Was waiting for this, will try out git to sybc data between desktop and mobile.
Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go
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#22I was actually very surprised to learn from a comment above that you are also working on Dynalist, something I'm a happy user of. While I understand that Dynalist is an outliner and that Obsidian acts as more of a knowledge base, I'm still curious to know whether you see Obsidian superseding Dynalist in the future? Would I also be able to transfer everything I have in Dynalist to Obsidian in the future?
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#23If you’re on Emacs I’d recommend checking out org roam [1]. I’ve been using it for a while to do connected notes (Zettelkasten) and I’ve been very happy with it. I tried a couple of methods for note taking and this one seems to be the one that I’ve managed to stick with the most.
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#24Has anyone used Joplin ( https://joplinapp.org/ )? How does it compare to Obsidian? I've used Joplin for a while. It's Markdown so I like it. The UI is dry (compared to Evernote).
After what feels like trying every note tool under the sun. I’ve been using Joplin 3 years now and won’t leave if I can help it.
Why pay Obsidian $4/month, when Joplin is free and open source, can sync, has a desktop App for every OS, has a mobile app, encryption at rest, and I can contribute to it?
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#25Has anyone used Joplin ( https://joplinapp.org/ )? How does it compare to Obsidian? I've used Joplin for a while. It's Markdown so I like it. The UI is dry (compared to Evernote).
I used it for a while and switched to obsidian.
Some reasons:
- Joplin doesn’t save plain Markdown, you can‘t just edit/view your files with alternative editors easily
- Creating and organizing notes feels less smooth for me
- navigating between notes is not so easy
- you can’t write #tags inside your text and it just works
- plug-ins and configuration is stored inside the vault, if you sync the vault, you have all the plugins everywhere
What I liked better in Joplin:
- 2 Levels (or panels) of organizing notes, instead of just one tree view in obsidian. Like every email client or file manager does it (one panel with folder tree, another panel with all elements inside)
- possibility to custom order inside notebooks (but I didn’t work well)
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#26Has anyone used Joplin ( https://joplinapp.org/ )? How does it compare to Obsidian? I've used Joplin for a while. It's Markdown so I like it. The UI is dry (compared to Evernote).
After what feels like trying every note tool under the sun. I’ve been using Joplin 3 years now and won’t leave if I can help it. Why pay Obsidian $4/month, when Joplin is free and open source, can sync, has a desktop App for every OS, has a mobile app, encryption at rest, and I can contribute to it?
If obsidian really hits it off, maybe there will be an open source clone once, that is compatible with Obsidian’s plugin ecosystem.
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#27So how does this sync exactly? Can I use an iCloud folder, an iOS filesystem provider, or do I need yet another service to have my notes on my desktop as well?
Dropbox, OneDrive, Custom, etc. Just like other similar apps, BoostNote and Joplin.
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#28Can you clarify what "Hybrid web app" means? Are the mobile apps React Native / Flutter / something else?
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#29Such a great tool. I switched from note taking in Notion to Obsidian, mainly because of the speed at which Obsidian loads files.
So while I use Obsidian for my personal notes I still use Notion for teamwork.
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#30I'm a note-taking power nerd who has used all the buzzy apps on Macs. Obsidian is by far the best — it's become my personal journal, my knowledge base, a quick and dirty blog, a place to keep loose notes. The development velocity of the (TWO PERSON!) team behind this app is ridiculous. They're constantly pushing updates, and seem to handle all facets of app development with aplomb. No affiliation, just a happy user!
> The development velocity of the (TWO PERSON!)
Well in general, isn't the velocity inversely correlated with the number of people in a team?