Danny, I remember thinking that you wouldn't like Obsidian (or Roam, etc.) because when you were using Notion, you didn't seem like a writer or thinker in the way that you are now. You are a case study in how using the right tool/s can unleash your full potential. Keep it up, my friend!
Danny, this is such quality output from the extraction of your PKM system, damn!! I look forward to setting up my own workflow and PKM system with the help of your vault and content. Thank you!!
for me, I'm stil keeping notion for Tracking and To-do lists and more "objective Notes" (grocery lists, car maintenance book ect.) but for everything as PKM, ideas and notes, is going to obsidian.
Originally, I just switched from evernote to obsidian, and apple cal to morgan for better Linux support. Ended up completely enhancing my productivity system. Thanks for the videos.
I was resistant at first, but now I'm all in and drinking the Koolaid. I've tried every organization / notes tool out there. I work in a high-paced tech field, manage a company, etc. I've always tended to slip back to using .txt note files. For some reason it's just the lowest barrier to entry for me to think clearly. But I think obsidian might actually be the one that plays towards this simplicity tendency while giving a ton of power for linking ideas, automation, etc. Amazing. So simple and beautiful.
10:25 That’s brilliant. I’ve started to use this in an Obsidian note called “My PKM” that it’s expanding quickly 😆 I also use it to remind me which apps or habits don’t click with me.
Yeah, I found myself creating notes for myself on things I have found, used, changed etc and it makes sense to put it as a product for those that are curious 😁
I use Evernote, Notion, and Obsidian for different purposes. I like the easy connection to a reference and hotkeys on Obsidian. All have pros and cons. Choose the one that suits your need
I am exploring these software to find the right tool that suits me for record, diary, work, and information. Can you share your experience on which software you used for specific task
I switched companies and now I cannot use my windows native applications like obsidian or ticktick. I rely on notion more than ever, but at the same time, I really like how notion continues to evolve even at a quite mature state as it is compare to competitors at the very least.
Obsidian isn't Windows only, it is mac and Linux friendly but Notion is a good tool. Just doesn't work for me. I am glad you have a workflow that works for you 😁
@@DannyHatcherTech I can only use webapps, not even chrome extensions. I will continue using obsidian on my home PC 👍🏻 obsidian is the single best piece of software I have ever seen. stable, customizable and blazingly fast
different note taking aps can be used alongside one another. like im using notion atm soley for journaling and sort of high level goal setting, and im using todoist for day to day task management, and google calender coz it intergrates very easy with todoist. I use obsidian for PKM. Im exploring other more project management type apps for when I want to collaborate on projects (or perhaps id use notion for that too). Obsidian is certainly my baby tho it is honestly such a delight
Whatever works for you, but I always suggest that people do not use tons of apps. This will eventually bite you in the neither regions. Trust me. But hey... If it works, it works, I suppose.
i have a feature request for the world graph view and that is the scroll intensity. like u can either scroll out so u see it from a birds ey view or if u just scroll in a tad u are just right up in there theres no in between. I want to scroll and gradually move in to explore all my different sections if i wish, atm the world graph is unusable
I am not sure if Obsidian is suitable for content creators? In Notion (but also Clickup or Monday) I can display the calendar and list of planned content wonderfully. Obsidian seems to me to be more suitable for research or as a wiki, where it's more about text and links? The complete planning would then have to be done with other tools (e.g. Todoist + Google Calendar)?
I use dbfolder (community plugin) and full calendar (community plugin) to show me all the database and calendar views I would get in something like Notion. There is also the canvas view which I use for a dashboard which tools like Notion don't have yet, to my knowledge.
Really appreciate this Danny. I happened to start messing with Zotero recently, but ended up moving away from it and i'm curious if I just didn't know a work around. I find that when I'm reading articles/blogs I have the most time to do so quickly on my phone during the day, and then when I sit down to do more note taking I like having that already imported. However, the Zotero phone app I found it hard to read and highlight on opposed to an app like Matter. The issue there being that Matter does not import PDFs, but if I have a link to an article on the web it works nicely. However, with Matter I have to export each highlight individually into a daily note for Obsidian opposed to what you describe with Zotero having a 1 click to export all. That was a bit long winded, but do you know of any work arounds to either make the Zotero app a better reading/highlighting experience on an iPhone, similar to some of the reader apps like Matter, Instapaper or Pocket? I'd like to have a nice reading/highlighting experience, but the Zotero functionality of exporting in mass with auto tags/citations
I totally get where you are coming from. Zotero doesn't have a mobile app and the workaround one, is quite poor from my experience. Unfortunately I don't have a good system, mainly because I don't read on my phone. Sorry!
