Open source obsidian projects

Every project in the registry tagged obsidian, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 9 combined stars ★ 121K refresh nightly
01 Joplin ★ 56K

Encrypted note-taking that syncs across all your devices

last push7 hours ago languageTypeScript license
02 Khoj ★ 37K

AI second brain for research, automation, and personal agents

last push2 months ago languagePython licenseAGPL-3.0
03 plannotator ★ 8.7K

Annotate and review coding agent plans and code diffs visually, share with your team, send feedback to agents with one click.

last push5 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
04 obsidian-clipper ★ 5.2K

Highlight and capture the web in your favorite browser. The official Web Clipper extension for Obsidian.

last push2 days ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
05 hugo-theme-academic-cv ★ 5.1K

🎓 Academic portfolio that boosts citations. AI generates pages, you own as Markdown. BibTeX auto-import, Jupyter, LaTeX, slides, visual block editor — free to

last push5 days ago languageJupyter Notebook licenseMIT
06 obsidian-wiki ★ 3.4K

Framework for AI agents to build and maintain a digital brain through Obsidian wiki

last push9 hours ago languagePython licenseMIT
07 NoteDiscovery ★ 2.8K

Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base

last push12 hours ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
08 obsidian-textgenerator-plugin ★ 2.0K

Text Generator is a versatile plugin for Obsidian that allows you to generate text content using various AI providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and l

last push1 months ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
09 itsnotes ★ 32

Self-hosted sticky notes with better organization

last push13 days ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source obsidian projects are there?

This registry tracks 9 projects tagged obsidian, with 121,073 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Joplin at 56,416 stars.

Are these obsidian projects free to use?

Yes — 8 of the 9 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which obsidian project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these obsidian projects still maintained?

9 of the 9 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.