Obsidian 1.9.5 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members - New formula editor for Bases, with autocomplete and syntax highlighting - Bases remember your scroll position when navigating forward and backward - New commands: "Add item" and "Add view" for Bases

Obsidian 1.9.3 (early access) is now available for desktop and mobile, with more improvements to Bases: - New Cards view lets you display files in a grid layout - "New item" button creates a file that matches filters of the current view - Sort menu lets you easily sort items

Obsidian 1.9.2 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members with many improvements for Bases: - Formula syntax is now more expressive and powerful. - Added number of results in the current view. - Table cells with long text now expand to show the entire content when selected. - Operator dropdown for filters is now searchable.

Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database. With Bases you can organize everything from projects to travel plans, reading lists, and more. Bases are now available in Obsidian 1.9.0 for early access users.

Obsidian 1.8.10 introduces a new vault location option for Android: app storage. Here's a comparison between the two: App storage With the app storage option, your data is stored in Obsidian’s private app storage. This keeps your data isolated from other apps for added privacy. This is a good option if you're not using any external sync tools and prefer tighter app-level sandboxing for your notes. With this option you can use Obsidian Sync and third-party syncing plugins available through community plugins, but you cannot use tools like Syncthing that rely on shared storage. If you use the App storage option your local vault data will be deleted if you uninstall the app. Your Obsidian vault data on other devices will not be deleted. Device storage With the device storage option, your data is stored in a shared location on your device. This allows your Obsidian vault to be accessed by other apps and services, such as third-party sync tools. This is the recommended option because it offers better compatibility with sync tools and ensures your data persists even if you uninstall the app. However, this option requires additional permissions to access your device's files. The app only uses this permission to help you access your data on your device. Your data is never accessible to us.

Obsidian 1.8.10 is now available to all for desktop and mobile! - Fixed issues with numbered lists getting numbered incorrectly, e.g. when list items have leading spaces, or appear inside neighboring block quotes. - Android: You can now store vaults inside the app private storage which does not require "All files" permission. - Android: Physical keyboards and voice-to-text inputs no longer lose focus. - Android: Fixed bug where obsidian:// URIs would not fire their action if the app was previously closed. - Mobile navigation bar shows up immediately when keyboard is retracting, instead of waiting for it to finish.

Obsidian is now free for work. Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. If Obsidian benefits your organization, you can still purchase Commercial licenses to support development. Nothing else is changing. No account required, no ads, no tracking, no strings attached. Your data remains fully in your control, stored locally in plain text Markdown files. All features are available to you for free without limits. Why make this change? Simplicity. The Commercial license terms were confusing and added unnecessary complexity to our pricing. Furthermore, as the Obsidian Manifesto states: "we believe that everyone should have the tools to think clearly and organize ideas effectively". This change brings us closer to that principle. People in over 10,000 organizations use Obsidian. Many work in high-security environments, like government, cybersecurity, and finance. Some of the largest organizations in the world, including Amazon and Google, have thousands of employees using Obsidian every day. These teams rely on Obsidian to think more effectively and keep total ownership over private data. Previously, people at companies with two or more employees were required to purchase a Commercial license to use Obsidian for work. Going forward, the Commercial license is no longer required, but remains an optional way for organizations to support Obsidian, similar to the Catalyst license for individuals. Organizations that support Obsidian are now featured on the Obsidian Enterprise page. Your organization can be showcased by purchasing 25 licenses or more. Along with Commercial and Catalyst support, our add-on services, Sync and Publish help Obsidian remain 100% user-supported. In the future, we hope to offer more services designed for teams. As always, these will be optional.