Obsidian user reviews, decoded

High confidence · Latest 97 of 100 total reviews analyzed · Based on 100 reviews. Signal may be noisy.

Mixed

Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate the flexible markdown-based note-taking system provides users with limitless customization for complex knowledge management workflows and offline-first data storage ensures users maintain complete ownership of their notes without forced cloud dependency, but report frequent application crashes and slow loading times on mobile devices disrupt the daily note-taking habit.

Rating: 4.4

Reviews: 100

Confidence: high

The latest update addressed reading-to-edit mode switching, but performance-related crashes and navigation complaints persist, keeping the sentiment trend on a downward trajectory.

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.4/ 5
★★★★★★
(21.4K)
Current version
4.5/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
★★★★★★
(2.7K)
Main signal post-update: the flexible markdown-based note-taking system provides users with limitless customization for complex knowledge management workflows.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

How have ratings & review volume moved?

Rating, review sentiment, and total reviews over time, with release markers showing the post-launch impact.

Review sentiment over time

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Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • The flexible markdown-based note-taking system provides users with limitless customization for complex knowledge management workflows
  • Offline-first data storage ensures users maintain complete ownership of their notes without forced cloud dependency
  • The interconnected graph view helps users visualize relationships between disparate notes and research topics effectively
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Frequent application crashes and slow loading times on mobile devices disrupt the daily note-taking habit
Request

Most requested

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