Obsidian
Local-first Markdown notes you will still own in twenty years
About Obsidian
Obsidian stores every note as a plain Markdown file on your Mac — no lock-in, no server dependency, and it opens instantly even with thousands of notes. Backlinks and the graph view turn a folder of text files into a genuine knowledge base.
It is the default r/macapps answer to leaving Notion, especially for people burned by cloud-only tools. A huge plugin ecosystem covers everything from Kanban boards to spaced repetition.
Free for personal use; the optional Sync service is $4/month, or sync free via iCloud.
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