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Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by laurent123456 »

brnt wrote: post #72
wiradikusuma wrote: post #13

Has 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 wonder if Obsidian allows sharing of particular (folders of) notes. Joplin does not (you can only share, by syncing, your whole database, but I just want to share some notes. Can't find any reference with either tool right now to sharing.

With Joplin Server you can publish a note to a URL, or share notebooks with other users on the server. It works with Joplin Server, which can be self-hosted, or the upcoming Joplin Cloud, which is essentially a managed hosting version of Joplin Server.

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by encima »

andix wrote: post #17
rcarmo wrote: post #12

So 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?

It’s difficult. iCloud works (but I don’t want to do that, because it’s not E2E encrypted). Copying manually via iTunes too. I guess the options will stay limited, as the author wants to sell his commercial sync service.

The limitations are purely on the iOS device. I am using Syncthing on iOS with Obsidian and no issues. Fully agree with wanting to avoid iCloud in all cases where one can.

(Also, sidenote: assuming gender is maybe not necessary: his => their)

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by ngrilly »

Looks neat!

How Obsidian handlers sync conflicts? For instance, I edit a note on iOS while offline, then I edit the same note on desktop while online, then the iOS device comes back online. Apple Notes for example is handling this amazingly well by merging changes a bit like Google Docs. But it doesn't support plain Markdown files and version history, which are two things really great about Obsidian.

And also, do you provide a full-text search, for example by indexing the files in a SQLite FTS5 backend?

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by zorrow331 »

cube2222 wrote: post #18

That's lovely! I've started using Obsidian just yesterday and have been loving it so far. I had to get 1writer to work with it on the go, and now this, problem solved! It was my only major gripe with the product. Now it's perfect! It's really really useful when notes about a topic surpass one page, and need good organization.

I thought 1Writer was good enough for the job (basically just note input + viewing one or two key files), Plus the dropbox sync works a treat.

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Post by sbmthakur »

wiradikusuma wrote: post #13

Has 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).

Does allows you to Visualize the links between notes? That's one powerful feature where Obsidian seems to be clearly dominating.

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by usagitoneko97 »

Just tried the desktop version and it's interesting. Ideally, I would like to consolidate all my workflow to one app, so I'm looking for:

1. Markdown editing with vim (Obsidian has vim support! Nice) 2. web clipping (one note) 3. note taking and image annotation with tablet (samsung notes) 4. Sync with desktop/web/android.

While 1 and 4 is great on Obsidian, it feels like it's limited on the image and annotation that I would like. Any ideas?

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by noyesno »

student2k wrote: post #85

the only things I didn't like of obsidian was working with images was a nightmare, in Evernote you have a shortcut to take an area screenshot, it stores automatically in a folder, then you can write stuff below it, and move it to another folder, really good work flow I miss in obsidian.

I use the OS’s native screenshot functionality[1] and just paste it directly to the note. The only thing I need to remember is to assign the attachment folder, so that the image ends up in the correct place. If you move the note or the attachment/image file via Obsidian’s own file browser, all links are updated automagically.

[1] Win10: Win + Shift + S OSX: Shift + Command + 4 Linux: Shift + Ctrl + PrtSc

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by andix »

encima wrote: post #92
andix wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s difficult. iCloud works (but I don’t want to do that, because it’s not E2E encrypted). Copying manually via iTunes too. I guess the options will stay limited, as the author wants to sell his commercial sync service.

The limitations are purely on the iOS device. I am using Syncthing on iOS with Obsidian and no issues. Fully agree with wanting to avoid iCloud in all cases where one can. (Also, sidenote: assuming gender is maybe not necessary: his => their)

The iOS limitations are a given, we don’t need to discuss them.

Joplin, as an example, allows syncing via WebDAV. Which you can easily self host.

I know that Joplin works differently. Obsidian also has integrated sync capabilities, but it’s a proprietary protocol and you can’t self host it. And I guess this is a design decision of the authors. To sell their service. They probably need some money to pay their bills.

Re: Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go

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Post by stefandesu »

ivolimmen wrote: post #90

I have used many different note taking tools and I like Obsidian but I am a very happy user of https://notable.app/ . I also tried https://www.zettlr.com/ in the past but that one actually edits in preview mode and that made the view really weird. It is good there is a lot of variety in this space...

I liked Notable before I switched to Obsidian, especially because it has native apps, but the subscription pricing was just too high in my opinion.
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