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we used offcuts of wood from the kitchen project to make these napkin rings for our wedding guests
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
we used offcuts of wood from the kitchen project to make these napkin rings for our wedding guests
When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
When you email issues to Obsidian Entertainment (the video game company) their AI support hallucinates and tells you to email Obsidian (the note-taking company) instead.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
If the reward function is to reduce the number of touches in a support ticket, this is one way to do it.
Launch time should be noticeably faster if you have a large vault, especially on older Android devices.
For me it's under 200ms on iOS with 17k files.
For me it's under 200ms on iOS with 17k files.
Obsidian 1.10.1 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members for desktop and mobile.
The mobile app now launches significantly faster. You can now edit the last opened file while the rest of the app loads in the background.
The mobile app now launches significantly faster. You can now edit the last opened file while the rest of the app loads in the background.
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Launch time should be noticeably faster if you have a large vault, especially on older Android devices.
For me it's under 200ms on iOS with 17k files.
For me it's under 200ms on iOS with 17k files.
Use the saw, fear the saw
stephango.com/saw
stephango.com/saw
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Use the saw, fear the saw
stephango.com/saw
stephango.com/saw
my greatest fear came true, turns out those home pizza ovens are amazing and you can have excellent pizza whenever you want
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
October 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
my greatest fear came true, turns out those home pizza ovens are amazing and you can have excellent pizza whenever you want
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
(okay, not the most circular, but this was my first attempt!)
Just updated my vault template to show how I use the new Maps feature for Obsidian Bases. Super useful for travel planning.
October 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just updated my vault template to show how I use the new Maps feature for Obsidian Bases. Super useful for travel planning.
So much good stuff in this update.
Obsidian 1.10.0 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members with tons of improvements for Bases!
- New List view
- New Map view an official open source plugin
- Bases API for views
- Group results by property
Many new table view features: keyboard nav, copy/paste, summarize, undo
- New List view
- New Map view an official open source plugin
- Bases API for views
- Group results by property
Many new table view features: keyboard nav, copy/paste, summarize, undo
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
So much good stuff in this update.
Since the start we've tried to avoid dependencies in Obsidian. It takes a bit longer to add some features, but it reduces the risk of supply chain attacks, and gives us more control over performance.
Less is safer: how Obsidian reduces the risk of supply chain attacks
obsidian.md/blog/less-is...
obsidian.md/blog/less-is...
Less is safer: how Obsidian reduces the risk of supply chain attacks
Supply chain attacks are malicious updates that sneak into open source code used by many apps. Here’s how we design Obsidian to ensure that the app is a secure and private environment for your thought...
obsidian.md
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Since the start we've tried to avoid dependencies in Obsidian. It takes a bit longer to add some features, but it reduces the risk of supply chain attacks, and gives us more control over performance.
Today in ransomware, Slack increases pricing by $195k with a week's notice for a non-profit that teaches teenagers how to code.
September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today in ransomware, Slack increases pricing by $195k with a week's notice for a non-profit that teaches teenagers how to code.
This should be a fun challenge! I gave it a quick pass and was able to get something basic working in a few minutes using Notion integrations.
A new bounty is open for Importer:
$2,000 to convert Notion Databases to Obsidian Bases and plain text files
$2,000 to convert Notion Databases to Obsidian Bases and plain text files
September 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This should be a fun challenge! I gave it a quick pass and was able to get something basic working in a few minutes using Notion integrations.
One of my favorite use cases for Obsidian Bases is custom sidebar views. Here's one I made for "Related notes".
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One of my favorite use cases for Obsidian Bases is custom sidebar views. Here's one I made for "Related notes".
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
It finds notes that have overlapping links and tags with the active note. The notes are sorted by a count of overlaps.
Dropbox is discontinuing the Paper app. Now all your notes will only be available via the web.
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Dropbox is discontinuing the Paper app. Now all your notes will only be available via the web.
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
It's so strange that a company designed around syncing files created the .paper format which only stores a URL, and no actual content. How did they lose sight of file over app?
