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SilverBulletObsidian
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

 Free

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

Self-hosted, Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension
  • Combines live previews with queries and programmable extensions.
  • 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
  • Requires running and maintaining your own instance.
  • 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
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Browser extension
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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