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by bravura 886 days ago
I haven't checked Obsidian in a while, can you explain why you love it so much? I hear it being discussed a lot.
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I think it’s the balance of being “just markdown” on one hand - you can literally just point it at a folder and start typing; and the fact that it’s incredibly extendable on the other. The better known plugins like DataView give you really powerful list / sort / search if you want that, but you can also make it look however you want. I’m strangely snobby about my UIs, so being able to take a theme that’s almost right and then tweak the css is a big deal for me.

Finally - it’s just a fast and solid bit of engineering. Rarely / (never, actually?) crashes, shortcuts are really powerful, constantly being updated… all manner of great :-)