obsidian-git VS Joplin

Compare obsidian-git vs Joplin and see what are their differences.

obsidian-git

Backup your Obsidian.md vault with git (by denolehov)

Joplin

Joplin - the secure note taking and to-do app with synchronisation capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. (by laurent22)
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obsidian-git

Posts with mentions or reviews of obsidian-git. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-29.
  • How to improve your GitHub vanity metrics FAST
    2 projects | dev.to | 29 Jan 2024
    In practice I write in Obsidian, the best thing since slice bread for me. And it was obsidian-git, running every 10 minutes or so, who was keeping my GitHub vanity metrics very green.
  • A structured note-taking app for personal use
    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Dec 2023
    > Joplin is using md to.

    The way it's handled can make the difference in control.

    > by separating that in their DB, it's a big NO for me since it's a closed silo.

    Joplin is using a popular open database with a healthy community and good tooling. It's as open as markdown. Maybe not for you, when you lack the knowledge, but markdown is similar closed for anyone not understanding filesystems and editors.

    > This: https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview works so wonderful for me

    Good for you, but that is very low level in terms of data-handling. Dataview is really just an elaborated search, there is no good level of interaction. Datacore, the next project of the Dataview is supposed to bring this, but it's not even usable yet AFAIK. Coincidental, the Obsidian-devs are also working on that front, but nothing is finished yet.

    > https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git and b) easy to fix since it's a text file. Gosh!

    That's useless when the app itself is not working. And even worse if you are not realizing the errors early.

    > Aha. I don't think so. Which authority says that?

    My own experience. I've tested enough plugins over the years to know their dark corners.

    > And even if It's like that, my markdown files would survive everything

    The thing is, technically you are not even having proper markdown, but a fork with some extensions of Obsidian. So some features of your parts might break when switching away from Obsidian. And the reason for all this is also because markdown is lacking definitions for what obsidian-people are doing with it. Coincidentally, this seems also one of the reasons why Joplin is using a database.

    > And gosh, this is a good thing!

    Not if they all suck.

    > Installing multiple task plugins shows that something is "broke" on the user side.

    Sure, because the plugins are lacking features, its the users fault... Maybe some users have just very different levels of requirements from you.

    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Dec 2023
    > Not really. Obsidian has its shares of problems too, and most of them originate from using Markdown.

    Aha. Which problems do you mean?

    > Markdown is a freeform text-format, and works very well for writing text, but it really sucks for data and structured content.

    Joplin is using md to. And if Joplin does a good job on "data" and "structured content" (whatever you mean by that) by separating that in their DB, it's a big NO for me since it's a closed silo.

    This: https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview works so wonderful for me, and it never breaks anything in my simple md files.

    > Most plugins and features in that area are very brittle and overspecialized, working only well enough in their specific use case.

    Aha. I don't think so. Which authority says that? And even if It's like that, my markdown files would survive everything, since they are a) in git. https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git and b) easy to fix since it's a text file. Gosh!

    > And gosh, Obsidian has really a huge amount of plugins for data-handling.

    And gosh, this is a good thing!

    > At some point, it was so bad that there were multiple competing task-plugins which broke each other just because they had different formatting for dates.

    Installing multiple task plugins shows that something is "broke" on the user side. It's not the fault of Markdown or Obsidian.

    Just have a look on: https://github.com/ivan-lednev/obsidian-day-planner but you dont need a fancy task plugin like this, if you know your way around https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview or https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks

    Since the Ecosystem around Obsidian and pure Markdown, most of the time I stay in my browser https://github.com/deathau/markdownload and nvim https://github.com/epwalsh/obsidian.nvim

  • Need some help: Obsidian/Obsidian Git can't sync/push to remote • "fatal: bad object refs/heads" and "conflicting files"
    2 projects | /r/git | 24 Sep 2023
  • Obsidian 1.4.10 Desktop (Public)
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Sep 2023
    The Obsidian team uses the "remote vault" feature[1] to collaborate on making Obsidian. Since Obsidian runs on local files you could use any shared file storage like Dropbox. If you want more granular version history, you can use Git, there's a nice plugin for it[2].

    [1]: https://help.obsidian.md/Obsidian+Sync/Share+remote+vaults

    [2]: https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git

  • Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Aug 2023
    I've been using the main Obsidian git extension, https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git. Took some work to set it up ergnonomically but it works great now. I enabled auto-commit and push on save, and auto-pull when you start the editor. No merge conflicts yet between two machines.

    Should note I use Obsidian for a journal, so it's pretty much append-only.

  • Syncthing is causing battery drain. Any free alternatives?
    5 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 5 Jul 2023
    Up to my knowledge, Obsidian GIT doesn't support merge on mobile. There is a different approach for handling those on mobile using Command Line, you can find more info in this post and this article.
  • Seeing Edit History of a note?
    3 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 3 Jul 2023
    I am using Git for that. Here is the extension that might help. https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git
  • Quick question: is there a way to sync Obsidian on my phone/tablet without paying the fee?
    2 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 19 Jun 2023
    google drive then. Or obsidian git or, my personal favourite: obsidian livesync
  • A Definitive Note App Comparison
    4 projects | /r/macapps | 5 May 2023
    I use Obsidian which gives me full ownership of my notes and works offline. With an open-source plugin, I sync my vault across multiple devices. If I choose so, I can edit my notes in other apps. I can encrypt them end-to-end if that's my choice.

Joplin

Posts with mentions or reviews of Joplin. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-24.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing obsidian-git and Joplin you can also consider the following projects:

Trilium Notes - Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

obsidian - GraphQL, built for Deno - a native GraphQL caching client and server module

notesnook - A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Boostnote - This repository is outdated and new Boost Note app is available! We've launched a new Boost Note app which supports real-time collaborative writing. https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App

logseq - A local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your unique life.

QOwnNotes - QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.

Standard Notes - An end-to-end encrypted notes app for digitalists and professionals. https://standardnotes.com [Moved to: https://github.com/standardnotes/app]

HedgeDoc - HedgeDoc - Ideas grow better together

obsidian-dataview - A data index and query language over Markdown files, for https://obsidian.md/.

obsidian-calendar-plugin - Simple calendar widget for Obsidian.

CherryTree - cherrytree

zim-desktop-wiki - Main repository of the zim desktop wiki project