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What Is Obsidian?
Obsidian is a powerful knowledge management software.
With a local folder of plain text markdown files and note publishing ability, Obsidian provides knowledge building blocks.
Who Uses Obsidian?
Individuals, teams, and companies seeking custom-built solutions.
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Reviews of Obsidian
The best note taking app - hands down
Pros:
Word's cannot express my gratitude to the Obsidian app and the amazing community built around it. I use this app daily on my desktop and mobile with cloud syncing. It has allowed me to take notes on anything at any time, and most importantly, made it easy to review my notes so I can learn from them.
Cons:
Obsidian is unique in that there are new plugins being built all the time by the community. That help the app be more intuitive and feature rich. However I still feel their graph view has a lot of potential for improvement. I think the graph view right now is visually interesting to look at, but not nearly as effective as it could be. I'd like to be able to manipulate it more, and see more clearly the patterns between links, right now it becomes overwhelming as there is too many interlinked notes. It's difficult to gleam insights from them.
The best knowledge management software
Comments: I have been looking for years for a good (not even great) note-taking / knowledge management system. I have tried many different apps (like Evernote, Simplenote, Gnome Notes, Google Keep, etc.), but I did not like anything. I started considering writing my own app and was taking some notes. Then, Obsidian arrived and blew my mind. I increased my efficiency 100-fold after starting to use it for basically everything (from my notes on string theory and machine learning to my cooking recipes). I would never go back to any other system.
Pros:
The fact that it's very fast to take notes (simple markdown format, Latex included…) and to retrieve quickly something (through the fuzzy filename matching, full-text search or tags). That it's possible to sync across various devices (with an excellent mobile app) is outstanding. The extension system is very helpful to supplement features. Also having an open file format is reassuring in case the creators stop updating the app.
Cons:
The single most annoying aspect is the lack of proper bibliography / citations management. There is a plugin, but I don't like too much how it works. Otherwise, there is no default.
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Comments: Obsidian can take some getting used to but once you find your stride, it is such a powerful tool and customisable for your particlar ideosyncrasies.
Pros:
Obsidian is the best notetaking app that I have used and the ability to connect notes and organise them into a personal wiki makes it very useful
Cons:
The community is overwhelming because the numerous plugins can get out of hand.
You may need some tech knowledge to use it better
Pros:
I think Obsidian is ideal for text-centric tasks and it excels in note-taking and daily task tracking.
Cons:
It's missing the ability to create forms which might be a bummer for me. Setting up team collaboration isn't a walk in the park either – it lacks the seamless integration for smooth group work.
Excellent note taking software for markdown notes
Pros:
Easy to use for taking and editing notes. It was helpful in importing and reading markdown notes that I had exported from Mac Notes.
Cons:
Markdown based syntax does take some time getting used to