[ravagat]

I'd like to offer you a different view of how to solve your problem. So let's say your problem is:

> a similar home for managing "everything". Notion is just too generalised and I'm missing the UX of purpose made tools though, but I still want some kind of ownership and control over my own data.

What you're doing is looking at your tools, or rather solutions, available completely wrong. What you're looking for is a dedicated software solution but I suggest looking at your computer as the true solution. I know it's very convenient to contain everything within apps like Notion and Obsidian but I think you're better off looking at your computer's OS as the solution. You can do everything you've noted plus you have the bonus of compatibility and portability if you're already using Apple devices. You can definitely control and create your own views+tools this way plus you have the technical choice with various programming languages

[mcky]

How would that look to you?

I might’ve given the wrong impression - the obsidian part is really just a load of files with some metadata (a collection of flat file system databases), exactly for the same portability reasons/tooling reasons you mentioned

[ravagat]

I think what you want to do is entirely accomplished with what the Personal Computer is. You have a plethora of options with the many types of operating systems available. You already have a lot of functionality built-in. Like you noted you have trouble with the flow and UX but really you're using apps that aren't meant to work with one another. Why not move the abstraction up a level? Instead of containment in apps use your OS