Tools that work with Obsidian

We're tracking 19 of these, and 17 are still live today. 2 we couldn't reach — we don't claim those are dead.

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Doesn't mention AI8 Free4 No sign-up2 Works offline4 Open source2 No subscription4

Seekstone

Live

An open-source MCP server that lets Claude search your Obsidian vault directly from disk without a plugin or uploading your notes.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Open source

What to know▼

How it works: reads vault from disk, returns ~2KB ranked excerpts instead of full notes, nothing leaves your machine
What's different: open source with reproducible benchmarks

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

Engram

Live

A self-hosted memory server for coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor) that tracks which stored facts are still current, not just what was stored.

Self-hosted

What to know▼

How it works: retiring a fact stops it surfacing in search and tells the agent why; git-backed markdown with per-agent tokens
Pricing: MIT license, self-hosted, one container
Best for: teams running multiple AI coding agents against a shared codebase

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

Bring Obsidian to Front

Live

An Obsidian plugin that automatically brings the Obsidian window to the front whenever a popup or notice appears, with keyword and scope filters.

What to know▼

How it works: Detects Obsidian popups and notices and brings the app window forward, filtered by keyword and scope so only relevant alerts interrupt you.
Best for: Obsidian users who keep it in the background and miss important popups.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

Cairn

Live

A native iPhone/iPad task app that turns Markdown checklists already stored in an Obsidian vault or folder into Today, Upcoming, and Inbox views, instead of a separate proprietary task database.

Domain registered 3 years ago

FreeNo sign-up

What to know▼

How it works: Reads and writes tasks directly to the user's existing Markdown files, with no account, database, ads, or analytics.
Pricing: Free.
Best for: People who already keep tasks as Markdown in Obsidian and want native iOS views.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

Uniclip

Live

A browser side panel for clipping web pages and data, then saving them into Notion, Obsidian, Markdown, CSV or JSON.

Domain registered 1 month ago

What to know▼

How it works: Clips articles/screenshots/elements, detects repeated list data, saves to a local queue before export

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

Vault CMS

Live

Open-source system that turns Obsidian into a publishing platform for Astro websites, for developers who want a local editing workflow instead of a hosted CMS.

Domain registered 7 months ago

Open source

What to know▼

How it works: Auto-detects your Astro theme and content structure, injects preconfigured plugins and hotkeys into Obsidian, and can instant-publish via the Git plugin.
Best for: Developers running an Astro site who want to write content in Obsidian.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 7d ago

Weeve

Live

Records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings entirely on your Mac so audio never leaves the device, for people who want private meeting notes.

FreeWorks offlineCan export my data

What to know▼

How it works: Identifies speakers live and captures decisions and action items on-device
What's different: Works fully offline, keeping audio and AI processing on your Mac
Pricing: Free, Pro, and Team plans
Best for: People and teams wanting private meeting transcripts without cloud processing

Watched for 4 days · last checked 4d ago

Highlight Vault

Live

Pulls your Kindle highlights into a searchable local library and can sync them to Notion or Obsidian - a one-time purchase for readers who want to actually use their highlights.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscriptionCan export my data

What to know▼

How it works: Pulls the highlights and notes you've made on Kindle into a searchable, browsable local library, with quote cards, 'on this day' resurfacing, and reading stats.
What's different: No cloud account needed, and auto-syncs to Notion (with Genre/Rating/Status columns and cover art) or an Obsidian vault.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription.
Best for: Readers who want to actually revisit and use the highlights they've made on Kindle.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

ZettelkastenAI

Live

Connects your Obsidian vault to any AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama or compatible) for chat over your notes, semantic search, auto-generated Zettelkasten notes and custom commands.

What to know▼

How it works: Connects an Obsidian vault to any AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint) to chat with your notes via RAG, run semantic search, auto-generate atomic Zettelkasten notes, and run custom commands.
What's different: Works with any AI provider including locally-run Ollama models, not locked to one vendor.
Best for: Obsidian users practicing the Zettelkasten note-taking method who want AI-assisted search and note generation over their own vault.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d ago

Zapp Note - Quick, Free & Offline notes

Live

A lightning-fast offline note capture popup (hotkey-triggered, opens in 20ms) for jotting quick thoughts before moving them into Notion or Obsidian, instead of fighting the friction of a full note app.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlinePay once

What to know▼

How it works: Win+Alt+O opens a popup in under 20ms; stays in system tray, no internet or account needed
Best for: People who need to dump quick thoughts without loading a full note-taking app

Watched for 2 days · last checked 2d ago

Obsidian Everywhere

Live

An MCP server that lets AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT navigate and edit an Obsidian vault as a linked graph rather than flat files.

