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Obsidian for Mac

Plain text Markdown files.

Free
In English
4.0
Based on 4 user rates

Obsidian overview

It's free for personal use, full pricing information available here.

Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. For portability, Obsidian supports CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM).

Links as First-Class Citizens We want your second brain to work like a real brain, so Obsidian encourages you to make connections between your notes. Simply type [[ and Obsidian will auto-complete the link. With connections in place, you can navigate your notes and get inspiration with backlinks and graph view.

The Note Multiplexer Obsidian is great if you have large screens and atomic short notes. Panes in Obsidian can be split infinitely and resized, and they make cross-referencing multiple notes a breeze. Panes can be pinned to keep its content or linked together so they can show different views of the same note. Combine panes to set up your powerful workspaces.

Build Your Custom Obsidian With dozens of actively-developed plugins, you can build your own note-taking toolkit like a Lego set.

What's new in version 1.12.7

Obsidian CLI

The Obsidian Installer is now bundled with a new binary file for using the CLI. This new method replaces the old method of calling the Electron binary, resulting in significantly faster terminal interactions. Requires downloading the latest installer.

  • Added autocompletion for Obsidian commands to the terminal interface (TUI) when using the id= parameter.
Bug fixes
Obsidian CLI
  • Fixed the Obsidian CLI incorrectly checking for a Linux-specific directory on macOS.
  • Changed the CLI socket file to a hidden dotfile on macOS and Linux.
Editor
  • Fixed several issues with copy, cut, and paste when no text is selected.
  • Copying and pasting a line no longer places the cursor in the wrong position.
  • In tables, copying or cutting without a selection now correctly copies only the cell contents.
  • Pasting a URL while text is selected across multiple cursors now wraps each selection as a Markdown link ([selected text](url)).
  • Fixed images inside callouts showing unwanted scrollbars in Reading mode.
  • Fixed double-clicking an image in Live Preview not resetting its size.
Developer
  • The installer has been updated to use Electron v39.8.3 (requires downloading the latest installer).
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Obsidian for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.12.7
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4.0

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PeterNoSpam
PeterNoSpam
Jan 25, 2022
0.11.13
0.0
Jan 25, 2022
0.0
Version: 0.11.13
Any plan for a Apple M1 version?
julejuli
julejuli
Oct 3, 2025
1.9.14
5.0
Oct 3, 2025
5.0
Version: 1.9.14
EdFlicker
EdFlicker
Nov 21, 2023
1.4.16
1.0
Nov 21, 2023
1.0
Version: 1.4.16
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Sep 15, 2022
0.14.15
5.0
Sep 15, 2022
5.0
Version: 0.14.15
Stefano-Cecere
Stefano-Cecere
Nov 30, 2
0.11.13
5.0
Nov 30, 2
5.0
Version: 0.11.13