Hi Danny. Thank you for this video. But i am still conflicted on which to use. Perhaps let me start with context; 1. I need a tool to organise my academic exploits - so research ppapers i need, take notes from those and document for when i need to start writing 2. i take a lot of short courses, and it would be great to organise notes around those too; thing coursera courses, udemy etc. Keeping track of all the course material, summarising all work etc is ideal for me (some are coding courses/data science/software engineering oriented) + scheduling and keeping track of progress on each 3. i need a space to journal my life exploits 4. I am skeptical about attaching my documents online with minimal control; how secure are material we upload to notion? can i not choose to have everything go to a different cloud?. eg i do have onedrive and ideally would just sync material there or alt google drive 5. I travel a lot, so internet connectivity might be an issue. ideally, i can be able to work anytime anywhere on mac/windows. typing my thoughts on my android devices would be great on the go, alhtough i ideally just work these out on my laptop. 6. i doodle some of my work ideas, so there's a need for a space for that lastly, there isnt a ranking to these requirements above despite the numbering, but if i were to say one i am unlikely to compromise on - it would be security; not keep to see pdf and images with identifiable info floating around the internet (i acknowledge the net in of itself isnt really safe for anything to be honest) with these in mind, what would you suggest for a great workflow?
To me this is a great description of an Obsidian user. I have shared my workflow on youtube if you are interested in my flow. My course also goes through my workflow in obsidian but feel free to explore. I am always up for a chat 😁
It is the default theme. I have a CSS snippet that highlights the active line in a file. The black bit is from my root colours but you can pick any colour you want. I sugges using VScode to help you out with it 😁 .theme-dark .cm-active { background-color: var(--Black); }
Hey Danny. Thank you so much for introducing me to Obsidian! Been using it for about a month now and honestly you can't drag me away from my computer any more! I'm just wondering how you import your Zotero annotations to Obsidian using a hotkey? I've been manually converting annotations to a note, then exporting that to a markdown file that I have saved in my Obsidian vault (I use the same one, and just overwrite it every time). Then I copy them to where I want them. Would be much quicker if I could just use a hotkey and import annotations to my current note directly. Even if you don't respond, I can't thank you enough for how much you've improved my productivity!
I respond to most my comments, just have a look on my videos 😉 I use the community plugin "zotero integrations" once I have created an annotated note in zotero I can use the hotkey in obsidian to make a note, and import the notes in it with links back to the highlights formatted anyway I want with the template I make. I cover it in more detail in my course, but the recent zotero video covers it a bit as well. 😁 You could of course ask in the Obsidian discord.
Hi! I just recently switched to Obsidian/Zotero. Could you please tell me what plugins you use to switch so fast between Obsidian and Zotero, as at 7:30 mark? Also, what plugins do you use for the background highlight of a block?
Hi Antaishi. My Obsidian plugin is 'zotero integrations' and my Zotero plugin is 'MarkDBConnect'. My course covers my personal setup but there are lots of free resources online. I am happy to help 😁 The background highlight of a block is CSS. You can find it in the starter pack linked in the description.
Not sure what you mean? The toggle option is the same as in Notion except you can toggle headings, blocks bullet points all the same and turn the setting on and off. If you are referring to the size of them you can change that with CSS.
I've been using Obsidian as a place where all my text starts before going off to another platform. I use ClickUp for all my task management and Notion just seems a bit left behind now. There's no better feeling than writing in a nice Obsidian theme.
100% agree. I feel bad for Notion but it has just fallen behind. I am using Obsidian for all of my tasks. Morgen is for time blocking but with a potential integration coming at some point in the future Obsidian might be my go to for all tasks 🤷♂️
@@DannyHatcherTech I feel like I should really ditch Notion and focus on ClickUp consulting and then use Obsidian for my documents. You do lose the awesomeness of having everything searchable in one place then. But the thought of starting my new podcast and writing all the scripts in Notion or ClickUp fills me with dread.
I tried rearranging selected text - and that worked. Works on whole line if you select that whole line - whether bulleted or not. If bulleted then ensure you select not only the text but the bullet before it and any tab(s) before that. Does that imply Obsidian fixed this already? I'm on a Mac with Obsidian 0.15.9. Or is the request for a "six dot" (or whatever) block-handle like in Notion?
Yeah the request for something like Notion and the other drag drop tools. I personally use a hoteky to move blocks but that doesn't work across pages, and lots of beginners coming from apps like Notion as how to drag and drop blocks.
