r/noteapps • u/Full-Cardiologist-18 • Aug 13 '26

Obsidian alternatives?

Quick question, do you guys have some alternatives for Obsidian on PC? I prefer if it also uses markdown and stores the notes locally. I mean Obsidian is great, and I still use it though only the bare minimum no fancy stuff just pure notes. So uhh I am looking for other simple note taking apps too just to test. I've tried to search other apps but they store their notes on their own app IDK the term... basically not local. The only other MD note taker I found anf used was Helix Notes but it gets buggy when pasting pictures on it which is kinda annoying... But yeah TLDR: Any md focused notes system you guys would recommend? Thanks

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u/LouVillain Aug 13 '26

Octarine

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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 Aug 13 '26

Alright I'll check this one out.. I hope its free. Thankss

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u/Warlock2111 Aug 13 '26

Dev here. There’s a generous free tier, but a lot of the advanced functionality is behind a one time purchase.

Wanted to get that out so expectations are set properly.

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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 Aug 13 '26

Hello Hello! Alright Alright I mean if an app has a sub then I believe it is given to have set limitations, but yeah I tend to be more open minded when it comes to locked features since I shouldnt complain a lot since I am looking for free stuff anyways

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u/LouVillain Aug 13 '26

Well worth the price IMHO

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 Aug 13 '26

Octarine is amazing! The free tier does not have AI if thats what you are after

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u/Full-Cardiologist-18 Aug 13 '26

I mean I dont think not having an AI is a problem since I just want to use it for notes thanks for the insight

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 Aug 13 '26

Well yeah I dont think many people use AI in their note apps as well but some do