Obsidian

[SimonLab]

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23324598:

[nelsonic]

@SimonLab thanks for opening this. 👌 https://obsidian.md/pricing

"Free" for use on localhost. but if you want to sync between your devices, $8/month.

None of their actual code is Open Source https://github.com/orgs/obsidianmd/repositories

https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases

[SimonLab]

Because obsidian save notes in "vaults" which are just folders, I was sync between multiple devices using Github. You have to know how to use git and push/pull the contents so there are a few steps to make this work. I think it's possible to make it work also on mobile too but I haven't tried.

[nelsonic]

Yeah, manual git-sync is waaaayyy too much "work" for a non-technical person 👎 or even a technical person who is even slightly busy (or lazy). ⏳ Sync should be automatic. Backups should be automatic. 🪄

Very curious to know what parts of your life/work you've used Obsidian for. 💭 Guessing you didn't use it for anything collaborative with your friends, family, colleagues? 🤔

[SimonLab]

I'm using Obsidian sporadically to takes notes. If I'm on my phone, I'm using google keep to take quick notes that I can review and convert to obsidian later on if necessary or I just delete them.

I don't use Obsidian as a collaborative tool.

[nelsonic]

Makes sense. thanks for sharing. 👌