# Obsidian

> Plain-text personal knowledge base on the go

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/md.obsidian](https://chrome-stats.com/d/md.obsidian)

## Overview

- **ID:** `md.obsidian`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dynalist Inc.
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 6,000,376
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (18,598 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.13.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2021-07-07
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=md.obsidian)
- **Website:** [https://obsidian.md/](https://obsidian.md/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://obsidian.md/privacy](https://obsidian.md/privacy)

## Description

Obsidian is a robust personal knowledge base designed to operate on a local folder of plain text Markdown files, providing a seamless experience for users who want to capture and organize their ideas efficiently. Now accessible on Android devices, Obsidian enables users to carry their "second brain" wherever they go.

Key features include a customizable toolbar, quick pull-down actions, an intuitive graph view to visualize your notes, sharing capabilities both to and from the app, access to community plugins for enhanced functionality, customizable themes, and sidebar pinning optimized for tablet use. Obsidian empowers users to build a flexible and personal knowledge management system on the go.

## Rankings

- #21,139 — Overall
- #118 — Productivity (Free)
- #6 — github
- #21 — notion
- #23 — toolbar
- #28 — note

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `md.obsidian.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Obsidian Android is praised for its offline-first design, deep customization, privacy focus, and graph-based PKM features. Major downsides across reviews are performance and lag on mobile, confusing UI changes, editing/text-selection bugs, occasional destructive actions, and limited cloud syncing options (notably no Google Drive).

### Pros

- Offline-first design with high customization and data portability
- Strong PKM features with graph view for visualizing notes and connections
- Open-source with emphasis on privacy and user control
- Cross-device syncing potential with free syncing options and data portability
- Robust keyboard shortcuts and fast editing workflows (hotkey support)

### Cons

- Android app performance is slow and laggy, especially with larger docs or complex elements
- UI/UX navigation has become unintuitive due to interface changes and inconsistent search behavior
- Editing/interaction bugs persist, including issues with selecting/copying text, scrolling, and editing mode
- Specific bugs like link issues after updates and actions that can delete files (e.g., long-tap adding a note)
- Cloud sync options are limited (no Google Drive sync; reliance on Obsidian Sync subsystem)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/md.obsidian)