The Only Beginner Obsidian Guide You’ll Ever Need
So, you want to learn how to use Obsidian.
You have heard of Obsidian’s Zeuslike power. But you don’t know:
- How to download Obsidian
- How to effectively take notes inside of it
- What plug-ins to use
- How to immerse yourself in the community
You’re in the right place!
I Aidan Helfant, shall now indoctrinate you into the Obsidian Cult. I’m just joking, in this article, I’m going to take you step by step through setting up Obsidian, learning its basic functionality, and installing the most essential plug-ins. If you stay until the end, I’ll give you a special gift as a reward.
Let’s set sail notetaking pirate onto an adventure that will change your life!
What Is Obsidian?
Obsidian, at its core, is a bidirectional link-based notetaking app with incredible customization capabilities.
In Earth Science groups it’s defined as the rock left over from the cooling of lava 😉. But we aren’t worried about that type of Obsidian.
