https://www.fingon.iki.fi/tags/journal/ Recent content in Journal on Randomly walking in the technical wilderness Hugo -- 0.160.1 en-us 2024+ (c) Markus Stenberg Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:56:52 +0000 https://www.fingon.iki.fi/blog/bear-to-obsidian-transition/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:56:11 +0000 https://www.fingon.iki.fi/blog/bear-to-obsidian-transition/ <p>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.</p> <h2 id="why">Why?</h2> <p>I have looked (somewhat enviously) at the Obsidian users in the past. It has lots to go for:</p> <ul> <li>A lot of plugins ( some unmaintained messes, admittedly ) with plenty of extra value</li> <li>Mobile app ( no need for my custom Apple Notes integration )</li> <li>Markdown as a native format (making it more convenient for use with e.g. Emacs, or AI tooling)</li> </ul> <h2 id="why-not-before">Why not before?</h2> <p>I am very much anti-subscription for tools I actively use. Before 2025 Obsidian did not allow &lsquo;commercial use&rsquo; 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.</p>