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Why would I use this, instead of Obsidian (say)?

by fori1to10 2y ago

balder1991 2y ago
For once, Obsidian publish is quite expensive.
- diegof79 2y ago
  Obsidian publishing costs USD 8 per month. A Starbucks latte in SF costs USD 5.88. I don’t use Obsidian Publish, and I don’t need it. I use the Obsidian app for free, and I don’t need the Sync feature as it works fine with iCloud. If at some point I need the publish feature, I consider the price that is less than two lattes per month a good deal given the zero cost of the app that I used for a long time.
  - karmajunkie 2y ago
    that’s certainly a valid reasoning. someone else may well have an equally valid reason for choosing a different path.
- input_sh 2y ago
  It isn't your only option: https://github.com/oleeskild/obsidian-digital-garden https://github.com/oleeskild/obsidian-digital-garden https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz https://github.com/jonstodle/obsius-obsidian-plugin https://github.com/jonstodle/obsius-obsidian-plugin https://github.com/yoursamlan/pubsidian https://github.com/yoursamlan/pubsidian https://github.com/ppeetteerrs/obsidian-zola https://github.com/ppeetteerrs/obsidian-zola
FalconSensei 2y ago
Obsidian Sync costs money to sync your files between devices. Obsidian Publish also costs money on top of that to publish your notes.
- perplexa 2y ago
  Obsidian has a community plugin called "Remotely Save" that lets you sync your vault via Webdav, S3 (compatible), Dropbox, or OneDrive. It works on all my devices and synchronises my data just fine. You could also use something like Syncthing or any other third party solution that syncs your Yaml directories.
- kepano 2y ago
  Obsidian runs on local Markdown files so there are many free options you can use for syncing and publishing notes.
- teamspirit 2y ago
  I’ve been using icloud to store my vault and have found it to be great to sync with laptop, phone, and tablet (obviously they’re Apple devices as iCloud isn’t supported on anything else). It’s been really solid. When I used an android phone I had a lot more difficulty. While syncthing is reliable on android and macbook, iphone and ipad don’t work nearly as well.
  - adfm 2y ago
    There's iCloud for Windows. https://support.apple.com/en-us/103232 https://support.apple.com/en-us/103232

Why would I use this, instead of Obsidian (say)?

balder1991 2y ago

For once, Obsidian publish is quite expensive.

diegof79 2y ago
Obsidian publishing costs USD 8 per month. A Starbucks latte in SF costs USD 5.88. I don’t use Obsidian Publish, and I don’t need it. I use the Obsidian app for free, and I don’t need the Sync feature as it works fine with iCloud. If at some point I need the publish feature, I consider the price that is less than two lattes per month a good deal given the zero cost of the app that I used for a long time.
- karmajunkie 2y ago
  that’s certainly a valid reasoning. someone else may well have an equally valid reason for choosing a different path.
input_sh 2y ago
It isn't your only option: https://github.com/oleeskild/obsidian-digital-garden https://github.com/oleeskild/obsidian-digital-garden https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz https://github.com/jonstodle/obsius-obsidian-plugin https://github.com/jonstodle/obsius-obsidian-plugin https://github.com/yoursamlan/pubsidian https://github.com/yoursamlan/pubsidian https://github.com/ppeetteerrs/obsidian-zola https://github.com/ppeetteerrs/obsidian-zola

FalconSensei 2y ago

Obsidian Sync costs money to sync your files between devices. Obsidian Publish also costs money on top of that to publish your notes.

perplexa 2y ago
Obsidian has a community plugin called "Remotely Save" that lets you sync your vault via Webdav, S3 (compatible), Dropbox, or OneDrive. It works on all my devices and synchronises my data just fine. You could also use something like Syncthing or any other third party solution that syncs your Yaml directories.
kepano 2y ago
Obsidian runs on local Markdown files so there are many free options you can use for syncing and publishing notes.
teamspirit 2y ago
I’ve been using icloud to store my vault and have found it to be great to sync with laptop, phone, and tablet (obviously they’re Apple devices as iCloud isn’t supported on anything else). It’s been really solid. When I used an android phone I had a lot more difficulty. While syncthing is reliable on android and macbook, iphone and ipad don’t work nearly as well.
- adfm 2y ago
  There's iCloud for Windows. https://support.apple.com/en-us/103232 https://support.apple.com/en-us/103232