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Alternatives to Opensidian
Opensidian: A free markdown notes app for Linux that opens Obsidian vaults, with wikilinks, backlinks and a graph view. Here are 16 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 12 have a free plan, 2 sell for a one-off price.
- cyberWriter
Note app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that keeps a folder of Markdown files linked with wikilinks, backlinks and a graph, plus PDF export.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NoteDiscovery
A free markdown notes app you run on your own server, with wikilinks, a graph view, diagrams, math and an MCP link for AI tools.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NormalNotes
Quick Markdown note app for Apple devices that starts on a daily page and works directly with Obsidian vault files.
Since 2026Updated 3 months ago
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Atomic
A notes app that auto-tags your notes, links related ideas, searches by meaning and writes summaries from them.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Cohestry
Notes app for Mac and iPhone that spots related notes and lets you browse them as a three dimensional graph, with Apple Notes import.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notanic
A note app on an endless canvas with nested pages, Markdown, sketching and live collaboration, for people who think visually.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notes Plus
A notes app for Mac and Windows modelled on Apple Notes that saves every note as a plain Markdown file in your folders.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Papez
Keeps one memory of what you tell AI assistants so ChatGPT, Claude and coding tools can all recall it, and you can edit it.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- QOwnNotes
A free open-source desktop notes app that saves plain Markdown files and syncs through Nextcloud or ownCloud.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- AI Exporter Hub
Chrome extension that saves your ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other chatbot chats as Markdown, PDF, Notion pages or Obsidian notes.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Annotate.tv
Take notes tied to moments in YouTube videos, query the transcript and send your notes to Notion, Obsidian or Readwise.
Since 2020
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- CastLoom Pro
Desktop app that plays and batch downloads podcasts, then transcribes and translates them offline into your notes.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Detto
A Mac app that transcribes meetings, voice memos and dictation on your own machine and saves the text to your Obsidian vault.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- EdgeEver
An open-source notes and knowledge base you host on Cloudflare or Docker, with desktop, mobile and web clipper apps plus AI agent links.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Theorem
An open source reader for EPUB, PDF, comics and RSS that saves your highlights to an Obsidian or Logseq vault as Markdown.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Korvo
Desktop workspace that pulls your files and notes into structured plans and records the reasons behind each decision.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge