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Obsidian vs Standard Notes
A side-by-side comparison of Obsidian and Standard Notes.
| Visit website | Visit website | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Private, local-first knowledge base on Markdown files | Open source notes app with end-to-end encryption |
| Pricing | FreemiumProprietary | FreemiumOpen source(AGPL-3.0) |
| Developer | — | Standard Notes |
| Ratings | 4.5(2.8K) · App Store | 4.7(3.8K) · App Store6.7Kstars |
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| Self-hosted | ||
| Features | ||
| End-to-end encryption | ||
| Markdown support | ||
| Offline mode | ||
| Cross-device sync | ||
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