Why hackers moved from Obsidian to Outline

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Obsidian 3 hackers criticize it
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Outline 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“I recently moved from Obsidian to a self-hosted Outline.”
cheema33, 2026-06-26original comment ↗

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Obsidian vs Outline

ObsidianOutline
Hackers who recommend11
Hackers who criticize30
Moved away from it20
Moved to it11

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Obsidian

“I switched from an Obsidian fanboy to only writing by hand, and I'm never going back.”
ignu, 2026-07-23original comment ↗
“I recently switched from Obsidian to Zettlr due to some rendering and performance issues on Linux, and it's been a great experience.”
bovermyer, 2026-01-11original comment ↗

Praise for Outline

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Other moves from Obsidian

Other moves to Outline