OPEN Obsidian Notes
by anon
· 2026-08-24 15:15
I actually really like obsidian, but I have two issues with it.
1. It's closed source
2. It's an electron application
I would love if someone pointed out a plaintext / markdown writing application that uses a similar directory workspace system and uses a non-JS based GUI framework.
Possible existing solutions
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anon#1
· 2026-08-24 15:54
QOwnNotes is a hidden gem, ignore the stupid name
joplin is the standard of course
emacs org-mode is the best thing ever if you don't mind learning emacs
anon#2
· 2026-08-24 19:26
Logseq is the most popular one I know of that gets compared to Obsidian.
It's OSS, but also electron.
Marktext is the same thing from looking at the docs, but I haven't used that one personally.
anon#3
· 2026-08-24 20:00
For some reason it is very difficult to fulfil the non electron app requirement. Following this topic eagerly. Have tried out a lot of them and none are nearly as good, even ignoring the plugin system.
anon#4
· 2026-08-24 20:08
i use tolaria. it's open source and i sync it across devices automatically via github repo
anon#5
· 2026-08-25 06:14
Joplin is very polished and open source, though also an electron app.
anon#6
· 2026-08-26 02:52
markdown editors is one of the rare cases where electron/webapp makes sense, markdown uses HTML as a base after all, why wouldn't you want the HTML features?
MelianMiko
· 2026-08-26 09:48
TriliumNotes. Not many plugins for now, but API is great
anon#7
· 2026-09-05 18:59
If you’re willing to put up with a slightly steep learning curve, Emacs and Org roam
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