Obsidian

Obsidian / Dynalist Inc. · Local-first Markdown notes with linked ideas, graph exploration, Canvas, and structured Bases views; optional Sync and Publish services.

CaskWriting & NotesAuto-updatesApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs10,670#19 in App
1-year installs194.1KLast 365 days
Latest version1.14.42 days ago · Oct 7
Download size234MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceEvery 2 weeks1 release in 30 days
System requirements
>= 12
Platform availability
  • macOS 27 · Intel · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 27 · Apple chip · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 26 · Intel · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 26 · Apple chip · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 15 · Intel · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 15 · Apple chip · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 14 · Intel · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 14 · Apple chip · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 13 · Intel · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 13 · Apple chip · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 12 · Intel · 1.14.4 >= 12
  • macOS 12 · Apple chip · 1.14.4 >= 12
View full declaration
{
  "macos": {
    ">=": [
      "12"
    ]
  }
}
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homebrew/cask
Also known as
Obsidian · obsidian
Commands
obsidian
SHA-256
dcf818dd20ee5d9d…

Installation and removal contents

  • Install app

    Source file: Obsidian.app

    Declared destination: /Applications/Obsidian.app

    View full declaration
    {
      "app": [
        "Obsidian.app"
      ],
      "target": "/Applications/Obsidian.app"
    }
  • Install binary

    Source file: $APPDIR/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/obsidian-cli

    Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/obsidian

    View full declaration
    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/obsidian-cli",
        {
          "target": "obsidian"
        }
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/obsidian"
    }
  • Remove user data zap

    View full declaration
    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "trash": [
            "~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/md.obsidian.sfl*",
            "~/Library/Application Support/obsidian",
            "~/Library/Preferences/md.obsidian.plist",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/md.obsidian.savedState"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

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