Obsidian 1.7.7

Obsidian is definitely not another note-taking tool! It is an organizational system that will help you put together all your notes, ideas, and written files, in an associative manner, and not a hierarchically distributed one. Although mastering the vast capabilities Obsidian offers might take a while, it will totally be worth the investment because by learning its ways, you will have organized yourself so well, there is no way you will ever understand information distribution the way you used to.

I know it sounds too good to be true, too promising to be real, especially for a tool that helps you organize notes and texts. Let’s see what distinctive advantages make Obsidian worth giving a shot and what is/are its unique selling point(s).

Yes, nowadays, we have such powerful devices and so much data to store, it is nearly impossible to find any smartphone user who does not have at least one subscription with any given cloud storage company. Yet, many past events have shown that data stored in one place is subject to the companies’ changing regulations, to altering/loss, and even unauthorized access when poorly handled.

Keeping files in your computer, stored locally, gives you the possibility to create external backups, and to smartly synchronize, encrypt, or transfer them. Basically, you get flexibility and a lot more mobility at the cost of some extra time invested in learning how to become optimal with data management. The advantage? You only need to learn these things once and benefit for the rest of your life.