What is Obsidian?

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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Recent Obsidian Launches

Obsidian Canvas An infinite space to visualize and make sense of your ideas

Launched on December 20th, 2022

Obsidian 1.0 A brand new look, a fresh way to browse, a new start

Launched on October 13th, 2022

Obsidian for Mobile Your plain-text second brain on the go, for iOS and Android

Launched on July 12th, 2021

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Erica Xu

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5yr ago

Obsidian - A powerful knowledge base that works on local Markdown files

Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

Chris Messina

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4yr ago

Obsidian for Mobile - Your plain-text second brain on the go, for iOS and Android

After months of private beta, the Obsidian mobile app is finally here! It has almost all the features of the desktop app, plus mobile-centric features like customizable toolbar and pull-down Quick Action.

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Get it today for a second brain on the go!

Erica Xu

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2yr ago

Obsidian 1.0 - A brand new look, a fresh way to browse, a new start

1.0 brings a complete redesign to Obsidian. The new design is not only more beautiful to look at, it's also more robust, accessible, and easier to theme.

Plus, a new way to browse your second brain: tabs. Tabs make it easier to explore many ideas at once.

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Stain Lu

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Grimo

(667 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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1mo ago

Toby Miller

used this to build Mac Pet

Mac Pet

(359 points)

The best note taking app on the market. Markdown is king.

6mo ago

used this to build

(165 points)

The local file first philosophy is refreshing!

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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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2yr ago

Bryant.Chen

Motiff

•4 reviews

Personal knowledge management tool.

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12mo ago

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

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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2yr ago

Marc

•20 reviews

Great note taking app and also good for creating a knowledge database. It can be synced using a paid plan, but it is also easy to sync via OneDrive or Google Drive. I really like it to work on complex projects for university.

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Obsidian

A versatile writing app tailored to your thinking

What is Obsidian?

Do you use Obsidian?

Recent Obsidian Launches

Forum Threads

Obsidian - A powerful knowledge base that works on local Markdown files

Obsidian for Mobile - Your plain-text second brain on the go, for iOS and Android

Obsidian 1.0 - A brand new look, a fresh way to browse, a new start

Obsidian Alternatives

Maker reviews of Obsidian

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