Is there a word to describe Obsidian's business model? Revenue primarily comes from optional paid services that have free alternatives.
Freemium isn't quite right because freemium apps typically paywall features, or have usage-based pricing. Obsidian's features are free and there's no usage limit.
Freemium isn't quite right because freemium apps typically paywall features, or have usage-based pricing. Obsidian's features are free and there's no usage limit.
September 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Is there a word to describe Obsidian's business model? Revenue primarily comes from optional paid services that have free alternatives.
Freemium isn't quite right because freemium apps typically paywall features, or have usage-based pricing. Obsidian's features are free and there's no usage limit.
Freemium isn't quite right because freemium apps typically paywall features, or have usage-based pricing. Obsidian's features are free and there's no usage limit.
The sample Obsidian plugin template now has an AGENTS.md file.
Hopefully this means coding tools better follow Obsidian guidelines, and create plugins that can more quickly pass review.
github.com/obsidianmd/o...
Hopefully this means coding tools better follow Obsidian guidelines, and create plugins that can more quickly pass review.
github.com/obsidianmd/o...
September 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The sample Obsidian plugin template now has an AGENTS.md file.
Hopefully this means coding tools better follow Obsidian guidelines, and create plugins that can more quickly pass review.
github.com/obsidianmd/o...
Hopefully this means coding tools better follow Obsidian guidelines, and create plugins that can more quickly pass review.
github.com/obsidianmd/o...
somehow I just learned there's a variety of blackberries called obsidian, and of course it makes the best jam
stephango.com/quality-software
stephango.com/quality-software
September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
somehow I just learned there's a variety of blackberries called obsidian, and of course it makes the best jam
stephango.com/quality-software
stephango.com/quality-software
whatever you think an hour of your time is worth, it's worth at least ten times more
September 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
whatever you think an hour of your time is worth, it's worth at least ten times more
My top ten tips for Obsidian Bases
![1. You can drag views in the View menu to reorder them. The first one is the default view.
2. Right-click the View button to skip the view picker and edit the current view.
3. Bases can be embedded as .base files or as code blocks (like Dataview). Both use the same syntax.
4. Use [[BaseName.base#ViewName]] to embed a specific view.
5. Views have layout options. For tables you can set row height. For cards you can set card size and cover image.
6. The Results count is clickable and lets you limit results and export to CSV/clipboard.
7. With the Properties menu open, you can navigate to a property in the list using arrow keys, and hold Opt key (Alt on Windows) to move the property up or down the list.
8. Double-click a column divider to reset the column width.
9. You can place base files in sidebars to create custom views, like a recent files view, or attachments view.
10. When embedded in a note, this.file refers to the current note. In a sidebar, this.file refers to the active note.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4pklmqyj4mew3wftz7edg4fy/bafkreigpqrfem2co5n4owukyocyw5rlommgkqfpsvodge5hskh4cg5mkuq@jpeg)
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My top ten tips for Obsidian Bases
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Obsidian 1.9.12 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members for desktop and mobile.
Search is now lightning fast.
Search is now lightning fast.
August 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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We're considering ways that IT departments can more confidently deploy Obsidian to employees and students. What do you think about this approach?
August 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We're considering ways that IT departments can more confidently deploy Obsidian to employees and students. What do you think about this approach?
The keyboard should feel much much smoother on iOS and Android with Obsidian 1.9.
We fixed a dozen tiny issues with positioning text when the keyboard opens and closes. This will probably be totally invisible to most people, but it's one of my favorite QOL improvements.
We fixed a dozen tiny issues with positioning text when the keyboard opens and closes. This will probably be totally invisible to most people, but it's one of my favorite QOL improvements.
August 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The keyboard should feel much much smoother on iOS and Android with Obsidian 1.9.
We fixed a dozen tiny issues with positioning text when the keyboard opens and closes. This will probably be totally invisible to most people, but it's one of my favorite QOL improvements.
We fixed a dozen tiny issues with positioning text when the keyboard opens and closes. This will probably be totally invisible to most people, but it's one of my favorite QOL improvements.