Obsidian: Markdown Knowledge Management That Lives on Your Own Disk
Obsidian stores notes as plain Markdown files on your own disk. How vaults, wikilinks, backlinks, and graph view turn a local folder into a personal wiki.
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Obsidian vs Notion: They Solve Completely Different Problems
Both are ‘note apps,’ but Notion is a collaborative database while Obsidian is a personal knowledge graph. Pick by where your data lives, not by feature checklists.
Obsidian: The Markdown Note App That Lives on Your Disk
Why I switched from cloud-first note apps to Obsidian — local .md files, free for personal use, and a 1700+ plugin ecosystem.