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Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by olenczyk » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:01 PM UTC

basedrum wrote: post #32

I prefer logseq over obsidian

Can you elaborate? I need to chose one among those two

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by pityJuke » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:02 PM UTC

drakenot wrote: post #33

midasz wrote: post #16

I really like Obsidian but the long startup time (on mobile) has stopped me from using it as a daily driver.

Are you on Android? This is me launching from a cold open on iOS and it was near instant. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/90sbrx0esggnsmbsva2hg/Video-J... Did it progressively get worse over time? I only have a couple hundred notes.

iCloud Sync does hurt the initial startup sporadically.

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by Bo0kerDeWitt » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:02 PM UTC

I was an Evernote subscriber for a time, then I asked: Why am I paying just to save notes? So I switched to plain old text files. After a while, on a whim, I tried Obsidian, and I love it! I find the Android app very responsive, and with the files saved locally, it's future-proof.

I don't pay for syncing or anything. If I need a note on my PC from my phone, I send it via Bluetooth. It's a system that works for me.

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by hannofcart » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:03 PM UTC

ChatGTP wrote: post #44

hannofcart wrote: post #21

My notes system is: On desktop: Nvim with some markdown plugins plus Goyo On mobile: Obsidian Syncthing for sync (though previously I've Dropbox as well for the same) On desktop I find Obsidian's vim mode slightly uncanny valley-ish. Close enough to be able to emulate my vim flow. But not _quite_ right. On mobile, I've found Obsidian to be just top class. Though admittedly most of my real note taking happens on deskt…

So your notes are sprawled across different apps?

Sure, I suppose that's one way to look at it.

From my perspective though, I like that my notes are simple plain text files in a single folder whose backup and sync is entirely under my control.

This often lets me run grep on my notes to quickly find old note topics.

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by IggleSniggle » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:03 PM UTC

jimmytucson wrote: post #2

> allows structure to grow organically > powerful feature ... Internal Links. > plain text files Well, they're not _plain_ text - there is some markup. So that invites the question - why not HyperText Markup Language? Doesn't HTML have all of these features - hyperlinks, folder structures, "plain" text? Isn't HTML also future proof? It's been around long enough. And doesn't it also work offline? There's a bunch of di…

I disagree that markdown is a shorthand for HTML. It's a plain text doc with standardized ASCII stylistic features, that is basically exactly the way you would want to write a plain text document most of the time. It's not really markup. It's markdown.

I agree the noted features aren't really special to obsidian, but they might feel special when you consider markdown first and foremost as a plaintext format, and only second as a style convention

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by llimllib » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:04 PM UTC

TSiege wrote: post #43

rabbitofdeath wrote: post #35

Just last week I fully committed to Obsidian with the git sync plugin. It took some fiddling and a bit of trust to sync 4 years of notes. (Previously I was just using Sublime Text and my notes folder as a project hooked up to my gitea instance.) But now, its like second nature and I'm looking for neat plugins that you cant live with out.

Can you share a link to the git plugin you're referring to?

I use this one, and I presume they do too: https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by innethread » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:04 PM UTC

What are people’s opinions on Obsidian over Logseq?

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by logtempo » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:04 PM UTC

twiclo wrote: post #26

I decided to start note taking with VimWiki. It's organization is the same and has full vim support where Obsidian has partial keybindings. I still feel like I'm missing out. Can anyone opine on if it's worth switching over?

Keep complexity monster away, and don't fear the fear of missing out. Does VimWiki suit your needs? If yes, work on real problems.

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by ElongatedMusket » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:05 PM UTC

zschuessler wrote: post #19

The killer feature for me is how extensible the software is made to be. It truly lets you operate how you know best, making very few assumptions on how you use it. Case in point: one of my favorite productivity plugins is a full-fledged Kanban board. It has deep integration into Obsidian features: - https://github.com/mgmeyers/obsidian-kanban

I'm going to give it another try, I had no idea the only feature I like about jira could be added to a notes app. Thanks for link

Re: Why I Like Obsidian

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Post by iCarrot » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:06 PM UTC

px43 wrote: post #13

Super weird IMO that they refuse to release source code. Hard to trust something as important as notes to an opaque app.

It's built with Electron so not entirely opaque.

Car manufacturers don't release their source code either, yet people trust something as important as their life to it daily.