Best Obsidian Markdown Apps

4.5😊(2.7K ratings)

Free

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful knowledge base that utilizes local Markdown files. This app acts as your personal second brain, accessible on your mobile device for seamless note-taking and idea connection.

What We Love

🚀 Powerful features
👍 Customizable and flexible
🔒 Secure and private
💡 Innovative note-taking approach
🚀 Smooth mobile experience
👍 Excellent desktop and mobile integration
👍 Vibrant community and plugin ecosystem

Room to Improve

🐛 Sync issues and unreliable iCloud integration
🔋 Slow startup and performance issues on mobile
👎 Steep learning curve for new users
👎 Limited sorting and organization options
👎 Lack of WYSIWYG editing on mobile

Markdown゜ by Teleprompter LLC

Notes, Diary & Code Editor

Strong Contender

4.5😞(473 ratings)

Free

Create and edit Markdown files with a simple yet powerful editor for iOS. Generate PDFs and HTML from your documents, with features like syntax highlighting, line numbers, and autosave. Seamlessly sync with cloud storage and export your work to other apps.

What We Love

✨ Simple and intuitive interface
📄 Good markdown preview functionality
🎨 Clean design and lightweight app
📤 Easy PDF and HTML export
☁️ Cloud storage integration (iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, NextCloud)
💰 Free to use with no ads
🔧 Useful for quick markdown notes
⚡ Fast performance when working properly

Room to Improve

🐛 Cursor jumps to end of document when typing
💾 Files fail to save or save unreliably
⚠️ Data loss and content disappearing
🔄 Reverts to older file versions unexpectedly
📱 Mobile network interference with local file editing
❌ Cannot open markdown files properly
🚫 Abandoned development (last update 5 years ago)
⚙️ Poor UI/UX design
🔗 Caching issues with synced folders
📊 No table support in markdown
🎯 Inconsistent file management
🌐 Sharing and import functionality broken

Widgets for Obsidian by JOSCHUA GLAU

Quick Capture Notes

Worth Considering

Litho: Screenshot to Obsidian

4.5(31 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Quickly capture notes and access your Obsidian vault directly from your home screen. Automate note creation with custom destinations and launch any Obsidian command with a single touch.

More Obsidian Markdown apps to explore

Save screenshots as Markdown

On-device text extractionSave directly to chosen foldersNo account required

This app streamlines the process of converting screenshots into editable Markdown notes for Obsidian. It extracts text on-device and allows for quick saving to your chosen folders, with options for advanced editing before finalization.

free with in-app purchases

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Shard - Notes for Obsidian

Quick Capture, Plain Markdown

Copy Web Pages as Markdown

MDC - Markdown Copier

$2.19

This tool converts web pages into clean Markdown with a single click. It preserves formatting like headings, lists, and code blocks, offering customization options for your output. All processing happens locally for enhanced privacy.

Convert web pages to MarkdownPreserves headings, lists, tables, code blocksOption to strip images and navigation

🛠️ Developer Tools

paid

CleanMD: PDF to Markdown

PDF & Scan to Markdown

Markdown Editor : Md Viewer

md file reader. convert to pdf

simple, black & white

🔧 Utilities

Vanta — Markdown Notes

Local-first notes & GTD

Anything to Markdown Converter

MarkRender - Markdown To Image

Effortless Markdown to Image

$0.99

🔧 Utilities

Quick Draft for Obsidian

by Serhii Petrenko

Instant note capture to ObsidianVoice recording with transcriptionImage to Markdown conversion

Capture ideas instantly on your mobile device and seamlessly send them to Obsidian. Supports text, voice, images, and file attachments with customizable organization options. Offers AI assistance and a WYSIWYG Markdown editor.

free with in-app purchases

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Marky Mark Markdown Editor

A modern markdown editor

$4.99

This application offers a modern WYSIWYG editor for markdown writing on iOS and macOS. It provides real-time preview and rich text formatting that syncs with markdown syntax, making it ideal for various writing tasks.

Live preview of formatted textWYSIWYG editing with markdown syncCross-platform availability (iPhone, iPad, Mac)

MDReader: Markdown Editor

Read, write and export .md

AnyMarkdown - PDF to Markdown

File Converter: Docx, Web, OCR

for AI Managed Obsidian Vaults

Camera for Obsidian Notes

Photos to md files in seconds

Convert photos to MarkdownAI text extractionAuto-generated YAML frontmatter

Transform photos of handwritten notes, whiteboards, or documents into perfectly formatted Markdown files. This app uses AI to extract text and automatically generate YAML frontmatter, streamlining your note-taking workflow for PKM tools.

🔍 Reference

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free

mdisco - Markdown Discovery

Markdown notes + live collab