Obsidian
A private and flexible knowledge base.
Build a local-first knowledge base from Markdown files, backlinks, graph views, canvases, and a large plugin ecosystem.
At a glance
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Source
- Proprietary
- Best for
- Personal knowledge management with local files
Capabilities
- local files
- backlinks
- graph
- plugins
- canvas
Platforms
macOSWindowsLinuxiOSAndroid
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