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Typora vs Obsidian: catalog facts
Typora	Obsidian
Paid A one-time purchase covering up to three devices, with a free trial. There is no…	Free Free for everyone, including commercial use, in the vendor’s own words. Obsidian Sync and…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension
The most polished live in-place Markdown rendering available Themes are plain CSS, so the appearance is fully customisable	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
Paid and closed source, after being free during the beta No sync of its own; you supply the file syncing	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
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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