Obsidian sat unused in my app drawer for months. I tried playing around with it when I first set out to ditch big tech from my digital life, but I found it far too intimidating and clunky. I’d poke ...

A few years ago, Nick Milo was using a folder full of plain text files for notes when he found out about Obsidian. The app had just launched in beta, and was getting some buzz on a productivity forum ...

Obsidian beginners should start with core tools like Daily Notes and Graph View, then add plugins slowly to build a steady writing routine.

I relied on Notion for years until Obsidian won me over with its graph view and offline-first design. Then came AnyType, promising to be the everything app. While that ambition is exciting, it comes ...

Obsidian is the Winamp of productivity tools. If you're as ancient as I am, you might remember that the best part of that once-ubiquitous music player extension was the massive number of plugins and ...

Obsidian is a minimal, fast, free note-taking app trying to carve a place of its own in a world dominated by Notion, Evernote, and even Apple’s own Notes app. The hook? You own the data. Instead of ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

The first app I tried was Justnote. It's a handy little open-source note-taking app with a strong focus on privacy and offers ...