Obsidian Software

This visual workspace lets researchers create an open space for brainstorming, diagramming, and arranging ideas. Notes can sit alongside images, PDFs, videos, audio, and web pages, with connections between cards showing relationships. Canvas views can also be embedded in notes or other Canvases, and finished layouts can be exported as images.

This knowledge management tool lets researchers connect notes, ideas, people, books, and other related information through internal links. A note can point directly to another note, creating a network of connected references. Over time, these links can turn separate pieces of research into a personal knowledge base that is easier to explore.

With cross-device sync, professionals can access their notes from different devices with end-to-end encryption. Obsidian also keeps one year of version history for each note, so earlier revisions can be reviewed. Users can choose which files and preferences sync to particular devices, providing more control over how their information is distributed. It also works when a user is offline or in a remote location, and the data syncs automatically when they go online.

Teams can use this functionality to work on shared files without exposing their entire private note collection. Shared content can be separated from personal notes, giving collaborators access to the information they need without requiring everything in a vault to be shared. This can suit projects that involve both private research and group work.

The software makes it possible to turn notes into an online wiki, knowledge base, documentation site, or digital garden. Content can be published directly from Obsidian, giving readers a way to browse related information online. Publishers can also use themes, custom domains, and password protection to shape how their sites look and who can access them.

The publishing platform gives businesses a way to control how their online knowledge base looks and who can access it. Custom themes can change the site's appearance, while custom domains provide a branded web address. Password protection adds another access option for documentation or knowledge sites that should not be publicly available.

Published knowledge bases come with built-in performance and search optimization. Obsidian Publish sites are designed to work across desktop and mobile devices, with SEO handled without additional configuration. This gives organizations a practical way to put documentation or reference material online without having to set up separate performance or search optimization tools.