the checklist version of the Obsidian manifesto:

1. free for personal use
2. interoperable local plain text files
3. no telemetry
4. E2E encryption
5. flexible API for desktop and mobile
6. actively maintained/patched
7. no VC funding

making /obsidian • writing stephango.com

Obisidian is difficult but one of the best apps out there

Marketing Lead Mellow Protocol, /cryptogirls, web3_anna.twitter

I had to watch several YouTube tutorials to understand how it works properly, imo it’s not as native as simple notes apps