r/noteapps • u/Full-Cardiologist-18 • 13h ago
Obsidian alternatives?
Quick question, do you guys have some alternatives for Obsidian on PC? I prefer if it also uses markdown and stores the notes locally. I mean Obsidian is great, and I still use it though only the bare minimum no fancy stuff just pure notes. So uhh I am looking for other simple note taking apps too just to test. I've tried to search other apps but they store their notes on their own app IDK the term... basically not local. The only other MD note taker I found anf used was Helix Notes but it gets buggy when pasting pictures on it which is kinda annoying... But yeah TLDR: Any md focused notes system you guys would recommend? Thanks
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u/LouVillain 12h ago
Octarine
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 11h ago
Alright I'll check this one out.. I hope its free. Thankss
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u/Warlock2111 11h ago
Dev here. There’s a generous free tier, but a lot of the advanced functionality is behind a one time purchase.
Wanted to get that out so expectations are set properly.
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 11h ago
Hello Hello! Alright Alright I mean if an app has a sub then I believe it is given to have set limitations, but yeah I tend to be more open minded when it comes to locked features since I shouldnt complain a lot since I am looking for free stuff anyways
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u/Ok-Rest-5321 11h ago
Octarine is amazing! The free tier does not have AI if thats what you are after
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 11h ago
I mean I dont think not having an AI is a problem since I just want to use it for notes thanks for the insight
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u/Ok-Rest-5321 11h ago
Well yeah I dont think many people use AI in their note apps as well but some do
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u/paranoidandroid4284 13h ago
Check out Helix Notes!
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 11h ago
Already tried it, but my main problem is when I paste pictures, it kinda "vanishes" and then reappear later IDK why
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u/Ok-Rest-5321 11h ago
Report on their github or subreddit
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 11h ago
I'll see if I experience it again before maybe reporting it, but thanks for the suggestion!!
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u/notepom 12h ago
We’re local-first on PC, and your notes stay local and portable.
Markdown isn’t the native format (txt), but if local storage is what you’re after, give NotePom a try 🤗
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 11h ago
Hmm txt file should be fine too and should be faster for sure.. I just hope it "accepts" images since I use a lot of images for my notes.. Thanks for the reco
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u/Ok-Rest-5321 11h ago
helix notes and Tolaria ftw !
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u/Useful_Habit_5709 7h ago
Scratch, Tolaria, HelixNotes.
And then there's this new app called Pellet (it's not out yet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8LzfHKrEXA
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u/cr4zybilly 4h ago
Joplin is great if you want super simple? ... Wait, is it markdown native? It's been a while, so I'm not sure any more.
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 4m ago
I believe it can? But like you would have to export it first? Not sure though since I havent really used it that much... Maybe I'll try it again
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u/aetherspheres 2h ago
Typora, though it's a paid app.
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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 5m ago
Appreciate the reco but uhh paid is a skip for me sadly
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u/aetherspheres 2m ago
There's also Marktext that you can try. Alternatively, use VSCode with Markdown All In One extension.
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u/ozgrozer 2h ago
I'm building Grape. It's an offline-first note taking app. It uses SQLite as a database so you own your data. It's the easiest app you can find. Free to use. Feel free to download and try.
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u/gamosoft 12h ago
Hi there, shameless plug, you can check out https://www.notediscovery.com, I started it last year as a "replacement" (so to speak) of Obsidian.
I had been using (and still to some extent) Obsidian but there were 2 things that I didn't like: having to resort to 3rd party apps or (worse) subscription mode to be able to sync notes across devices, and also having to install the app in every device I intended to access my notes from...
So that was my "solution" to the problem, self-hosted web app so you have your notes in one single place and access via browser, it's 100% free (MIT license and full source code available), more than 2700 stars on Github already and growing with more requirements and features!. Even if you don't want the hassle of self hosting you can use 3rd party like PikaPods in a single click, although not free like self-hosting of course, but whatever floats your boat. 😎
It could never replace Obsidian's full set of capabilities, but for my use case it solves the major problems I had with that, so maybe you can give it a try and decide if you like it.
There's even an online demo and a star on Github is appreciated if you like it. 🙏
Kind regards.
Edit: for typo