In the podcast @MacSparky seemed to indicate that there would be some discussion of this in the upcoming additional material on use cases. I hope he does flesh that out a bit there.
So this made me give obsidian a try again. Iām mobile first and think Apple notes is much easier, but I canāt deny the customization and easy shortcut builds for obsidian (since you can just make shortcut for a text file in a folder). Have also been a bit let down with ios17 Apple notes updates, I guess was expecting a bit more with linking etc. it didnāt āspark joyā as expected.
Also, on iPad plugged into a monitor with a keyboard and mouse this replicated a desktop experience well. I still prefer Devonthink search and assorted features, but I may go back and use obsidian for some daily notes/journal and try indexing in DT again (still some hiccups being mobile only and trying to get indexed files).
If you need a robust notes app on your iPhone, I do not recommend Obsidian.
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I donāt actually use it on phone directly. I do daily notes and have shortcuts that addend markdown notes which works quite well without leaving my Home Screen.
I typically use iPad and keyboard if doing anything else, so it seems similar to desktop on iPad.
Addend: any suggestions of mobile workflow for DT to go. Had previously used the bear panda editor with DTTG which worked great but no longer available. I like Apple notes and had been using this for some notes (monthly imported to DT) or just directly to DTTG. Have been unhappy with DTTG on mobile editor, but appreciate so many of its features that Iāve tolerated it. Apple notes still requires the Mac to get into DT and then sync back to DTTG.
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I just need an Obsidian plug-in that will make it work exactly like NVALT.
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Have you seen FSNotes. It is not a plug-in for Obisidian. I am using it as my replacement for nvalt.
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Howso? If you use Alfred, the tools available in Shimmering Obsidian might help:
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I would actually say the complete opposite. 
I think Obsidian is quite feature rich on mobile. Are there UI things here or there that arenāt as pretty as (say) Bear 2? Sure. But as far as functionality, itās top notch. I actually think DEVONthink ToGo is a much poorer mobile counterpart (macOS vs iOS) than Obsidian. 
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I just get a general impression that Obsidian is janky on the iPhone, other than for quick entry and quick glances at information. I could be mistaken here.
Itās great on the iPad. I often use it on the iPad, particularly paired with a keyboard.
Never heard of it but just download it. Very similar to NVAlt. Loving it so far!!!
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No worse than any other app on the iPhone. A phone size screen is not meant for massive data entry no matter what app you are using. Itās fine for detailed lookups of even huge long notes, dataview query pages and making notes. You can enhance it with Shortcuts and actions for obsidian to create and automatically make very complext notes with templates and data entry from a list of available choices, voice input and even adding in pictures with text recognition.
Iām using a shortcut to create my farm biosecurity log entries for vehicle entry on the the farm and I include things like a picture of the license plate and text recognition of that plate. Itās working great.
Iām in the middle of trying to debug my people note for my biosecurity logs but he issue is not Obsidian on Mobile itās that I am lost making shortcuts. and having problems with file naming.
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Looks like the discount code OBSIDIANMPU (or any other code) no longer works. Was on the fence about purchasing the full field guide, but I think Iāll just wait. Obsidian so far has wasted more time for me (tinkering and trying to figure things out) rather than save me any timeā¦
Iāve always been uncomfortable with all the overblown Obsidian hype from fanboys. I took a couple of courses but dropped Obsidian after some experimenting.
Davidās Obsidian Field Guide has changed that ā his FG helped me to understand the app and how I might use it. Iāve written a blog post about my impressions of Obsidian: Obsidian: the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly - Original Mac Guy
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Thanks for that Jim. I found your blog post helpful.
I agree with you re the āfanboysā. I especially regret spending money on Nick Miloās courses. I know some people seemed to love them, but not me. It felt like the steak was hidden amongst a load of wide-eyed, enthusiastic sizzle.
Interesting, Iām just going through Nickās email course you get free for downloading his Ideaverse. Although I like some ideas the vast majority simply doesnāt work for me.
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