Enter: Obsidian. Obsidian is a free, simple note taking platform and app. It works on almost every platform and has mobile apps for Apple and Android. The beauty of it is an elegant, aka ...

Obsidian, with its local-first ... especially for beginners like me. In contrast, alternatives like Joplin and Standard Notes are flexible and offer a dedicated toolbar along with markdown support.

Apple Notes doesn’t have an export option. Instead, as Obsidian’s blog post on the Importer plugin update explains, it stores your notes in a local SQLite database. The format isn’t documented, but ...