Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files

Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by mjedmonds on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:22AM (#23324694)

This app has changed the way I take notes - markdown, local files, wiki-style [[backlinking]], and Latex support has made it fun to build a personal knowledge base.

I never liked the hierarchical structure of most note taking systems, and backlinking just lets you write - you navigate the network structure later (you can also still use a hierarchy on top of the network structure if that's your thing).

Highly recommend checking it out!

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Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by sevensor on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:31AM (#23324809)

I've had a lot of success with even less organization -- writing one giant append-only markdown file per project. Search for the thing you want and it usually comes up. Notes have a timestamp and they're in order, so it's not hard to determine whether they're still relevant.

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Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by cxr on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @12:16PM (#23325515)

Sounds like a blog. Maybe you should publish those notes. Most people won't find it useful. Some people might.

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Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by sevensor on Thursday May 28, 2020 @05:04PM (#23342598)

I wish I could! Proprietary work pays my bills at the moment.

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