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Obsidian

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It’s your time to shine.

A private, local-first knowledge base on plain text files.

Features & use cases

  • Sharpen your thinking.
  • Spark ideas.
  • Sync securely.
  • Publish instantly.

Section titles taken from obsidian.md, checked 2026-08-01.

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