Moving from Roam Research to Obsidian

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been moving my primary notes database from Roam Research to Obsidian. It’s a move I’ve long known I was going to make, but I’ve been waiting for Obsidian to add a few more features to help me get there. They added them, and now I’ve moved.

It’s similar to when I was using an iPhone back in 2008–2010. I knew I’d switch to Android at some point, as I preferred the direction they were heading, but iPhone was the better choice for a while. Eventually Android filled in the gaps, and here we are.

Roam Research?

If you’re not familiar with Roam, this article I wrote from a few years ago is a good primer. To go a bit further, I’ve created quite a few videos that go deeper. Long story short, both Roam and Obsidian are note-taking tools, not wholly unlike Evernote and others.

At the end of the day, Roam and Obsidian are very similar, but I feel the the future is more bright with Obsidian and I’m glad I made the move.

Sync

The big difference between Roam and Obsidian is that Roam is web-based while Obsidian lives on your computer. I generally prefer web-based tools, but Obsidian has been developing a “sync” tool to keep your content synced between devices, and at this point that tool is finally fantastic. I’ve been using…