Obsidian
A Markdown-based note-taking and knowledge management application with wiki-style linking.
In This Conversation
Pete demonstrated Obsidian extensively to Dave, who had been using it only as a vault holder without realizing it was meant to be opened and used as an editor, file browser, and wiki. See Obsidian as a Tool Ecosystem for the full account.
Key features Pete showed: wiki links (double square brackets), backlinks, the file explorer sidebar, DataView queries, Claude Code in a terminal sidebar, and the ability to use it alongside Typora on the same files.
Dave's starting point:
Dave: "I downloaded Obsidian, and then Claude used Obsidian, but it didn't do anything else for me."
Mentioned by: Both
Related
- Obsidian as a Tool Ecosystem — the full demo thread
- Dave's Vault — Dave's Claude-created vault
- Spelunk Vault — Pete's nonfiction writing template
- DataView Plugin — query engine for Obsidian data