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This article does address my main gripe with Obsidian: > But for me, I don't use the mobile app much often. (...) The only thing I need is to capture a thought

This article does address my main gripe with Obsidian: > But for me, I don't use the mobile app much often. (...) The only thing I need is to capture a thought quickly. I don't use the mobile app often _because_ the only thing I need to do is capture a quick thought, and it isn't very good at that. I'm still figuring out a setup with QuickAdd + Advanced URL + Tasker, but it'd be better if this was built into Obsidian's mobile app.

nstart 4y ago
If it helps, I use it on iOS and I have a shortcut to my “inbox” file where I capture quick ideas and todos It’s open url where the url in my case is -> obsidian://open?vault=GTD&file=Inbox The shortcut lives on my Home Screen. Not sure what the android equivalent is but given androids capabilities I assume it’s even more straightforward. Hope that helps.
timwis 4y ago
I’ve searched far and wide for the best quick mobile capture tool over the years. The best I’ve found is Braintoss, which lets you record a voice note, then sends the transcription and the recording (in case the transcription was wrong) to your inbox of choice (usually used with a task manager’s unique email address for your list). Pair this with the Apple Watch app and it’s incredible. Second to that is google keep, which also has that style of capturing, but doesn’t work nearly as smoothly on iOS, and has no way to integrate with another app. Third up is Drafts for iOS, which is by far the fastest on-the-go mobile note taking app if you’re typing. They have great integrations (but for automation you have to use Shortcuts). The only reason they’re ranked third for me is their voice note story is not good enough.
pointlessone 4y ago
You can capitalize on the fact that you don't need to use Obsidian to add notes. It's just Markdown (plain text) files on the FS. You can create a little script to catch your thought and put it in a file somewhere in the Obsidian vault. You can use iOS Shortcuts or (maybe) Tasker for Android to do that.

nstart 4y ago

If it helps, I use it on iOS and I have a shortcut to my “inbox” file where I capture quick ideas and todos It’s open url where the url in my case is -> obsidian://open?vault=GTD&file=Inbox The shortcut lives on my Home Screen. Not sure what the android equivalent is but given androids capabilities I assume it’s even more straightforward. Hope that helps.

timwis 4y ago

I’ve searched far and wide for the best quick mobile capture tool over the years. The best I’ve found is Braintoss, which lets you record a voice note, then sends the transcription and the recording (in case the transcription was wrong) to your inbox of choice (usually used with a task manager’s unique email address for your list). Pair this with the Apple Watch app and it’s incredible. Second to that is google keep, which also has that style of capturing, but doesn’t work nearly as smoothly on iOS, and has no way to integrate with another app. Third up is Drafts for iOS, which is by far the fastest on-the-go mobile note taking app if you’re typing. They have great integrations (but for automation you have to use Shortcuts). The only reason they’re ranked third for me is their voice note story is not good enough.

pointlessone 4y ago

You can capitalize on the fact that you don't need to use Obsidian to add notes. It's just Markdown (plain text) files on the FS. You can create a little script to catch your thought and put it in a file somewhere in the Obsidian vault. You can use iOS Shortcuts or (maybe) Tasker for Android to do that.