6th Sep, 2024
Let's explore some alternatives to Obsidian, the PKM and second brain application for organising and managing thoughts, ideas and notes.
Here are the top-rated Obsidian alternatives to consider:
Tool | Special Features | Pricing Upgrade ($) |
---|---|---|
Flashcards & whiteboards | Free | |
Object-based notes | $10 per month | |
Object-based notes | $99 per year | |
Powerful block references | $15 per month | |
Databases | $10 per month | |
AI features | $10 per month |
Logseq is a networked thought note-taking application that can create notes, create daily notes, connect notes and visualize in a graph view, use a whiteboard to bring ideas together, and even turn notes into flashcards.
Capacities is an object-based note-taking application that focuses on building relationships between notes. It is popular for journalling, making notes, and managing personal ideas. It comes with markdown notes, local-first optionality & PKM features.
It can be used to manage daily and personal notes and organize work meetings and beyond. Many people find Capabilities to be a good balance between Notion and Obsidian.
Anytype is an open-source, local-first note-taking application for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. It also has a Chrome extension for clipping notes.
Anytype creates notes as objects to save notes with a structure—e.g., meeting, person, book. It also has E2E security on notes and a growing community.
It is a popular Notion alternative in the local-first note-taking community with an ethos and focus on secure note-taking. Anytype uses object-based note-taking to help organize your notes with more structure.
Roam Research is a powerful PKM tool designed for pro note-takers to make notes, capture ideas, and most importantly connect them up using backlinks & a graph. Roam Research is on desktop and web.
Many people who get Roam are much more sold on the concept and the PKM focus than are looking for a more simple note-taking application.
Notion is an all-in-one productivity app for notes, project management, tasks, and calendar management. It is available for macOS, Windows, web, iOS, and Android. Although it is a complex tool, users can use the no-code layout to build workspaces for any scenario.
Notion has been a popular Evernote alternative.
Reflect Notes is a note-taking application with networked thought abilities and AI.
It is available on macOS, web, and iOS and has been featured as a good AI note-taking app.
So, now you have seen five of the best alternatives to Obsidian, which one though?
If you're interested in learning more about what a second brain app is, you can check out our other articles and guides for second brain tools too.
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