Folge Reviews

Obsidian.md Reviews

1. MTRG15

   12 months ago
   The kind of software that may change your life

   Perhaps you know someone who swears by Obsidian, it may seem like a cult of overly devoted people for how passionate they are, but it's not without reason

   I've been using Obsidian for over 3 years, at a point in my life when I felt I had to handle too much information and I felt like grasping water not being able to remember everything I wanted, language learning, programming, accounting, university, daily tasks. A friend recommended it to me next to Notion (of which he is a passionate cultist priest) and I reluctantly picked it and fell in love almost immediately.

   Obsidian seems very simple, like a notepad with folder interface, similar to Sublime Text, but the ability to link files together in a Wiki style allows you to organize ideas in any way you want, one file may lead to a dozen or more ideas that are related

   If you want to do something specific, Obsidian has a plethora of community created plugins that expand the functionality, in my case, I use obsidian to organize my classes both as a teacher and as a student, using local databases, calendars, dictionaries, slides, vector graphic drawings, excel-like tables, Anki connection, podcasts, and more

   🏁 Competitors: Notion, Evernote

   👍 Pros:    Awesome community|Custom plugins|Local hosting|Beautiful themes|Highly customizable|Cloud storage|Becomes more useful over time|Markdown support

   👎 Cons:    Seems complicated/complex at first|Takes time to set up your personal workspace|Overwhelming for first time user
2. Stan

   | Founder at SaaSHub | about 2 years ago
   My personal knowledge-base of choice

   I've been using Obsidian for more than a year. It's been great. I think it offer a great balance of control, flexibility and extensibility. What is more, you own your own data, that's been a must-have feature for me. I just can't imagine putting all my knowledge into something that I don't have control over.

   I think two of the most popular alternatives that people consider are Logseq and Roam Research. Although Logseq is a bit different, it's considered compatible with Obsidian. Supposedly, you can use them with a shared database (files. Both use simple text files for storage). I tried that once, a few months ago. It worked, yet it messed up a bit my Obsidian files ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

   🏁 Competitors: Logseq, Roam Research

Folge mentions (8)

• Is there a platform, AI or otherwise that can help me create process documentation from a mess faster?

  You can take a look at https://folge.me - app for creating step by step guides and tutorials. Source: about 1 year ago

• Looking for some kind of technical documentation editor

  I apologize for the shameless promo, but I have been working on an app that does exactly what you want - https://folge.me/ . It is a desktop app for creating instructions, step-by-step guides, and capturing workflows. A one-time price, no subscriptions, and a fully offline app available for both Mac and Windows. Source: about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: What have you created that deserves a second chance on HN?

  For the past three years I have been working on a desktop app for creating step by step tutorials, guides, documentation, walkthroughs etc. It captures your workflows while you work and outputs it in one of 7 formats, such as pdf, doc, json, markdown and more. https://folge.me. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Anyone making a living building desktop applications?

  Working on https://folge.me app for creating documentation and step by step guides ( basically an advanced screenshot tool with editor and many export options). One-time license, and no recurring charges, app brings in around 400-500 EUR (500-600 USD) per month. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

  Working on https://folge.me - desktop app for creating step by step tutorials and guides. Unlike modern SaaS businesses I decided to charge one time price, which makes revenue very unpredictable, but usually keeping around 400-500 USD per month. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

Obsidian.md mentions (1459)

• My 111-Day Experience with The Odin Project

  What do I use to document everything? Obsidian notes. - Source: dev.to / about 8 hours ago

• How can I upload images through the API?

  I have written an Obsidian plugin that can publish notes from Obsidian as articles on DEV.to, which also deals with some Obsidian specific stuff, e.g. Converting Obsidian medialinks to markdown links, separating title from content, and convert MathJax syntax to proper {% katex %} expressions; and it can handle subsequent updates, by storing the article id as metadata after the article is created. - Source: dev.to / about 9 hours ago

• From Chaos to Clarity: My Journey with Obsidian

  The article definitely assumes you know that 'Obsidian' is a reference to the text editor found at https://obsidian.md/. - Source: Hacker News / 20 days ago

• How to remember everything for standup

  I've encountered a lot of engineers who keep a journal and pen around, but you could also use a note-taking app like Notes, Obsidian, or Notion. - Source: dev.to / 20 days ago

• HTTP request from Obsidian notes

  Are you an Obsidian user looking to elevate your note-taking experience with dynamic data integration? Look no further than APIR (api-request) – an Obsidian plugin designed to streamline HTTP requests directly into your notes. - Source: dev.to / 29 days ago