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How does it compare to Obsidian? Obsidian is a winner for me because I can run it locally, and if I want to sync, I can use whatever cloud service I already use

by Oras 3y ago

How does it compare to Obsidian? Obsidian is a winner for me because I can run it locally, and if I want to sync, I can use whatever cloud service I already use. Markdown, images, tags, plugins ... etc.

keerthiko 3y ago
Other than being open source, and having cross-device sync at the free tier, I think Obsidian is superior. In fact, I simply put my Obsidian vault in a dropbox folder, and it effectively cross-device syncs quite well for me.
burgerrito 3y ago
I think Notesnook and Obsidian are on a pretty different focus. Notesnook specifically focuses on end-to-end encryption synchronization.
- ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
  So this is targeted at people who don't want to set up syncthing? What I like about Obsidian is it's literally just a bunch of markdown files, you can use them anywhere. With Notesnook, do I have to lock my data into their proprietary format? It looks like you can't even export anything other than .txt without paying. https://notesnook.com/pricing/ https://notesnook.com/pricing/ Seems like they're trying to lock you in.
  - smikwily 3y ago
    Use it for free. Don't want to stick with it? Pay for a month and export. Not really a lock.
linhns 3y ago
Sadly, cannot compare. Notesnook is a decent product but Obsidian does everything better except for syncing. However, there's the Obsidian Git extension that completely solves the issue. Obsidian all the way.
- swah 3y ago
  When I start working with images (screenshots) then I start dreading Obsidian - I wish they would just become references on the documents, and would show in a little galery etc.
- gitinit 3y ago
  Logseq is similar to Obsidian but open source. It also can sync through a Git plugin/extension.
  - rchaud 3y ago
    Logseq is also faster to load on Android and you can copy/share clipboard info to it with the app in the background. With Obsidian it opens in the foreground, which is annoying.
  - kstrauser 3y ago
    To this day, “logseq data loss ${year}” returns a scary number of horror stories. I wanted to love it, but that’s kind of a dealbreaker.
    - gitinit 3y ago
      I imagine periodically making backups and/or using Git could prevent this, no? I understand with some syncing methods, such as Syncthing, conflicts can be more common.
      - kstrauser 3y ago
        Sure, but then it's not my "trusted system". I have note and to-do apps so that I can get things out of my head and be confident that they're stored somewhere I'll be able to retrieve them later. If I have to think about it whatsoever, then my brain will hold onto those thoughts because it's worried they'll be lost forever.
        gitinit 3y ago
bayindirh 3y ago
They work with different paradigms. Notesnook is an Evernote clone with some twists. It understands Markdown formatting cues, with some more flair (color, tables, etc.), however it needs a different way of thinking. I used them for a brief period of time while I got weary of bugs in Evernote's publicly shared notes' formatting. However, I love Evernote for what it is. At the end, my technical notes, and digital garden is moving to Obsidian, but all the private notes are staying in Evernote. Why? 1) I collaborate there. 2) ENEX is a very nice XML format which you can convert to anything. 3) GPS tagged notes are nice when combined with collaboration for me. So they're different tools, and work differently. They do not fill each-other's places, either. Evernote is more of a note-based mobile and connected office. Obsidian is a documentation and knowledge management powerhouse.

by Oras 3y ago

keerthiko 3y ago

Other than being open source, and having cross-device sync at the free tier, I think Obsidian is superior. In fact, I simply put my Obsidian vault in a dropbox folder, and it effectively cross-device syncs quite well for me.

burgerrito 3y ago

I think Notesnook and Obsidian are on a pretty different focus. Notesnook specifically focuses on end-to-end encryption synchronization.

ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
So this is targeted at people who don't want to set up syncthing? What I like about Obsidian is it's literally just a bunch of markdown files, you can use them anywhere. With Notesnook, do I have to lock my data into their proprietary format? It looks like you can't even export anything other than .txt without paying. https://notesnook.com/pricing/ https://notesnook.com/pricing/ Seems like they're trying to lock you in.
- smikwily 3y ago
  Use it for free. Don't want to stick with it? Pay for a month and export. Not really a lock.

linhns 3y ago

Sadly, cannot compare. Notesnook is a decent product but Obsidian does everything better except for syncing. However, there's the Obsidian Git extension that completely solves the issue. Obsidian all the way.

swah 3y ago
When I start working with images (screenshots) then I start dreading Obsidian - I wish they would just become references on the documents, and would show in a little galery etc.
gitinit 3y ago
Logseq is similar to Obsidian but open source. It also can sync through a Git plugin/extension.
- rchaud 3y ago
  Logseq is also faster to load on Android and you can copy/share clipboard info to it with the app in the background. With Obsidian it opens in the foreground, which is annoying.
- kstrauser 3y ago
  To this day, “logseq data loss ${year}” returns a scary number of horror stories. I wanted to love it, but that’s kind of a dealbreaker.
  - gitinit 3y ago
    I imagine periodically making backups and/or using Git could prevent this, no? I understand with some syncing methods, such as Syncthing, conflicts can be more common.
    - kstrauser 3y ago
      Sure, but then it's not my "trusted system". I have note and to-do apps so that I can get things out of my head and be confident that they're stored somewhere I'll be able to retrieve them later. If I have to think about it whatsoever, then my brain will hold onto those thoughts because it's worried they'll be lost forever.
      - gitinit 3y ago

bayindirh 3y ago

They work with different paradigms. Notesnook is an Evernote clone with some twists. It understands Markdown formatting cues, with some more flair (color, tables, etc.), however it needs a different way of thinking. I used them for a brief period of time while I got weary of bugs in Evernote's publicly shared notes' formatting. However, I love Evernote for what it is. At the end, my technical notes, and digital garden is moving to Obsidian, but all the private notes are staying in Evernote. Why? 1) I collaborate there. 2) ENEX is a very nice XML format which you can convert to anything. 3) GPS tagged notes are nice when combined with collaboration for me. So they're different tools, and work differently. They do not fill each-other's places, either. Evernote is more of a note-based mobile and connected office. Obsidian is a documentation and knowledge management powerhouse.