Obsidian
Privacy-oriented note-taking app for non-linear thinking, blending knowledge graph creation with wiki-style linking. Supports Markdown, end-to-end encryption, and plugins for customization. Offers distraction-free mode, tags, themes, syntax highlighting, and operates offline without tracking.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
- AppImage
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Intuitive Interface
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
- Distraction-free
Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Local Storage
- Works Offline
- Graph view
- Bidirectional links
- Mind Mapping
- No registration required
- Personal Information Manager (PIM)
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Knowledge Management
- Dark Mode
- Backlink
- Custom themes
- Note organization
- Write files in markdown
- Knowledge Base structuring
- Tagging
- Wiki-like local linking
- Search by tags
- No Tracking
- Backlinks
- Wiki
- LaTeX Math
- Multiplatform
- Markdown preview
- Save as Markdown
- Ad-free
- Syntax Highlighting
- Full-Text Search
- Spell Checking
- Code Formatting
- No Coding Required
Support for LaTeX- Live Preview
- Cloud Sync
- Hierarchical Structure
- Calendar View
- End-to-End Encryption
- File Tagging
- WYSIWYG HTML Editor
- Handwritten Notes
- Portable
- Autocompletion
- Two-factor Authentication
- Web Clipper
- Encrypted Backup
- Folder Hierarchy
- HTML/CSS/JS rendering
- Hyperlinks
- Note Manager
- Cross Linking
- Graphs
- Graph relationships
- PKM
- Electron based
- Split-screen view
- Plain text file
- Backlink-aware editor
- Live editing
- Multitasking
- Query Engine
- Finds unlinked references
- Embedded video
- No Root Required
- Nested tags
- Block reference
- Sort by date
- Dynamic content
- Flow Chart
- RTL support
Zotero integration- Built-in player
- Integrated PDF Viewer
Obsidian News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Obsidian
Obsidian Sync now supports headless operation for workflow automation, CI pipelines & moreObsidian has introduced a headless client for Obsidian Sync, allowing users to synchronize vaults w...
- Fla published news article about Obsidian
Obsidian 1.12.0: command line interface, file deletion prompts & image resizingObsidian 1.12.0 introduces a command line interface, enabling users to script and automate tasks di...
- Fla published news article about Obsidian
Obsidian 1.10.3 expands Bases with grouping, summaries, and mapsObsidian 1.10.3 introduces significant enhancements to the Bases plugin, including group by options...
Recent activities
marcel_notedock added Obsidian as alternative to NoteDock AI
jitpal added Obsidian as alternative to Wire - Context as a Service
deokwons9004dev added Obsidian as alternative to Canto Notebook- ktreharrison liked Obsidian
4worlds added Obsidian as alternative to Inkwell Markdown Editor
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What is Obsidian?
Obsidian is a note-taking app that encourages non-linear thinking by allowing easy transitions between ideas. It allows connections between notes, creating a wiki-like linkage. Notes are stored locally as Markdown files, giving users control over their data and enhancing security and privacy.
Obsidian also features a customizable plugin system, with options like an in-app PDF viewer and an audio player. It supports embedding multimedia files with the ![[image.png]] syntax.
The software is free for both personal and commercial use, but additional services like Sync and Publish are available for a fee:
- Sync ($5 per month, $48 per year): Allows sync across devices with end-to-end encryption and version history.
- Publish ($10 per month, $96 per year): Allows publishing to Obsidian Publish.
There are also optional licenses to help development:
- Catalyst ($25 one-time payment): Grants early access to beta versions of Obsidian, access to insider channels and community badges.
- Commercial ($50 per year): Originally required for commercial use, it's meant to support the development and becoming a featured organization.
Obsidian Videos
Obsidian information
Developed by
Shida Li and Erica Xu Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription ranging between $4 and $10 per month + free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 4.7Alternatives
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- English
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Belarusian
- Catalan; Valencian
- Czech
- Danish
- German
- Spanish
- Persian
- French
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Latvian
- Malay
- Sanskrit (Sa?sk?ta)
- Dutch
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Albanian
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Uzbek
- Vietnamese
- Chinese
AlternativeTo Categories
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- 4.49 avg rating
Comments and Reviews
Well beyond a simply repository of notes, it really links ideas together and provides knowledge related. Great software.
Still has a way to go. Editing is not intuitive, and it frequently makes formatting mistakes. I constantly have to open the md files in an external text editor to correct the formatting. I had hoped the Draw.io plugins would work, but alas no. There's no way to create a diagram. Apparently you need to make a diagram externally and link it into your document.
I don't want to question your experience with Obsidian, but
Great note taking app! The basics are really intuitive and work well and advanced functionality is there if you need it.
The only real downside is that is built on web tech and is therefor very bloated and unnecessarily eats RAM, CPU and a little disk space like all Electron apps.
Offline-first, simple and cross-platform
This is great for note taking and mind mapping. However I add a lot of photos and screenshots from phone/iPad, which I then put into presentation or reports in other apps, Canva, Libre or MS Office. Unfortunately with Obsidian I can't just copy those saved images into other documents, so I am still using OneNote.
Backlinks help me spot connections I would’ve missed in a normal notes app.
Has changed the way I think and plan my life, absolute recommend