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Obsidian

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Productivity
372Associated recommendation signals
374Indexed source items
2026-08-04Latest indexed mention

Why does HN talk about it?

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@kashunstvaRecommendation signal
I use Obsidian to organize knowledge around things that are personally interesting to me.
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@juicelandRecommendation signal
I like obsidian because linking stuff is fun.
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@gandhiandy69Recommendation signal
I like Obsidian
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@chrisweeklyRecommendation signal
Edit: as for the rest of it, I love using Obsidian for ~everything.
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@criddellRecommendation signal
I love Obsidian too,
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@phil42Recommendation signal
Obsidian works well,
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@j1eloRecommendation signal
I'm just in the toying and evaluation phase with Obsidian and so far I like it,
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@lowbloodsugarRecommendation signal
Typing ### for heading 3 is what I love about Obsidian.
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@rnxrxRecommendation signal
I use Obsidian as a persistent context store and knowledge graph (..loosely defined, i.e.
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@aquariusDueRecommendation signal
I like the new Obsidian features like the CLI a lot
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@proxRecommendation signal
I like Obsidian for note taking and it does have an infinite canvas,
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@skrtskrtRecommendation signal
It’s the only extension I use in Obsidian.
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