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Once again a note taking app that should have been an Obsidian plugin.

seansh 2y ago
There's only so much one can do through plugins. We can't write a plugin to make an app simpler, more lightweight, open source, and without electron.js.
- iLoveOncall 2y ago
  > and without electron.js. Ah yes, you only need... an entire browser to access it, so much better! Obsidian is also extremely simple and only offers options to expand its features, without ever mandating them. I'll also add that simple is not always better, especially (like this "app") when it's simplistic rather than simple. It also, you know, works when you don't have internet?
  - qntmfred 2y ago
    > Ah yes, you only need... an entire browser to access it, so much better! electron is basically a browser wrapper in this case so yeah this is just skipping an unnecessary dependency. not everybody uses obsidian. everybody has a browser.
    - iLoveOncall 2y ago
      > electron is basically a browser wrapper in this case so yeah this is just skipping an unnecessary dependency. No, it's a very stripped down browser. Firefox with 0 browser extensions and only opened on that note taking website consumes 450MB of RAM, while my Obsidian installation only consumes 136MB. Even just looking at that specific tab (on Chrome because Firefox doesn't show it), it consumes 86MB of RAM on the demo. I'll happily spare 50 extra MB for all the features of Obsidian.
tonynator 2y ago
You can't sync Obsidian without paying. This syncs for free right?
- kaonwarb 2y ago
  There are many ways to sync Obsidian for free. The official site lists several at https://help.obsidian.md/Getting+started/Sync+your+notes+across+devices https://help.obsidian.md/Getting+started/Sync+your+notes+acr..., or try https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git - and there are more.
- bryanhogan 2y ago
  You definitely can, there are many ways to do so. Obsidian projects are basically just markdown files, so any file sync works. Wrote a post of different ways you can sync a Obsidian vault/project: https://bryanhogan.com/blog/how-to-sync-obsidian https://bryanhogan.com/blog/how-to-sync-obsidian
- huskyr 2y ago
  iCloud works fine, and there are many alternatives as well, as mentioned in this thread.

There's only so much one can do through plugins. We can't write a plugin to make an app simpler, more lightweight, open source, and without electron.js.

iLoveOncall 2y ago
> and without electron.js. Ah yes, you only need... an entire browser to access it, so much better! Obsidian is also extremely simple and only offers options to expand its features, without ever mandating them. I'll also add that simple is not always better, especially (like this "app") when it's simplistic rather than simple. It also, you know, works when you don't have internet?
- qntmfred 2y ago
  > Ah yes, you only need... an entire browser to access it, so much better! electron is basically a browser wrapper in this case so yeah this is just skipping an unnecessary dependency. not everybody uses obsidian. everybody has a browser.
  - iLoveOncall 2y ago
    > electron is basically a browser wrapper in this case so yeah this is just skipping an unnecessary dependency. No, it's a very stripped down browser. Firefox with 0 browser extensions and only opened on that note taking website consumes 450MB of RAM, while my Obsidian installation only consumes 136MB. Even just looking at that specific tab (on Chrome because Firefox doesn't show it), it consumes 86MB of RAM on the demo. I'll happily spare 50 extra MB for all the features of Obsidian.

tonynator 2y ago

You can't sync Obsidian without paying. This syncs for free right?

kaonwarb 2y ago
There are many ways to sync Obsidian for free. The official site lists several at https://help.obsidian.md/Getting+started/Sync+your+notes+across+devices https://help.obsidian.md/Getting+started/Sync+your+notes+acr..., or try https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git - and there are more.
bryanhogan 2y ago
You definitely can, there are many ways to do so. Obsidian projects are basically just markdown files, so any file sync works. Wrote a post of different ways you can sync a Obsidian vault/project: https://bryanhogan.com/blog/how-to-sync-obsidian https://bryanhogan.com/blog/how-to-sync-obsidian
huskyr 2y ago
iCloud works fine, and there are many alternatives as well, as mentioned in this thread.