Obsidian.md Reviews

1. MTRG15

   almost 2 years ago
   The kind of software that may change your life

   Perhaps you know someone who swears by Obsidian, it may seem like a cult of overly devoted people for how passionate they are, but it's not without reason

   I've been using Obsidian for over 3 years, at a point in my life when I felt I had to handle too much information and I felt like grasping water not being able to remember everything I wanted, language learning, programming, accounting, university, daily tasks. A friend recommended it to me next to Notion (of which he is a passionate cultist priest) and I reluctantly picked it and fell in love almost immediately.

   Obsidian seems very simple, like a notepad with folder interface, similar to Sublime Text, but the ability to link files together in a Wiki style allows you to organize ideas in any way you want, one file may lead to a dozen or more ideas that are related

   If you want to do something specific, Obsidian has a plethora of community created plugins that expand the functionality, in my case, I use obsidian to organize my classes both as a teacher and as a student, using local databases, calendars, dictionaries, slides, vector graphic drawings, excel-like tables, Anki connection, podcasts, and more

   🏁 Competitors: Notion, Evernote

   👍 Pros:    Awesome community|Custom plugins|Local hosting|Beautiful themes|Highly customizable|Cloud storage|Becomes more useful over time|Markdown support

   👎 Cons:    Seems complicated/complex at first|Takes time to set up your personal workspace|Overwhelming for first time user
2. Stan

   · Founder at SaaSHub · about 3 years ago
   My personal knowledge-base of choice

   I've been using Obsidian for more than a year. It's been great. I think it offer a great balance of control, flexibility and extensibility. What is more, you own your own data, that's been a must-have feature for me. I just can't imagine putting all my knowledge into something that I don't have control over.

   I think two of the most popular alternatives that people consider are Logseq and Roam Research. Although Logseq is a bit different, it's considered compatible with Obsidian. Supposedly, you can use them with a shared database (files. Both use simple text files for storage). I tried that once, a few months ago. It worked, yet it messed up a bit my Obsidian files ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

   🏁 Competitors: Logseq, Roam Research

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• Level up your dev career with the T-shape strategy and why generalists don’t get XP boosts

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• Why every dev needs a coding journal no, your memory isn’t enough

  Resource: Obsidian, jrnl CLI, Markdown Journal Templates on GitHub. - Source: dev.to / 3 days ago

• How I Built a Local AI Assistant for Obsidian — No Cloud, No API Keys

  Obsidian has become a go-to tool for developers, researchers, and writers who want to manage their knowledge in a flexible, local-first way. With Markdown-based storage, plugin extensibility, and full control over your data, it offers an ideal environment for serious note-taking and knowledge work. - Source: dev.to / 4 days ago

• Why obsidian wins the second brain war and notion just can’t keep up

  Obsidian Website Download, docs, community, and roadmap. - Source: dev.to / 11 days ago

• Using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to query Obsidian note taking

  You can find out about Obsidian on their site It's free to use and open source. - Source: dev.to / 14 days ago

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