What to know▼

How it works: Graph-native MCP server exposing search, navigation and safe editing of an Obsidian vault
Best for: Obsidian users who want AI tools to understand vault structure, not just file contents

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

Vellum

Live

Self-hosted MCP server that turns a plain folder of markdown into read/write memory for AI agents, no database or embeddings.

Self-hosted

What to know▼

How it works: one 24MB container serves 15 MCP tools over flat markdown files
What's different: no database, no embeddings, notes stay flat files you own
Pricing: MIT

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

Consilience

Live

A personal knowledge-graph tool: turn your Markdown notes into an AI-queryable second brain, pitched as an easier, Obsidian-like alternative to enterprise ontology tools like Palantir.

What to know▼

How it works: You write Markdown documents or import existing content to build a personal knowledge graph, then work with an AI agent powered by integrated GraphRAG over that graph.
What's different: Pitched as a personal version of an enterprise ontology tool like Palantir, but built to be as easy to use as Obsidian.
Best for: Individuals building a personal, AI-queryable second brain from their own notes.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 11d ago

Nucleate

Live

Records what you say and turns it into an organized project log automatically on your own device. Aimed at solo builders and founders who have no one else tracking their progress.

FreeWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

What to know▼

How it works: Records spoken audio and turns it into an organized project history and devlog automatically, processed on your own device.
What's different: Runs fully on-device rather than relying on manual note-taking or a cloud service.
Pricing: Free to use with full functionality, no subscription; a paid Pro tier unlocks Labs and unlimited weekly processing.
Best for: Solo builders and founders who track their own progress by talking rather than writing, with no one else keeping a project record for them.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

Day Zero OS

Live

Obsidian vault template for founders with decision log, KPI dashboards and SOP library shared with an AI assistant.

What to know▼

How it works: A ready-made Obsidian vault template with a decision log, KPI/financial dashboards, SOP library, risk register and report templates, meant as shared memory for a founder and their AI assistant.
Pricing: One-time template purchase, $24.
Best for: Founders setting up their company's operating system on day one.
Watch out: Requires Obsidian.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

EvidenceGrid

Live

Turns selected research PDFs into an auditable literature review matrix with quote-verified claims and multi-format export.

Can export my data

What to know▼

How it works: Turns selected research PDFs into an auditable literature review matrix with custom extraction fields, verifying every claim against an exact quote and page, and generating cross-paper themes, agreements, and gaps.
What's different: Exports reviewed evidence to PDF, Word, Excel, Obsidian, Zotero, or Notion.
Best for: Researchers doing systematic literature reviews.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

specgit

Live

A layer on top of GitHub built for product managers; very little public detail is available beyond that it sits on GitHub.

Domain registered 28 days ago

No tracking

What to know▼

How it works: A layer on top of GitHub built for product managers.
Best for: Product managers who work alongside engineering teams in GitHub.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 10d ago

Obsidian Treasury

AI executive finance command center for modern CFOs

No subscription

First seen today

HN Reader

A tool that converts Hacker News threads into Obsidian notes.

What to know▼

How it works: Converts Hacker News threads into Obsidian notes.
Watch out: Depends on Obsidian and Hacker News.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 1d ago

Tools that work with Obsidian — the short answers

Every number here comes from our own daily check — not from a vendor list.

Tools that work with Obsidian — how many are there?: Tablif is tracking 19 of them. 17 answered our check today, and 2 we couldn't reach — we don't claim those are dead.
Which ones are still maintained?: Tablif knocks on every door once a day and records the answer. 17 of these 19 responded on the latest run, so that number is what "still here" means on this page — not a review score.
Are any of them free?: 4 of the live ones say so in their own words, and 2 let you start without making an account. Tablif records the claim the product makes; we don't verify pricing.
Any open-source options?: 2 of the live ones on Tablif mention being open source.
What's the newest one?: Zapp Note - Quick, Free & Offline notes — Tablif first saw it 2 days ago.
Did a person actually look at these?: 18 of them Tablif opened and read, then wrote a one-line summary in our own words instead of reusing the founder's tagline. The rest carry keyword labels we haven't confirmed by reading yet — and we say so rather than hiding it.