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Obsidian Note Taking App Thoughts

56 points by ednico 6y ago

kderbyma 6y ago
I am working on a system for independent websites that is akin to this. rather than focusing on notebooks, I decided I wanted to make a system for making websites from notes. it's going to be incorporating a few features like distributed hosting, version control, offline and archive modes and distribution. client driven content and work on adding new plugins.
- ednico 6y ago
  This sounds really interesting. Do share the link when you are done. Thanks
jtsiskin 6y ago
| “A second brain, for you, forever” My biggest issue is no mobile app. It’s can’t really claim to be a second brain if it’s only accessible at your computer
- rahimnathwani 6y ago
  According to the forums, there will be a mobile app eventually. In the mean time, there are other apps that can work with your markdown files when you're away from your computer: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-do-i-work-with-obsidian-on-mobile/471 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-do-i-work-with-obsidian-on-m...
- bohrious 6y ago
  You'll want to look into gitjournal. It won't work well large vaults (no wikilinks)... but it works for a separate vault with the files I want on the go. That would be shopping lists and the ol' do-queue. Dendron, a vscode extension is also a great alternate/partner to Obsidian. They both have they're strengths and they play well together as they have converged on a future-proof spec of Markdown+wikilinks+LateX. Plus you can already Publish with it using 11ty! e.g: https://texdeck.com https://texdeck.com
- ednico 6y ago
  On the roadmap there are plans to introduce a lightweight mobile app in the near future. Here's hoping this will come soon but the Devs are doing a cracking job
- djeiasbsbo 6y ago
  I use Syncthing/Nextcloud to sync the notes to my phone where I use another markdown editor. It works pretty well.
  - solstice 6y ago
    Me too. I use Markor (Android) which also supports the internal links created by Obsidian.
- bergie 6y ago
  https://gitjournal.io https://gitjournal.io is one I'm using for mobile Markdown notes, synced via GitHub. Open Source. Not exactly Obsidian Mobile, but should be close enough. The dev is tracking Obsidian compat issues: https://github.com/GitJournal/GitJournal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A"app%3A+Obsidian" https://github.com/GitJournal/GitJournal/issues?q=is%3Aissue...
  - baylessj 6y ago
    This looks like a perfect fit for my use case, just downloaded it! I'm using Foam instead of Obsidian but it looks like the GitJournal author is also targeting Foam support.
- ecf 6y ago
  It’s almost a meme at this point for all these latest and greatest note taking tools to forget mobile exists.
  - LeSaucy 6y ago
    Obsidian kind of gets a pass since you can sync a directory of markdown files to anything and editors are available for iOS/android. Not idea, but not going to stop you from getting ideas down into text.
bostonvaulter2 6y ago
Big fan of Obsidian, I love that it's completely usable on it's own (without a cloud) and you can bring your own syncing technology to it, whether that's syncthing or Dropbox.
- ednico 6y ago
  This is a huge + for me too. I have my notes saved on Google Drive and can access them across computers. Makes things so simple and easy to use
neurotrace 6y ago
Personally, I moved from Obsidian to Foam: https://foambubble.github.io/foam/ https://foambubble.github.io/foam/ VS Code is a much better editor, in my opinion, and I enjoy having the entire VS Code ecosystem of plugins available to me
inakarmacoma 6y ago
I've been working on it all day! It's a great app with an active community.
- ednico 6y ago
  Agree. The community on the Discordust be one of the most active I have seen. It is sometimes difficult just to keep up
hijklmno 6y ago
I have been using Obsidian for the past few months, and I love it! Hoping for a mobile app soon.
- ednico 6y ago
  Completely agree. A mobile app, even lightweight, would add a lot of benefits
- djeiasbsbo 6y ago
  I do love it but I really hope that it will be open sourced. There are some features that I want that are very unlikely to get implemented.
perryizgr8 6y ago
Looks amazing. Having recently moved to a Macbook as my daily machine, I was missing Notepad++ immensely. I had a portable version of the ap stored in my Dropbox and would have 100s of tabs opened in it accessible from anywhere. Hoping to get some of that functionality back with Obsidian.
pivic 6y ago
I like the information about plugins, yet miss stuff like Obsidian Publish. I've written a more scatterbrained and comprehensive blog post about Obsidian: https://niklasblog.com/?p=25043 https://niklasblog.com/?p=25043
d0mine 6y ago
It reminds me of org-roam https://www.orgroam.com https://www.orgroam.com
qwerty456127 6y ago
How do you get Obsidian 0.10.5? I only get offered 0.10.1/
- ednico 6y ago
  I have the insider build. These are usually released a couple of weeks prior to the main app being released

