Obsidian

Sharpen Your Thinking

The free and flexible app for your private thoughts accessible on a local folder.

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Description

Obsidian is a powerful note-taking application that allows users to create, link, and organize notes in a highly customizable environment, thus making information retrieval intuitive and efficient. The idea is simple: Nothing gets lost if it is linked.

With a robust and active community of plugin developers, you can extend Obsidian’s core functionality to suit a wide array of needs.

This is suitable for people whose note-taking needs require more customization and adaptive workflows and who do not necessarily have to tech skills to code up a custom solution.

Features

Markdown support
Bidirectional links
Graph view
Canvas view
Extensive plugin support
End-to-end encryption for sync

Calendar, Notes, Goal Setting, Habit Tracker, Mobile Access, Bible Text, Audio Content, Content Sharing, Tagging, Search, Linking, Workflows, Highlighting, Web Clipper, Publishing, Custom Templates, Native Templates

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Free for personal use
Highly customizable
Local storage for privacy
Active community and plugin ecosystem
Regular updates

Cons:

Steep learning curve. Best suited for fearless tinkerers who love custom solutions.
Lacks collaboration features
User interface can feel clunky
No web version available
Slow Bot: Full Boot-up takes a long while on Android as your vault files increase, thereby increasing inertia to capture quick thoughts and ideas.

Pricing

Model: Free.

Details:

Obsidian’s core product is completely free for personal use. You only pay a recurring amount to use add-on services that empower you to do more with your notes. Pricing details are as follows;

100% Free for personal use
$50 per user per year for commercial use
Sync add-on: $4/month (billed annually) or $5/month (billed monthly)
Publish add-on: $8/month (billed annually) or $10/month (billed monthly)

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Commonly Asked Questions

Obsidian works entirely offline by default, without needing any internet connection. Your notes are stored locally on your device as plain markdown files which is an open file format compatible with most file storage and processing software.

While they offer optional cloud services like Obsidian Sync, the core application functions completely offline.