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Does Obsidian feature a way to seamlessly sync between devices that doesn't rely on a propreitary service or external tool (Syncthing)?

by Liquix 3y ago

SteeCee 3y ago
Obsidian has a built in sync feature if you pay for it. https://obsidian.md/sync https://obsidian.md/sync
- refactorguy 3y ago
  Every time I see a post about a note-taking app, Obsidian is mentioned in the comments. I don't know if the app is really good, or if those are just paid comments. At this point I'm not even surprised anymore, especially when conversations always end with a mention of Obsidian Sync.
  - grantc 3y ago
    It's because there are two ways to sync content across devices, paid sync through Obsidian vs. git. Given sync is a p0 feature, it seems logical that both get mentioned when the question arises. Also, the app's really good, and I pay for Sync -- git works well, but it's a bit clumsier on iOS. Never posted a paid comment in my life.
    - iamtedd 3y ago
      That's not all the ways to sync. I share the vault folder between devices with syncthing. Free and open source.
  - bccdee 3y ago
    It's the biggest & most popular app in the note-taking space. It's closed-source, which I don't love, and I've tried to look for alternatives, but there just isn't anything else that's as good as Obsidian. In a situation like that, you don't need to pay people to talk about your product. People will evangelize it on their own.
    - adhamsalama 3y ago
      Try SiYuan Note.
tmoravec 3y ago
I sync Obsidian with iCloud Drive and it's been 100% reliable and very fast so far (a few months).
ncrmro 3y ago
You can use a plugin to sync to git repo. Folders in obsidian are really folder on disk and. In git. At this point you could hook up ci for instance to publish a blog folder etc
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tasuki 3y ago
Hmm, why not do one thing and do it well? Is there much benefit for each and every app to reimplement its own seamless sync?
- kidfiji 3y ago
  I think in a lot of cases it's a means of monetizing an app where everything else is essentially free/full-featured without being behind a paywall
stavros 3y ago
What's left if you take out "proprietary service" and "external tool"?

Does Obsidian feature a way to seamlessly sync between devices that doesn't rely on a propreitary service or external tool (Syncthing)?

by Liquix 3y ago

Does Obsidian feature a way to seamlessly sync between devices that doesn't rely on a propreitary service or external tool (Syncthing)?

SteeCee 3y ago

Obsidian has a built in sync feature if you pay for it. https://obsidian.md/sync https://obsidian.md/sync

refactorguy 3y ago
Every time I see a post about a note-taking app, Obsidian is mentioned in the comments. I don't know if the app is really good, or if those are just paid comments. At this point I'm not even surprised anymore, especially when conversations always end with a mention of Obsidian Sync.
- grantc 3y ago
  It's because there are two ways to sync content across devices, paid sync through Obsidian vs. git. Given sync is a p0 feature, it seems logical that both get mentioned when the question arises. Also, the app's really good, and I pay for Sync -- git works well, but it's a bit clumsier on iOS. Never posted a paid comment in my life.
  - iamtedd 3y ago
    That's not all the ways to sync. I share the vault folder between devices with syncthing. Free and open source.
- bccdee 3y ago
  It's the biggest & most popular app in the note-taking space. It's closed-source, which I don't love, and I've tried to look for alternatives, but there just isn't anything else that's as good as Obsidian. In a situation like that, you don't need to pay people to talk about your product. People will evangelize it on their own.
  - adhamsalama 3y ago
    Try SiYuan Note.

tmoravec 3y ago

I sync Obsidian with iCloud Drive and it's been 100% reliable and very fast so far (a few months).

ncrmro 3y ago

You can use a plugin to sync to git repo. Folders in obsidian are really folder on disk and. In git. At this point you could hook up ci for instance to publish a blog folder etc

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tasuki 3y ago

Hmm, why not do one thing and do it well? Is there much benefit for each and every app to reimplement its own seamless sync?

kidfiji 3y ago
I think in a lot of cases it's a means of monetizing an app where everything else is essentially free/full-featured without being behind a paywall

stavros 3y ago

What's left if you take out "proprietary service" and "external tool"?