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Obsidian

A second brain, for you, forever

FreemiumFree TierFeaturedAdded Mar 1, 2020

About

Obsidian is a powerful knowledge management app that stores notes as local Markdown files on your computer. Features include bidirectional linking, graph view of connections between notes, community plugins, and a canvas for visual thinking. Your notes are plain Markdown files — no vendor lock-in, no proprietary format. Completely free for personal use.

Tags

notesknowledge-managementmarkdownlocal-firstgraphpluginssecond-brain

Origin Story

By Shida Li & Erica Xu

The Problem

Note-taking apps stored your notes in proprietary formats on the cloud. If the company shut down, your notes were gone. Plain Markdown files on your disk last forever.

Building It

Launched in 2020. Grew explosively through a passionate community of note-takers. Plugin ecosystem with 1,000+ community plugins.

What It Means

Your notes should be stored in plain files on your computer, not locked in someone else's database. Local-first, forever.

The Dream

To help everyone build a personal knowledge base they truly own.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$4/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free for personal use. Sync service at $4/month for cross-device sync. Publish at $8/month for publishing notes as a website. Commercial license at $50/user/year.

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Category

Documentation

Problems Solved

  • Personal Knowledge Management
  • Note Taking With Linking
  • Markdown Note App

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