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Tinderbox vs Obsidian: catalog facts
Tinderbox	Obsidian
Paid Paid app that can be downloaded and tried before ordering.	Free Free for everyone, including commercial use, in the vendor’s own words. Obsidian Sync and…
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension
Visual map views for arranging notes Documents can organize themselves with rules	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
Mac only Paid	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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