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The free and flexible app for your private thoughts. For help and deeper discussions, join our community: https://t.co/QsDArfFkkv
Joined March 2020
Obsidian is now free for work. Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. If Obsidian benefits your organization, you can still purchase Commercial licenses to support development. Nothing else is changing. No
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Obsidian Canvas is here!. Canvas gives you an infinite space to visualize and make sense of your ideas. Learn more:
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Obsidian 1.0 is live!. 1.0 brings a complete redesign to desktop and mobile. Plus, a new way to browse your second brain: tabs. Tabs make it easier to explore many ideas at once. Learn more:
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Save the web. Obsidian Web Clipper is our new extension that helps you highlight and capture the web in your favorite browser. Anything you save is stored as durable Markdown files that you can read offline, and preserve for the long term. Web Clipper makes it easy to shape
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The Obsidian Canvas file format is now called JSON Canvas and has its own site, specification, and open source resources. JSON Canvas can be implemented freely as an import, export, and storage format for any app or tool. All the resources associated with JSON Canvas are open
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Introducing Properties. A simple way to add tags, aliases, dates, and even link between notes. As always, the metadata is stored durably in plain text files local to your device. Obsidian 1.4.0 is now available for early access 💜
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You can now easily convert your notes to durable, private, local files, that you own and can access offline at any time. Free your notes from proprietary formats and databases.
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Obsidian 1.5 is now available to all! ✨🎅. Tables. All new table editor! Table rows and columns are now easier to create, edit, sort, reorder, copy and paste. Editor. New formatting menu. You can now right click in the editor to change text formatting, paragraph styles, and
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Obsidian 1.5 is now available for early access!. This release includes a brand new editor for tables. Table rows and columns are now easier to create, edit, sort, reorder, copy and paste. These new table features can also be accessed via context menu, command palette, and
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Obsidian 1.3 is now available to everyone on desktop and mobile!. • New PDF viewer.• Simple YouTube/Twitter embeds.• Improved UI for nested items in outline and file nav.• HTML tables convert to Markdown on copy/paste. lots more small bug fixes and features
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Obsidian Importer now helps you easily convert your Apple Notes data to portable files that you can use with any Markdown app. Supports tables, images, drawings, scans, PDFs, and links introduced in iOS 17. Three months ago, we introduced Importer as an open-source project.
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Obsidian has completed a second independent audit by the security firm @cure53berlin. The report finds that incremental updates since Obsidian 1.5.3 maintained the highest degree of attention to security, and that no new vulnerabilities were introduced.
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Obsidian 1.8.3 is now available to all for desktop and mobile!. - Web viewer. New core plugin lets you open external links within Obsidian on desktop. This makes it easier to read linked content without leaving the app and improves multitasking for web research. The plugin can be
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Why local-first matters, from @verge. "If Obsidian ever goes away you'll still have the app, if a plugin ever disappears you'll still have the version you installed. And if for some reason way down the line the app stops working entirely, you'll still have your folder of text.
From the cloud to your computer: a new theory of how software works
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Obsidian for Mobile is finally here!. Get it at We're also on Product Hunt and Hacker News today. If you're an active member of these communities, we'd appreciate if you can swing by to support our launch!. Product Hunt link:
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🚀 Obsidian 1.3.0 (insider) is now available, with a brand new PDF viewer.
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A new bounty is open for Obsidian Importer:.$2,500 to add Apple Notes import.
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Apps come and go, but the files you create should last. Our new open source plugin makes it easy to convert your Evernote data to plain text Markdown files that you own. You can download Obsidian Importer from the plugin directory, it's completely free.
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Obsidian 1.6 is here!. - Faster load time on desktop and mobile.- New vault switcher, and ability to hide ribbon.- RTL UI and mixed-direction support.- Revamped footnotes support.- Countless little bug fixes and improvements. Now available to everyone, on all platforms.
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Here's how editing tables with Obsidian 1.5 updates the underlying Markdown content
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2024 Obsidian Gems of the Year results are in! . Explore the 33 winning projects across seven categories:. – Best new plugins.– Best new themes.– Best existing plugins.– Best tools.– Best content.– Best templates.– Best integrations.
