# Obsidian

> Notes as plain Markdown files you own

- Website: https://obsidian.md/?ref=swipetolaunch&utm_source=swipetolaunch&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=markdown
- Score: 67% approval
- Swipes: 6 total — 4 right, 2 left
- Ranked on the board: yes
- Listing: Free; votes are counted the same as for every listing
- Categories: Productivity, Writing
- Tags: Notes, Markdown, Local-first
- Pricing: freemium
- Domain Rating: 87/100, a backlink-authority score for obsidian.md, read 2026-10-25
- Submitted: 2025-09-10
- Page: https://swipetolaunch.com/p/obsidian

## About

Obsidian is a note-taking app that works on a folder of Markdown files on your own disk. Links between notes build a graph you can navigate and query.

Because the store is just files, your notes outlive the app and can be edited by anything else.

## How the score works

The percentage is the raw share of swipes that went right. Rankings weigh that share against the number of swipes (a prior of 25 swipes at 50%), so a high score from a handful of swipes ranks below a slightly lower score from many. Anyone can swipe without an account; each browser or account swipes a product once.