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Obsidian vs neutriNote CE: catalog facts
ObsidianneutriNote CE
Free

Free for everyone, including commercial use, in the vendor’s own words. Obsidian Sync and…

Free

Free, non-commercial and open source under the GPL-3.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension Android
  • Notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you control, readable without the app
  • Linking, backlinks, tags, graph view and fast search across the vault
  • Markdown with LaTeX math support
  • Notes kept as plain UTF-8 text
  • The application is not open source, only the plugin ecosystem and the releases repository
  • Syncing between devices means paying for Obsidian Sync or wiring up your own sync tool
  • Android only
  • Sync relies on external tools
Downloadable app, Browser extension Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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