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Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#71

This made me realize that obsidian is *not* opensource, but in a way obsidian made me feel like it was opensource. Obviously now that I researched it, it is quite obvious that it is not, but still it 'feels' like it should be opensource.

I always just assumed!

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#72

This looks awesome, and I've been waffling about moving from Notion to something local/markdown based for a while. My only issue is that I really like using "databases"/tables, specifically for moving through processes ticket-style, in Notion. Does anyone know if there's something similar elsewhere? I'm not familiar with the knowledge-base/wiki space, I just kinda fell into notion.

> waffling about moving from Notion to something local/markdown based for a while.

Check out Tolaria [1]. Open source, works locally, uses markdown, no-databases. Git client built-in. Even has Notion-style input.

[1]: https://tolaria.md

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#73
post #67

This is neat, but I need a non-server-side program for this. I want everything local and running for the next 20+ years.

You can just clone and use offline.

Just open web/index.html file, it absolutely requires no server.

If you want a local server though, it is easy to setup: https://github.com/zakirullin/files.md/blob/main/docs/your-o...

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#74
post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And the developers get compensated for their work how?

Not all software needs to be for-profit. Simple utility stuff I believe should fit in this category. Things like a text editor. The profit comes from elsewhere, larger more complex systems. Of course someone can TRY to profit off a text editor, but unless it solves complex enough problems (like a full blown IDE, but even then...). The issue is there is intense demand for it, and ALSO easy supply. If someone attempts…

A text editor with good UX is quite complex, I think it's hard to argue otherwise.

Most text-editors by large corporations don't even pass this bar.

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#75
post #45

Or just use LogSeq https://discuss.logseq.com/t/whats-new-with-logseq-db-may-16...

That markdown mirror is a pretty neat feature. I've been using Trillium for my notes and the way they save/store the notes is actually one of the things I dislike about it even though I love the application itself. I tried at one point exporting everything to markdown and it worked... but Trillium allows you to have notes in multiple places but they exist essentially as just a pointer in the backend to that note. So it made the export a bit wonky as some instances of a note are just an empty shell and don't have the actual contents. So you have to try and move notes around to get their markdown files in the right places.

I've ended up still sticking with Trilium however as I like being able to have notes in multiple locations like this.

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

#76
post #64

Looks really slick! I've been using Obsidian with git, and am thinking of moving back to the OG solution of simply using a text editor with a git repo. I'm wary of using cloud like google drive or dropbox for sync, especially if I'm using both phone and mobile to edit the same file throughout the day. I doubt using an external cloud really takes care of consistency and there's a possibility of losing data. Me being a…

Thanks for your warm words!

> I'm gonna try Files.md for some inspiration on what I could be missing

For the most part I was thinking more about what I can remove :D

This inspires me. What kind of minimal feature set does one need to improve his thinking...

Re: Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian

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post #12
post #6

Nice project. People may also want to checkout Tiddlywiki.

> People may also want to checkout Tiddlywiki. Also Zettlr

> Tiddlywiki

Love Tiddlywiki. It's amazing the amount of functionality it has, even if you use it in "one html file" mode. Great for making a web garden [1].

[1]: https://nesslabs.com/digital-garden-tiddlywiki

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