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Obsidian Sync now starts at $4 per month with the new Standard plan. Obsidian Sync is the easiest way to securely sync your notes across devices, with end-to-end encryption, version history, and collaborative shared vaults. The new Standard plan includes:. 1 synced vault.1 GB
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Obsidian Properties. A simple way to add structured data to your notes: dates, tags, checkboxes, lists, even links. You can also search notes by property and value. ✨ Now available to all with Obsidian 1.4. As always, your data is stored durably and privately on your device.
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🚀 Obsidian 1.2 is now available to everyone, on desktop and mobile!. The new Bookmarks plugin allows you to bookmark anything in your vault: a note, a heading, a block, a search, a filtered graph view, a canvas view, etc. lots of improvements for search, hotkeys and more
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Obsidian 1.7 is now available for desktop and mobile!. This update makes Obsidian much faster to load, and reduces memory usage. You should see significant performance improvements across all platforms. More highlights:. - The new Sync History view shows a list of edits across
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Today we're honoring 22 of the best Obsidian community projects of 2023 ✨. A total of 287 projects were nominated, including plugins, themes, tools, content, and templates. With the voting complete, we're excited to share the winners:.
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Obsidian has been independently audited by the security firm @cure53berlin — you can find the report on our new /security page. Obsidian is designed to be a private and secure space for your thoughts. Since the start, Obsidian has been built to give you.
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With Obsidian 1.5 we will be deprecating the legacy editor, and continuing to invest in the new editor we launched two years ago. We're making way for exciting new features like table editing coming soon. Read more:.
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Obsidian 1.4.3 (early access) is out! . Lots of small improvements for properties. Inserting templates into a note intelligently merges the properties from your note with the properties in the template, making them more composable. Improvements. - Settings: Added a new toggle to
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Obsidian 0.13.14 is here! 🎄. • Live Preview. • Preview images, checkbox, embeds and even plugin custom blocks. • Spellchecker supports multiple languages. • Learn more • Drag and drop to rearrange headings from Outline.• Basic RTL support
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We're excited to share some big improvements to Obsidian Sync! . - Vault limit is up from 5 to 10.- Storage limit is flexible across all vaults.- Storage will be upgradable to 100GB.- Maximum file size 100MB to 200MB.- Select your server region for faster sync. Starting January.
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Web Clipper lets you highlight important passages, and select the elements you want to save to Obsidian. Your highlights are saved, so you can revisit them when you return to a page.
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Obsidian 1.8.9 is now available to all for desktop and mobile!. - Improved performance for navigating large numbers of files in the file explorer.- List auto-numbering now preserves custom starting numbers.- When "Smart indent lists" is disabled, the editor no longer.
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Obsidian Importer 1.1 is now available ✨. It's now easier to convert your data to durable plain text files accessible to you offline, forever. Now works with Notion, Bear, Google Keep, Evernote and folders of HTML files.
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Quick update:. Mobile apps (iOS & Android) closed beta is now open to all Catalyst members!. In a few weeks, the app will be available to everyone once we finish the final polishing. The app will be free to use. Stay tuned!. More info on the beta:.
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Have you started your first Canvas yet?. We compiled 70+ pro tips to get you started. Each one is super short!. For example, you can create a group around selected cards very fast like this:
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🎉 Live Preview mode is ready for Insider testing in 0.13.0!. Live Preview mode, aka WYSIWYG mode, shows images and embedded notes while hiding clutter from Markdown syntax. Our final goal is that you won't need preview any more. Learn more about 0.13.0: .
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Obsidian 1.3.6 (desktop) is now available for early access ✨. • Adds deep links to PDF selections and annotations.• Better spacing consistency across read/edit modes.• Customize the app icon in Appearance settings. bug fixes and small improvements.
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"The indie darling rejects everything you know about modern software." 💜
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Obsidian 1.5.2 is now available for early access!. Many improvements to tables, Sync version history, editor formatting, outline, and more. Tables. - Triple-click in a table cell to select the whole table. - Clicking on the drag-indicators is now a quick way to select the entire
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Not sure if an AI assistant is going to be helpful in your workflow?. Don’t worry, we’ve eliminated the guesswork for you because Gemmy is 100% going to be unhelpful. Introducing Obsidian’s first assistant — Gemmy, the Obsidian Unhelper. Learn more:
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Obsidian 1.5.1 is now available for early access!. Lots of improvements to the new table editor, including buttons to easily add rows and columns.
