Obsidian

Luminz

1 year ago

I have forgotten several times what the app was/what it's supposed to be for because I tend to download apps and then forget to open them and set them up until later, so I think it could be more direct/obvious what it is when you open it, but other than that, based on my first use of it, it's FANTASTIC. I also think it would be nice if there was some indicator for toggle options in the toolbox to see if they're on or off. (Classic example: 'buttons' are indented when toggled in ms paint)

Kate T.

1 year ago

Great app on both desktop and mobile, and fwiw, I don't have the syncing issues others are reporting. Sometimes there is a tiny bit of lag, but it's minor. (That said, some detailed aspects of syncing could be a little more accessible in general.) Very powerful tool for writers. Not quite a Scrivener replacement, especially if you're not tech savvy enough to customize features, but you can replicate a lot of functionality with the Dataview plugin and smart searches. Highly recommend!

C.J. P

1 year ago

Might be buggy for a lot of users (mine works fairly well, just occasionally slow), but the UI setup is quite good - lots of features in an accessible, pretty way. Obsidian in general, especially desktop, is great. It's also got a learning curve and it's not for everyone. If you want a better way to make grocery lists, this probably isn't it.

Omer Conan

1 year ago

Obsidian is a fantastic note-taking app with a sleek interface and seamless synchronization across devices. While it's already an excellent choice, adding the ability to set a background image for the entire vault on the mobile app and the option to create a vault on an SD card would make it even better. Highly recommended!

Mik M

1 year ago

I generally like the app , I run into one UX issue constantly though. I pull up the app and it has the last note I was working on. I swiped backwards to go to "all notes" I would think. Instead a snackbar pops up, with notif to swipe again to exit. That snackbar populates directly over the menu button. So I have to wait for it to dismiss before I can do my original task of going to the all notes view.

Baker Alvares Scott de Almeida

1 year ago

Love the app. However, I'm having some new found issues with this update. While typing, the cursor will jump to the opposite side of the first letter. Ex: atchC. It's been somewhat frustrating for me since I do story planning and dialog in this app. Would love a hot fix to this issue. I'm using the app on a Galaxy Z Fold 4. Could just be a bug with my phone. Outside of that, I love this app and recommend it highly.

Jeffrey

1 year ago

This app is great for organizing notes, and its markdown tools for formatting make it very versatile. However, it is a bit buggy at times. With the latest update for example, it has started occasionally typing backwards, usually when I try to type inside a link, but I have seen it a few times in other cases. Once the problems are ironed out it'll be a definite 5 stars from me.

Russ Foster

1 year ago

Love Obsidian, but mobile app is buggy. It can be very laggy. Sync process is slow and is frequently overwriting or otherwise causing conflicts with existing notes. The app seems overengineered and tries to replicate too much of the desktop app. If they simplified the mobile app features, i feel this would go a long ways to improving. Oh my phone, i really just need the ability to jot down new notes and perform basic searches on existing notes. Leave the custom features for the desktop.

Nate Falke

1 year ago

It's a note taking app with a broken text editor. Works about half the time but some days you open it up and it decides to destroy your notes for no reason. Also I pay like $10 a month for sync but it's totally unreliable. The Linux and Mac versions for this work, but the android version is total garbage. Devs need to focus on core functionality.

Seabacon

1 year ago

It's a toss up between Obsidian and Zettle Notes. Zettle Notes dosent have desktop apps but it's mobile app is dang near perfect. Obsidians mobile app is good. It's an electron app so it feels the same on moble and desktop. Plus it's got thirr party plugins. Zettle notes is much better integrated into Androids system apis. Specifically the context menu and clipboard. I guess that's the penalty for having an interview electron app. I run both on Android and share a vault with desktop Obs

Christopher Merritt

1 year ago

It is very helpful, worth using, and competitive against its rivals! It helps me organize everything so that I don't miss any details. Even better, it isn't required to have an internet connection and be stored on a cloud server. I have full control of where I want to store my data whether locally on my phone or on a cloud. Obsidian is the all-powerful-app.

Ciarra Baswell

1 year ago

I honestly love it, it's super easy to sort and grasp the hang of things and it's a easy and quick way without having all the options to decorate and etc. Ofc the text options are still there and the reading view option is amazing . I can save to this app without opening it or messing with what other app is running. Plus I don't need WiFi to access it so I may put my books in here like I said and just read them or reread lines I really liked and find motivation to write something myself ! Love ❤

Ahmed Qais

1 year ago

If only more support was added for PDF files and other document files, this would be my ideal application for studying, reading lectures and textbooks, and organizing them. Unfortunately, there is no full screen display. There is no internal selection of the text for translation or highlighting. These are the main problems that prevent me from using it for study.

Angelo Selitto

1 year ago

What a great app! Absolutely better than all other note apps. I just can't do 5 bucks a month just to sync 1 notebook between PC and phone. I have OneNote, I have Google keep, both suck but they are free. I have no problem paying but that's 60 bucks a year. I can do 20 bucks and 1/4 of the sizes. I just didn't need 1 gig for notes and tasks, maybe I would upgrade to that when I cap on other sizes. I wouldn't need a gig in 10 years of notes. I changed it to 3 stars and I'll just use desktop.

Jason Troy

1 year ago

Life changing. Absolutely the best. Using for a few years now and it's speed and ability to prevent (by nature of its design) unnecessary markup and cluttered code is spectacular. Slight learning curve - but a few days of effort will reward its users with a lifetime of efficiency and money making abilities. The most important app on my phone and tablets.

Kyle Kimsey

1 year ago

I've switched all my note apps over to OBS as it's highly customizable w/ CSS/JS, plenty of plugins. You can turn it into any data-entry app you want. Syncing was a holdup for me, as GDrive can be slow for lots of files, and the paid sync is a tad pricey. I ended up rolling with the LiveSync plugin, no issues. I think they'd probably get more people willing to pay for sync if they could get the price point down to below $5/mo for just sync, & the higher price for collab (team / B2B) features.

Cheese.

1 year ago

Honestly in LOVE w this app, but it has MAJOR issues when you try to select/highlight a large amount of text. It's genuinely so infuriating for me since I do a lot of re-arranging. It will randomly deselect large selections, completely get rid of the entire highlight, won't move to actually select text, won't bring up the copy, cut, etc list, plus the keyboard auto comes up everytime, and the list goes on. Is otherwise the absolute best writing app I've ever used (and I have gone through a LOT)