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Obsidian

knowledge base and note-taking software
CreativeWork computer_program Q103994532

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
computer program, mobile app, personal knowledge base[3][4]
Inception
March 30, 2020[40]
Publication date
March 30, 2020[41]
Official website
obsidian.md[45]
App Store age rating
4+
Business model
freemium
Copyright license
proprietary license[7]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Creator
Erica Xu, Shida Li[1][2]
Developer
Dynalist Inc.[6]
Distributed by
Google Play, App Store (Apple), Flathub[42][43][44]
Distribution format
digital download[36]
Input device
touchscreen, computer mouse, computer keyboard[37][38][39]
Motto text
Sharpen your thinking.
Named after
obsidian[5]
Operating system
Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, iPadOS[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Platform
Android, Microsoft Windows, Linux, iOS, macOS[31][32][33][34][35]
Programmed in
Electron, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets[8][9][10]
Programmer
Erica Xu, Shida Li, Steph Ango[46][47][48]
Readable file format
Markdown
Social media followers
6.2k (5.0k–86k, n=9)
Software version identifier
0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16, 1.3.5, 1.5, 1.5.12, 1.6.3, 0.0.1, 1.6.5, 1.6.7, 1.7, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.8, 1.8.4, 1.8.7, 1.8.9, 1.8.10, 1.9.10, 1.9.12, 1.10.6, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, 1.11.7, 1.12.4, 1.12.4, 1.12.5, 1.12.7, 1.12.6, 1.13.0, 1.13.1, 1.13.4, 1.13.4, 1.13.5, 1.13.6, 1.13.6, 1.13.7, 1.14.4, 1.14.4, 1.15.0, 1.15.0, 1.15.1[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Writable file format
Markdown
🏷️ Also known as
en Obsidian.md en ObsidianMD en Obsidian ar Obsidian.md ar أوبسيديان es Obsidian.md fa ابسیدین fa ابسیدین (نرم افزار) he אובסידיאן ja Obsidian (ソフトウェア) ko 옵시디언 nl Obsidian.md pt Obsidian (software) tr Obsidian (yazılım) uk Обсидіан uk Обсідіан
🔖 Identifiers · 32
AlternativeTo ID
obsidian
App Store app ID
1557175442
Arch Linux package
obsidian
Bluesky handle
obsidian.md
Bundle ID
md.obsidian
Chocolatey Community package ID
obsidian, Obsidian
Described at URL
www.fastcompany.com
Discord server numeric ID
686053708261228577
Domain name
obsidian.md
Download URL
obsidian.md
FAQ URL
obsidian.md
Flathub ID
md.obsidian.Obsidian
Show all 32 identifiers +20
GitHub account
obsidianmd
GitHub topic
obsidian-md
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11n007kbcy
Google Play Store app ID
md.obsidian
Lemmy community ID
obsidianmd@lemmy.world
Mastodon address
obsidian@mas.to
Nixpkgs ID
obsidian
Official blog URL
obsidian.md
Official forum URL
forum.obsidian.md, forum-zh.obsidian.md
Privacy policy URL
obsidian.md
Repology project name
obsidian
Service status information URL
status.obsidian.md
Snap package
obsidian
Source code repository URL
github.com
Subreddit
ObsidianMD
Terms of service URL
obsidian.md
Twitch username
obsdmd
User manual URL
docs.obsidian.md, obsidian.md
X (Twitter) username
obsdmd
YouTube channel ID
UCRP5KXKq8Ytc6IH06VWRmkQ

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🔗 Connections
Operating system 6
Linux, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, macOS, iPadOS
Platform 5
Linux, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, macOS
Input device 3
computer mouse, computer keyboard, touchscreen
Programmed in 3
JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets, Electron
Distributed by 2
Google Play, Flathub
Instance of 2
computer program, mobile app
Programmer 2
Shida Li, Steph Ango
Business model 1
freemium
Copyright license 1
proprietary license
Created notable works 1
Shida Li
Creator 1
Shida Li
Developer 1
Dynalist Inc.
Named after 1
obsidian
← Compatible with 1
Taskwarrior
← Creator 1
Dynalist Inc.
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Related Entities

Android Cascading Style Sheets computer keyboard computer mouse Dynalist Inc. iOS iPadOS JavaScript Linux macOS Microsoft Windows mobile app Shida Li Steph Ango touchscreen

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [17] ↑ . forum.obsidian.md. Retrieved . forum.obsidian.md. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . news.ycombinator.com. news.ycombinator.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23h ago · GearsDatapacks · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 1.14.4"
  2. 23h ago · GearsDatapacks · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.15.1"
  3. 23h ago · GearsDatapacks · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.15.0"
  4. 23h ago · GearsDatapacks · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    Described at URL → https://www.fastcompany.com/90960653/why-people-are-obsessed
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.15.0"
  5. 3d ago · StepDiag · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: Described at URL: https://appaudit.dev/item/obsidian, batch #294057"
  6. 3d ago · StepDiag · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → https://www.fastcompany.com/90960653/why-people-are-obsessed
    "Created claim: Described at URL: https://appaudit.dev/item/obsidian, batch #294057"
  7. 5d ago · StepDiag · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → https://www.fastcompany.com/90960653/why-people-are-obsessed
    "Created claim: Described at URL: https://surftware.com/item/obsidian, batch #293816"
  8. 4w ago · חזרתי · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    Image → —
    "Removed claim: Image: Obsidian desktop demo workflow.jpg"
  9. 4w ago · TheCap7 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.14.4"
  10. 12w ago · TrulyFlawed · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.13.7"
  11. 12w ago · TrulyFlawed · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.13.5"
  12. 14w ago · ~2026-42686-60 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discord invite ID → —
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.13.4"
  13. 21w ago · TrulyFlawed · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.13.1"
  14. 23w ago · TrulyFlawed · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.15.9, 1.0, 1.1.16 +40
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 1.13.0"
  15. 25w ago · TrulyFlawed · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    User manual URL → https://docs.obsidian.md/, https://obsidian.md/help
    "Changed claim: User manual URL: https://obsidian.md/help"
  16. 26w ago · TrulyFlawed · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Download URL → https://obsidian.md/download
    Terms of service URL → https://obsidian.md/terms
    Writable file format → Markdown
    Image → —
    + 55 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Service status information URL: https://status.obsidian.md/"
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