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Quick update:. Mobile apps (iOS & Android) closed beta has started!. Now accessible to Catalyst VIPs, soon rolling out to Supporters, Insiders, and then everyone, as the app gets more stable. More info on the beta:.
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Obsidian Importer 1.5.3 is now available. Importing from Apple Notes now includes the text from handwriting detected in drawings. Plus several small bug fixes and improvements.
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Obsidian 0.15 is here!. • Pop-out Windows: drag a pane out to open it in a new window.• macOS got a new and improved app menu, as well as native scrollbars.• Better keyboard navigation for File Explorer and Search. Release notes:
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Obsidian 1.4.16 is now available to everyone on mobile and desktop! ✨. - Properties are now supported on mobile.- List values can be edited.- New indeterminate state for checkboxes.- Property types sync with main settings when using Obsidian Sync. and lots more improvements
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Obsidian 1.7 includes a new mobile tab switcher, so you can see an overview of your open notes, quickly close notes, and reopen them easily. Now available in early access for Catalyst members.
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JSON Canvas, the open file format we created for infinite canvas data is now supported by several apps and tools, with libraries for C, Dart, Go, Python, React, Rust, and Typescript.
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Obsidian v1.5.8 is now available to all on both desktop and mobile ✨. - The new table editor is now available on mobile.- Tables are now formatted as you type, columns will be aligned when you switch to source mode. - Many more small bug fixes and improvements. For developers,
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The Obsidian roadmap has been updated and moved to our site. The layout now includes links to changelogs for our previous releases:.
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Obsidian Desktop v1.4.10 is now available for everyone! This release brings tons of small improvements and bug fixes to properties.
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Obsidian 1.7.5 is now available with various bug fixes and small improvements, notably updating to Electron 32.
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Obsidian 0.9.1 is here!. We COMPLETELY REVAMPED the graph view. • Show arrows.• See tags, attachments, orphans, and more.• Tweak various forces for the best layout for your notes.• Toggle in/out links for local graph.• Keyboard navigation. Download:
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Footnote improvements in Obsidian 1.6:. - Autocomplete when you type [^.- Hover previews
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Obsidian Softwear. For analog connections. You can now preorder apparel and accessories with the new Obsidian logo. To be part of the first production run, place your order by November 28th. Ships worldwide.
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Here's a 7-year-old vault with 17,000 notes. Now with colors and looking good! 🌈. (Graph credit: shatteredorbit on our Discord)
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In 0.16.2 Insider release, we introduced Stacked Tabs!. You can now switch any tab group in your workspace into a tab stack. Tab stacks provide an alternative way to view your tabs, reminiscent of the Sliding Panes plugin.
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Nominate your favorite Obsidian plugins, themes, tools, content, and templates for the 2023 Gems of the Year ✨.
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Quick update:. Mobile apps (iOS & Android) closed beta is now open to Supporters (second tier in Catalyst)!. We're soon rolling out to Insiders, and then everyone, as the app gets more stable. Stay tuned!. More info on the beta:.
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Obsidian 1.8.10 is now available to all for desktop and mobile!. - Fixed issues with numbered lists getting numbered incorrectly, e.g. when list items have leading spaces, or appear inside neighboring block quotes. - Android: You can now store vaults inside the app private.
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Oh snap. It can’t happen with Obsidian though, since everything is offline and end-to-end encrypted (Obsidian Sync).
Yet another note-taking app raises a $5.6M seed. Let's read the TechCrunch article and try to figure out why. Oh, that's why
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The new Web Viewer plugin in Obsidian 1.8 (early access) makes editing websites fluid and fun.
a quick demo of how I edit my website with Obsidian 1.8. write in @obsdmd → auto-build jekyll → preview local site in web viewer tab → push to github → auto-deploy to live site. I've been making websites for twenty five years, and this is by far the nicest it's ever been
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Obsidian 1.3.7 (public release) is now available and adds PDF deep linking and "adapt to theme" option for PDFs in dark mode. Release notes:.
