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

Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by jevogel on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @01:33PM (#23326793)

How does it compare to Roam?

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Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by kiaorarohit on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:23PM (#23327604)

1. Obsidian makes use of a local folder of Markdown text files, rather than syncing to a cloud database like Roam.

2. Each page in Roam is an outline (as in outliner), whereas each file in Obsidian is a Markdown file.

3. #tag is not the same as [[tag]] in Obsidian.

4. Rather than a built-in feature, "daily notes" is available as a plugin in Obsidian.

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