Obsidian
One of the noteworthy things about Obsidian is that it’s the work of just two developers; Shida Li and Erica Xu. Before founding Obsidian, they worked on Dynalist, a popular online outliner. They met as students at the University of Waterloo in Canada and have collaborated on many side projects. As the story goes, both developers were on the look for a suitable note-taking app but were dissatisfied with existing solutions. Hence, they sought to build theirs, with three primary considerations; local-first and plain text; links as a first-class citizen; and making it very customizable. Though Obsidian has only existed for a few years, it has racked up a large user base, a significant percentage of whom commend it for being an effective note-taking tool. We decided to check for ourselves if the app deserved its accolades. (Image credit: Obsidian) Obsidian: Plans and pricing A good thing about the Obsidian app is that there’s a free version (called Personal)...