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Notes vs Obsidian

Notes is a very simple note-taking app, while Obsidian is a Markdown-based note-taking powerhouse for building personal knowledge bases.
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Apple Notes

Notes is perfect for when you need to note something down quickly. It's very basic, which can be both a good and bad thing.

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Obsidian

Obsidian is mostly known for its powerful note-linking abilities. You can easily build and navigate whole knowledge bases with Obsidian. That said, it's definitely more complicated and less aesthetically pleasing than Notes.

Fan of minimal note-taking apps? 🤔

Maybe Paper is what you're looking for.