Bear to Obsidian transition
It has been long time in the making, but I finally transitioned my journaling (and also blogging) to Obsidian from Bear. Year ago I seemed relatively content with Bear, but not apparently any more. Why? I have looked (somewhat enviously) at the Obsidian users in the past. It has lots to go for: A lot of plugins ( some unmaintained messes, admittedly ) with plenty of extra value Mobile app ( no need for my custom Apple Notes integration ) Markdown as a native format (making it more convenient for use with e.g. Emacs, or AI tooling) Why not before? I am very much anti-subscription for tools I actively use. Before 2025 Obsidian did not allow ‘commercial use’ without subscription. I also started using Bear in 2019 or so. I am reluctant to change what works, and so far it has worked quite well for me. ...