsidian to buildGrimo
(643 points)
From thinking to the network of notes, ObsidianMD is the go-to option, especially for those who value speed and safety.
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5mo ago
Other Reviews (382)
Bryant.Chen
Bryant.Chen
Motiff

Motiff

Launching soon!
•4 reviews
Personal knowledge management tool.
Report
1yr ago
owlyph
owlyph
•3 reviews
Really excellent tool, especially for long-form note-taking. The user interface has an overall elegance that makes this tool stand-out. It would be five stars if the developers truly respected user freedom by making Obsidian open source software.
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4yr ago
Muhammad Iqbal Dar
Muhammad Iqbal Dar
•4 reviews
😒
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2yr ago
Francisco Ceruti
Francisco Ceruti
•1 review
Definitely feels like there are layers to this product I'm not using, but as a n00b I still get tons of value.
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3yr ago
Joshua Hustler
Joshua Hustler
•2 reviews
Very steep learning curve. Adding Nick Milo's LYT framework on top really helped me focus on what was required to make this a useful PKM for me!
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3yr ago
CHII
CHII
•1 review
New to Obsidian but loving it
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6mo ago
Howie Chen
Howie Chen
•1 review
Very clean user interface and you won't get distracted.
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2yr ago
Tiago Peliçari
Tiago Peliçari
•13 reviews
Use it only if you are a programmer.
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2yr ago
Susan Pearson
Susan Pearson
•16 reviews
I love Obsidian, I love that it can be anything you want it to be. For a while I tried to make it everything but recently I realised that 60+ plugins to do everything possible was basically Obsidian abuse. I have now realised that Obsidian does one thing brilliantly. It handles knowledge. So now I am using it as my complete second brain. I am using plugins like banners and call out manager to make it look pretty, I need that. I am using Templater and Dataview because hello, why wouldn't you and I am using the Tasks plugin with all the optional statuses so they show things like bookmarks and alerts. Also for knowledge based tasks, it I need to research this subject etc. I am moving the rest of my standard tasks back out into a tool that was designed for that very purpose, because it makes sense to do so.
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2yr ago
Luke
Luke
•1 review
It's all of the above and more. It looks great, it works extremely smoothly, it's snappy, privacy-oriented, the community is awesome and I it just lets you develop your thoughts in an environment which you can craft to your liking.
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3yr ago