Wall of shame · #7 of 77
Obsidian
wants$5/mo
2 free alternatives to Obsidian, built out of spite. Each does the job for $0. Pettiest first.
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replacesObsidian Sync Standard · $5/mo
Cairn Notes
Obsidian charges $5 a month to move your own Markdown between your own devices. Cairn syncs it through your own server and charges nothing.
“Obsidian made me pay them for syncing so I made an open-source implementation”
desktopself-hostedproductivityopen-sourcevibe coded
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replacesObsidian Sync · $5/mo
Git-Writer
Obsidian Sync is $5 a month to get your notes onto your phone. Git-Writer syncs them through a git repo you already have, on five platforms, for nothing.
“I wanted a simple, private way to take notes on my laptop and sync them across my other devices (like my phone and Android e-ink tablet) without paying for a subscription or handing my data over to big corporations like Google or Microsoft.”
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