Best Obsidian Notes Apps

4.5😊(2.8K 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

Notion: Notes, Tasks, AI by Notion Labs, Incorporated

Plan, organize, track projects

Strong Contender

4.8😊(90K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#45in Productivity

This AI-powered workspace helps you write notes, manage tasks, organize projects, and collaborate with others. It offers features like AI meeting notes and interactive maps to streamline your workflow for personal, student, or professional use.

What We Love

🚀 Great tool for school organisation
👍 Game-Changer for Productivity
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Versatile and customizable
👍 Calendar view is amazing
👍 Amazing & altruistic
👍 Amazing! Great for students
🚀 Truly game-changing
👍 Life Changer
👍 Fellow Researching Nerds, this app is a game changer!
👍 Absolutely love this app
👍 Amazing app, although the features are a bit clunky and unintuitive at times
👍 Awesome app, but Stop opening new pages in tables when adding new items please
👍 Never been more organized
👍 Amazing productivity app

Room to Improve

🐛 Frustrating Search and Useless AI
🐛 Buggy and nagging (iPad M1)… moving to click up if it does get more stable
🔒 No offline mode
🐛 Glitchy iPad experience
🐛 Terrible on iPad
🐛 CS is most likely AI bots
🐛 Nightmare
🐛 Terrible mobile app
🐛 Swipe to type unsupported
🐛 Broken?
🐛 S-L-O-W
🐛 Needs better instructions
🐛 The mobile app is a disaster
🐛 Doesn't
🐛 Clunky on iPad OS, needs better copy paste, no offline mode

Obsidian Web Clipper by Dynalist Inc.

Save the web. Own your data.

Worth Considering

Camera for Obsidian Notes

4.3😊(104 ratings)

Free

Save web content directly to your personal knowledge base for offline access. Organize research, recipes, articles, and more with customizable templates and smart triggers. Your data is private, secure, and stored locally in durable Markdown format.

What We Love

🚀 Fantastic web clipper
👍 Seamless and light on the system
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
👍 Powerful and customizable
🚀 Works flawlessly
👍 Great addition to Obsidian on mobile
🚀 Works great on Mac and iOS
🚀 Important feature
🚀 Exactly what I'm looking for
🚀 Works really well
🚀 Surprise! Works well on iOS

Room to Improve

🐛 Does not work on Mac
🐛 Takes over Obsidian startup on iOS
🐛 Extension not showing on macOS
🐛 Complicated to use, not working on important websites

More Obsidian Notes apps to explore

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.

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Quick Capture - Vault notes

Capture notes in Obsidian

Capture notes in ObsidianMultiple vault connectionsAppend to existing notes

Effortlessly capture ideas, moments, and thoughts directly into your Obsidian vaults. This app streamlines note-taking by allowing you to create multiple destinations within a vault or connect to different vaults, ensuring your inspirations are saved without interruption.

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Actions For Obsidian

Your notes + Shortcuts.

Create and manipulate notesSearch and organize notesWork with files and folders

This app bridges your personal knowledge management notes with Apple's automation tools. It offers over 40 actions to integrate your notes with other applications, enabling seamless data flow between your vaults and the wider Apple ecosystem.

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writing experience matters!

Metion: Markdown Notes

Markdown supportKnowledge base creationNetworked notes

This notebook tool prioritizes a superior writing experience using Markdown. It allows you to build knowledge bases, connect notes as networks, and offers a distraction-free Zen Mode. Data is stored freely in plain text files with built-in Git support for synchronization and version history.

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Quick Capture for Obsidian

Capture your thoughts & tasks

for AI Managed Obsidian Vaults

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.

Home screen quick capture widgetCustomizable note destinationsZettel timestamp support

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Vanta — Markdown Notes

Local-first notes & GTD

DoMemo - Simple Notes System

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200 words per note is enough!

Local data storageFull text searchHistory versions

This app offers a balanced approach to note-taking, combining the depth of notes with the brevity of memos. It allows for rich management with tags, backward links, and version history, all while keeping a focus on stress-free writing within a customizable word limit. Data is stored locally and can be synced via iCloud Drive or Git.

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TaskForge - Obsidian Tasks

Notes, Calendar & Widgets

Real-time push notifications for tasksHome screen widgets for at-a-glance task viewingDeep integration with Obsidian vaults

Manage your Obsidian tasks directly from your mobile device with real-time sync and notifications. Visualize your workload with calendar and Kanban views, and stay organized with powerful search and filtering. Create and edit tasks using familiar Markdown syntax.

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Voice notes, tasks & reminders

PortaCue for Obsidian

Quick capture & transcribe

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Voice Inbox for Obsidian

Fast & Accurate TranscriptionQuick CaptureObsidian Support

Quickly capture thoughts and transcribe audio to text with this productivity tool. Seamlessly integrate with your Obsidian vault and manage notes with Git support. Offers calendar and Shortcuts app integration for enhanced workflow.

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Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes

For Obsidian, Joplin, Ulysses

Emoji inputTab key functionalityQuick paste markdown templates

This keyboard app enhances your markdown writing experience across various note-taking applications. It offers advanced formatting tools, quick shortcuts, and smart suggestions to streamline your note creation process.

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Klad: Git & Markdown Notes

Git-backed Markdown notes

100% Data OwnershipNative Git SyncFrictionless Markdown Editor

This app offers a fast, offline-first note-taking experience for developers and privacy-focused users. It syncs notes directly to your own Git repository, ensuring you own your data without proprietary formats or cloud lock-in.

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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.

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by Obsidian Technologies Ltd

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