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silverbullet vs obsidian-mind
silverbullet has 6,099 GitHub stars, 485 forks, 345 open issues and last shipped yesterday. obsidian-mind has 4,653 stars, 532 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 18 days ago. silverbullet leads on adoption by 31% (6,099 vs 4,653 stars). silverbullet is written in TypeScript under MIT; obsidian-mind is written in TypeScript under MIT. silverbullet has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, obsidian-mind 11%. silverbullet was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (knowledge-management), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| silverbullet | obsidian-mind | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.1K | ★ 4.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 485 | ⑂ 532 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick silverbullet if
- You weight community size — 6.1K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick obsidian-mind if
- You want the obsidian-mind feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and obsidian-mind fits your workflow better
About silverbullet
SilverBullet is an open source, self hosted, browser based personal knowledge database that stores notes as Markdown pages and makes them programmable with Space Lua, aimed at individual knowledge workers who want a notes app they can script rather than merely configure.
read the full silverbullet overview →
About obsidian-mind
obsidian mind is a self organizing Obsidian vault template that gives AI coding agents persistent memory, built for developers and knowledge workers who run Claude Code, Codex CLI, or Gemini CLI and want every session to build on the last.
read the full obsidian-mind overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is silverbullet or obsidian-mind more popular?
silverbullet has 6,099 GitHub stars and obsidian-mind has 4,653. silverbullet has the larger community by that measure.
Are silverbullet and obsidian-mind free?
Both are open source. silverbullet is licensed under MIT and obsidian-mind under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between silverbullet and obsidian-mind?
silverbullet is written in TypeScript and obsidian-mind in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, silverbullet or obsidian-mind?
Choose silverbullet if you want the larger community (6,099 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose obsidian-mind if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.