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Obsidian 1.6.0 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members on desktop. - Improved overall app loading time. - Dozens of fixes and improvements for footnotes. Added support for footnote previewing on hover. - Obsidian Sync received some polish and speed improvements. -
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Obsidian 1.8.0 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members for desktop and mobile!. - New web viewer plugin.- New command to download local images.- Improvements for iCloud on mobile. Web viewer is a new core plugin that lets you open external links within Obsidian. This.
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You can now install Obsidian on Android without going through the Google Play store by downloading the APK file on our /download page:.
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Obsidian 1.8.7 is now available to all for desktop and mobile — lots of small bug fixes.
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Thanks to everyone who nominated projects for Gems of the Year 2023. Now it's time to vote! Join us on Discord to cast your votes. This year we are honoring plugins, themes, tools, and content that have never been recognized in any of our previous awards. Our categories this.
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Obsidian 0.14.2 is here!. • Callout (aka Admonition) is now available as part of core.• Indentation Guides to make your lists look nice.• Basic table rendering in Live Preview. Read more about callouts: Download:
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We have added contribution guidelines to the official Obsidian Importer plugin. We're experimenting with something new: bounties. You can get paid to add features that will help people convert their data from Notion/OneNote/etc to plain text Markdown files.
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Softwear update: "Fractal" is now available on the Obsidian merch store, silkscreened on t-shirts and hoodies. Place your order before December 2 to receive it by December 25, if you're located in the US. Worldwide shipping is also available, but delivery may take longer
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Obsidian 1.4.4 (early access) is now available!. Adds search syntax for Properties and lots of small improvements. - Find notes with a property: [property].- Find notes with a property + value: [property:value]. Both property and value allow complex sub-queries, such as
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Some of the new capabilities added for Properties in Obsidian 1.4:. – A new UI for editing properties, with autocomplete for names and values.– Properties have types (e.g. text, list, date, number, checkbox) making data entry faster and more accurate.– Properties can contain.
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“I don’t give app of the year awards, but I would 100% give it to Obsidian for slowly taking over almost everything I do that has anything to do with text files.” — CGP Grey @cgpgrey.
State of the Apps 2022. @cgpgrey and @imyke talk about the apps and services they use to get their work done.
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Obsidian 1.5.11 is now available to all for desktop and mobile ✨. - Lots of overdue fixes and performance improvements for mobile. - More fixes for the table editor, including drag and drop support as well as aligning multiple rows and columns at once. - Improved the Workspaces.
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Obsidian 1.4.1 (early access) is now available with a few bug fixes and improvements for Properties.
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Obsidian 1.7.6 is now available for desktop and mobile with a few bug fixes.
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Obsidian Mobile 1.1.0 is now available!. It brings Live Preview to mobile and includes all the improvements and fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v0.13.24. Cheers!.
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Obsidian 1.6.5 is now available to all for desktop and mobile!. Highlights. - (Optional) The installer has been updated to use Electron v30.1.2. To upgrade, install visit the Obsidian download page and reinstall Obsidian. - Added "Publish current file" command and menu item to.
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Obsidian 1.4.2 (early access) is now available with more improvements for Properties
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Obsidian 1.7.7 is now available for desktop and mobile with a few bug fixes. Desktop.- Fixed position of fold indicators in reading mode (for real this time). - Installer has been updated to Electron 32.2.5. This includes the fix for Developer Tools not remembering dark mode.
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Obsidian 1.6.7 is now available to all for desktop and mobile with a few bug fixes.
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As of today, Obsidian Publish offers more for less:. 💸 50% lower price.💯 Faster and more accessible, at or near 100% on all Lighthouse scores.🔍 Improved search engine indexing.🌄 Pretty social share cards.🔀 Customize the sidebar navigation.
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Are you building a plugin or theme for Obsidian? . Today we're launching our new developer documentation: The new site includes tutorials, reference docs and guidelines to help you get started.
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Gems of the year nominations are open! Share your favorite Obsidian projects of 2024 by January 11th:.
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