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Obsidian

★★★★★ 4.7 (15,000 reviews)
Cloud Based Free Tier Self Hosted
Freemium $0-50/mo

Overview

Personal knowledge management app using local Markdown files with linking, graph view, and extensive plugin system.

Key Features

  • Markdown
  • Backlinks
  • Graph view
  • Plugins
  • Local files
  • Canvas
  • Templates
  • Sync

Pros

  • Local-first
  • Extensible plugins
  • Free for personal
  • Markdown based

Cons

  • Steep learning curve
  • No real-time collaboration
  • Sync costs extra

Obsidian Pricing Plans

Free

$0

  • ✓ personal use
  • ✓ unlimited vaults
  • ✓ plugins
  • ✓ graph view
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Sync

$5

  • ✓ end-to-end encryption
  • ✓ cross-device sync

Publish

$10

  • ✓ publish notes to web

Commercial

$50

  • ✓ business use license

Company Info

Founded2020
HeadquartersRemote

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