56 points by ednico 6y ago

I am working on a system for independent websites that is akin to this. rather than focusing on notebooks, I decided I wanted to make a system for making websites from notes. it's going to be incorporating a few features like distributed hosting, version control, offline and archive modes and distribution. client driven content and work on adding new plugins.

ednico 6y ago
This sounds really interesting. Do share the link when you are done. Thanks

jtsiskin 6y ago

| “A second brain, for you, forever” My biggest issue is no mobile app. It’s can’t really claim to be a second brain if it’s only accessible at your computer

rahimnathwani 6y ago
According to the forums, there will be a mobile app eventually. In the mean time, there are other apps that can work with your markdown files when you're away from your computer: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-do-i-work-with-obsidian-on-mobile/471 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-do-i-work-with-obsidian-on-m...
bohrious 6y ago
You'll want to look into gitjournal. It won't work well large vaults (no wikilinks)... but it works for a separate vault with the files I want on the go. That would be shopping lists and the ol' do-queue. Dendron, a vscode extension is also a great alternate/partner to Obsidian. They both have they're strengths and they play well together as they have converged on a future-proof spec of Markdown+wikilinks+LateX. Plus you can already Publish with it using 11ty! e.g: https://texdeck.com https://texdeck.com
ednico 6y ago
On the roadmap there are plans to introduce a lightweight mobile app in the near future. Here's hoping this will come soon but the Devs are doing a cracking job
djeiasbsbo 6y ago
I use Syncthing/Nextcloud to sync the notes to my phone where I use another markdown editor. It works pretty well.
- solstice 6y ago
  Me too. I use Markor (Android) which also supports the internal links created by Obsidian.
bergie 6y ago
https://gitjournal.io https://gitjournal.io is one I'm using for mobile Markdown notes, synced via GitHub. Open Source. Not exactly Obsidian Mobile, but should be close enough. The dev is tracking Obsidian compat issues: https://github.com/GitJournal/GitJournal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A"app%3A+Obsidian" https://github.com/GitJournal/GitJournal/issues?q=is%3Aissue...
- baylessj 6y ago
  This looks like a perfect fit for my use case, just downloaded it! I'm using Foam instead of Obsidian but it looks like the GitJournal author is also targeting Foam support.
ecf 6y ago
It’s almost a meme at this point for all these latest and greatest note taking tools to forget mobile exists.
- LeSaucy 6y ago
  Obsidian kind of gets a pass since you can sync a directory of markdown files to anything and editors are available for iOS/android. Not idea, but not going to stop you from getting ideas down into text.

bostonvaulter2 6y ago

Big fan of Obsidian, I love that it's completely usable on it's own (without a cloud) and you can bring your own syncing technology to it, whether that's syncthing or Dropbox.

ednico 6y ago
This is a huge + for me too. I have my notes saved on Google Drive and can access them across computers. Makes things so simple and easy to use

neurotrace 6y ago

Personally, I moved from Obsidian to Foam: https://foambubble.github.io/foam/ https://foambubble.github.io/foam/ VS Code is a much better editor, in my opinion, and I enjoy having the entire VS Code ecosystem of plugins available to me

inakarmacoma 6y ago

I've been working on it all day! It's a great app with an active community.

ednico 6y ago
Agree. The community on the Discordust be one of the most active I have seen. It is sometimes difficult just to keep up

hijklmno 6y ago

I have been using Obsidian for the past few months, and I love it! Hoping for a mobile app soon.

ednico 6y ago
Completely agree. A mobile app, even lightweight, would add a lot of benefits
djeiasbsbo 6y ago
I do love it but I really hope that it will be open sourced. There are some features that I want that are very unlikely to get implemented.

perryizgr8 6y ago

Looks amazing. Having recently moved to a Macbook as my daily machine, I was missing Notepad++ immensely. I had a portable version of the ap stored in my Dropbox and would have 100s of tabs opened in it accessible from anywhere. Hoping to get some of that functionality back with Obsidian.

pivic 6y ago

I like the information about plugins, yet miss stuff like Obsidian Publish. I've written a more scatterbrained and comprehensive blog post about Obsidian: https://niklasblog.com/?p=25043 https://niklasblog.com/?p=25043

d0mine 6y ago

It reminds me of org-roam https://www.orgroam.com https://www.orgroam.com

qwerty456127 6y ago

How do you get Obsidian 0.10.5? I only get offered 0.10.1/

ednico 6y ago
I have the insider build. These are usually released a couple of weeks prior to the main app being released