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Obsidian

Obsidian is a private, local-first knowledge base that uses plain Markdown files. With 1,500+ community plugins and a graph view of your connected ideas, it's the power user's choice for personal knowledge management.

Free / $8/mo

Performance

Privacy 100%
Extensibility 96%
Learning Curve 72%
Value for Money 94%

Key Features

Local-first Markdown
Graph view
1,500+ plugins
Canvas
Daily notes
Templates
Backlinks
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✓ What We Like

Local-first Markdown
Graph view
1,500+ plugins

✗ What Could Be Better

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