Obsidian
Plain-text personal knowledge base on the go
Total ratings
4.32
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Powerful note-taking capabilities with good linking and organizational features.
- Clean and user-friendly design; easy to learn and use.
- Accessibility to notes as .md files allows for versatility.
- Customizability through a robust plugin community.
- Offers a focus on writing without excessive formatting distractions.
Cons
- Frequent bugs, especially related to text input and formatting.
- Lack of essential features like widgets and direct tab closing.
- Sync issues resulting in empty files and duplicated folders.
- Limited PDF support and functionality for studying.
- High subscription cost for syncing capabilities.
Most mentioned
- Bugs and glitches prevalent in text input and formatting.
- Desire for more quality of life features, such as widgets and tab management.
- Issues with sync functionality and file management in the paid service.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-09 |  | | Uninstalled. The process of creating a new note is so complicated I simply cannot get my mind wrapped around it. Apparently in order to create a note you have to search for it first. Once you have successfully searched for a note title that doesn't already exist, you can give it a title, and once you've searched for it, given it a title, and saved it, then you can actually add some notes to it. Of course by that time you've completely forgotten what it was you were trying to remember. |
| 2024-11-04 |  | | a fantastic app. I've been using it for notes on projects and grocery lists and the like. i love that it saves as a text doc and links to different pages, perfect for my chaos brain. I'd love if pictures could be added, even if it's just referenced in text form to another "page" to keep in line with the txt format. sort of like a "see figure 1 for reference" |
| 2024-11-02 |  | | Great app I like that I can focus on writing rather than formatting like I end up doing in Word or even one note. I am finding I can generate great content very quickly by referencing my previous research. Thank you! A few problems Wiki style links and formatting do not always apply. I can go to the previous page and back or toggle reading view on and off to apply changes. |
| 2024-11-02 |  | | I really like your app. Honestly, I would give it 5 stars, but I'm still troubled by a bug on Android. Here’s what it is: when you write a note, temporarily leave the app, and then come back to fix something, if you try to press Enter (to go to the next line) or Space, the last word suddenly disappears. This is very disruptive, especially during brainstorming sessions or when I need to quickly jot down important things. The PC version doesn't have this issue. In general, I recommend it 👍 |
| 2024-10-24 |  | | Update: i HATE the change to the tabs turning them into giant squares instead of list style. Wastes so much space and I can't see half the tabs I could before. Everything else in the app is a list. This breaks the UI consistency. & PDF viewer needs to not reset every time. Whenever you open a folded headline or task, the screen jumps to wherever the curser last was instead of staying on that header or task. I'd like it to automatically move the curser to that task when I click the unfold arrow |
| 2024-10-03 |  | | Functional app, accessible storage as .md files. *However*, there are consistent issues with ignoring inputs and rewriting text in the list parsing system. The app regularly deletes newlines and glitches while writing at the start of bullet points both new and old. Bullets sometimes don't appear, or typing just breaks the whole doc's formatting. The numbering system in lists breaks regularly. Indentations randomly change in paragraphs. The next letter after an asterisk is capitalized? Many bugs. |
| 2024-09-25 |  | | Overall, I'm a big fan of Obsidian as a zettlekasten system. Linking conceptual units together is effortless. I like everything about the mobile app (especially the toolbar for links, headings, bullets, etc) except the inability to close individual tabs directly from the tab pull up menu. That needs to be fixed ASAP. Opening many tabs is a normal part of the zettlekasten process, so closing individual or all tabs is a must (just like what can be done in the desktop app). |
| 2024-08-22 |  | | I love this app and i think it has a lot of potential but right now it's lacking some pretty important quality of life features for example - there's no option to close tabs directly from the tab switcher - you can't select multiple notes for copying or moving - switching between file and tag views is not the best. having the options visible in the bar next to each other is arguably much better - no widgets and shortcuts I think the app needs quality of life changes overall |
| 2024-08-21 |  | | Seems decent on PC, Android app is okay but there are no widgets... For a note taking app, widgets are a big deal, at least for me. I don't like having to go to the app and go through menus and what have you, I like being able to tap a widget on my homescreen that's ready to accept and save a quick note immediately, and display recent notes' titles or whatever that I can tap on to open and read. If it's going to replace OneNote or other apps, it needs widgets. |
| 2024-08-07 |  | | Beautiful, versatile app! • Easy to learn and use. • Linkability: any note to any other. • Clean design - exactly what I need. • Proactive clearing up bugs, and UI is even more user-friendly now. • No ads. • Free to use. • Easy to migrate notes. • Robust plugin community, lots of options enable you to customize it as you see fit. It's a lean, elegant solution for note-taking purposes. Thanks to the developers! This is a true gift! |
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