Category: About Obsidian
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Obsidian Quick Capture
I love Obsidian. But I have a problem: capturing new ideas is slow. What is the best way to do Obsidian Quick Capture? But I’m getting ahead of myself. First of all, what is Quick Capture? Quick Capture refers to the ability to capture an idea within an application quickly, without losing focus on your…
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Why isn’t Obsidian Open Source?
Editors note: This article was originally published in July of 2022. It has since been updated and expanded. Many people have expressed concerns on the closed source development of the Obsidian application. Obsidian is a wonderful application used by people all over the world, and the concern is understandable. Why isn’t Obsidian open source? Why…
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Getting Started with Obsidian Canvas
Canvas is a relatively new feature in Obsidian. It was released in 2022, and it made some waves! Some people love it, some people ignore it. But for the right purposes, the canvas can be an incredibly useful tool, so if you want to get the most out of Obsidian, you might want to learn…
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Obsidian Mobile: Five Tips for Success
Let’s talk about Obsidian Mobile. If you’re like me, you want to be able to carry your notes around and access them on the go. There are plenty of reasons why you might want this: Fortunately, if you have an Android or iOS phone, there are plenty of good ways to carry around your digital…
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Five of My Favorite Hidden Features in Obsidian
Obsidian is powerful. But a lot of its best features are “hidden”, and they are hard to discover if you aren’t looking for them. I’m here to help you get the most out of this app, and that means telling you about everything that Obsidian has to offer. With that in mind, here are five…
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For Beginners and Pros Alike: The Obsidian Command Palette
Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, if you want to get the most out of Obsidian, you need to learn how to use the Obsidian command palette. What is the command palette? It’s one of the most powerful tools that Obsidian has to offer. The command palette in Obsidian is essential for both beginners…
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Using Callouts in Obsidian
If you’ve been using Obsidian for a while, you may be familiar with a feature called callouts. If you’re new to Obsidian, this is what a callout looks like in the Sandbox vault: Those orange and blue boxes are callouts! Pretty neat eh? Callouts give you a lot more flexibility when it comes to organizing…
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Clipping Articles into Obsidian
Have you ever wanted to copy a whole article into your Obsidian vault? This is referred to as “clipping”, as if you cut an article out of a newspaper and pasted it into your scrapbook. If that sounds interesting to you, then keep reading. We’ll discuss the many different ways for clipping articles into Obsidian.…
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Save Articles to Obsidian: Five Different Methods
Do you have too many tabs open? Too many interests? Me too. I used to have 100+ tabs open on both my computer and my phone. I had “Too good to close” syndrome. I would find an article and, instead of saving it to a trusted system, I would hoard it. Like a dragon on…
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Why use Obsidian Notes?
Obsidian has been a game changer for me. I’ve tried many note apps over the years, but none of them stuck. But then I tried Obsidian. And it changed everything. I used to struggle to write. Now I love to write. I used to struggle to come up with ideas to write about. Now I…