Hello Danny, this might be a little weird to ask but I'll go anyway, I am in high school and after i found this "obsidian genre" on UA-cam, I only found people talking who are in universities and who are doing researches which is somehow leading me to think Obsidian is for complex people. So, can I still use it for my high school or notion will do good for me as high school seems easy 'cause I am from commerce background and it doesn't need so much notes rather just practice and practical. (Also I learnt vim for obsidian and all the shortcuts, cause I feel great when I don't have to touch my mouse).
Great question. Obsidian can be used by anyone! It is used more by university students at the moment I think because at the start the app looked very code heavy scaring others away.
Hi Danny. What I miss is a visual big picture overview and option to draw. Onenote is the one I use currently because of that but is highly limiting in referencing. I came across new apps on the market like Scrintal and Heptabase. What is your experience with this? Have you tried any of these? Do you see any advantages of are you just not missing a visual overview like that? Or do you find the sidepannel options and local graph view options are basically the same thing? Anyway, thanks for the great content.
@@DannyHatcherTech Look at the homepage of Scrintal or heptabase. Basically a 'whiteboard' to organise and visually link notes as you are working on them.
@@giovannijoris6659 Oh I see what you mean. There is a community plugin that does it I think but I am waiting for the team to develop it. It is on the roadmap.trello.com/b/Psqfqp7I/obsidian-roadmap
2 things my man. I never cared about the outliner not because I didn't want to, but because the outline core plugin doesn't display bulleted headers. So it doesn't pick up the titles etc. I stuck to headers for now but headers also loses you one where you are in a note. If I'm typing a long paragraph I lose what header I'm typing under whereas with indenting and outlines Its very easy to scroll up and stop when the line ends. So first question : how do u solve this? What are u doing. I saw those code blocks u made too. What about those Second question : you were doing an mbti video, what happened to it
Hi, Nayef. I rarely use bullets in Obsidian. When I am writing I normally the page open multiple times so can easily find and navigate my say around without losing my place. I don't tend to indent when writing pages as an outline often loses context for me. They are more useful as summaries. I am not sure what you mean with the second question?
Thanks for this. Obsidian has been incredibly helpful for my studies, but can be overwhelming and this is a helpful overview. Thinking of becoming a Catalyst member mainly because they deserve my money for something I use all the time. One quick question. What setting do you use to get a block to highlight/grey when your cursor is in it?
@@quickontheballpaul there should be a css file, my old theme, and a css snippet I believe called color theme. If you put the snippet in the snippets folder and turn it on it should work 😁
ok I was discovering Notion last week and some videos of this channel. Now I'm disorientated. lol but it's a good thing, if it makes me win some time. I will consider it more seriously. I usually need time. But it seems that things happen to me faster and faster. Well let's go obsidian so. I hope my work learning Notion is not totally lost.
I am sorry for the disorientation! I stopped using Notion about a year ago. Obsidian has been my note taker for longer than a year now. The markdown and organization from Notion transfers well to Obsidian.
@@DannyHatcherTech main difference I see. there are no files in files, so I imagine the equivalent is to create folder in folder with file in it. I'm studying markdowns notations and obsidian shortcuts. I wonder if they are some extensions to create some menus to automate things? like add markdown image from a link... and so not using the markdown notation . like in notion in fact...
@@1conscience0dimension you don't need to have folders at all, study about zettelkasten and MOCs. The combination of these two techniques is the way to use the features of obsidian the most efficiently, as far as I can see. Yes, it can be automated, as in you don't have to type out the MD syntax everytime.
@@merieedgegaming7621 thks for your suggestion, I already know this, because I watched some videos about it. index moc ... But, in my case, I need a hierarchy because I'm doing a programming course. And eventually sending this in md to a French site using markdowns and latex to share...
@@DannyHatcherTech Great info! Just bought the starter pack - being a beginner, not sure how to use it? Didnt see a README - can you tell me how to incorporate the templates and CSS - Thanks, Dan
@@SportsVisionbyDrLaby The start pack templates can be moved into your current vault and used straight away. The CSS theme needs to be added to your theme folder. .obsidian/theme 😁
Could you expand on that? My camera is set at 24fps and that is what I edit in (davinci resolve). What can I do? Edit - I think it was streamlabs recording in 30fps with my camera set to 24. The already recorded videos will be the same but I have changed the setting now. 😁 Thanks for mentioning this. With my eyesight I can't see the difference.
Issue: In this (of your highly informative videos), your "pieces to camera" were skippy/jumpy on my iPhoneX just now. But the screen captures were smooth. One reason (at least) is likely the fact that you film at 24 fps for a target of 30 or even 60 fps. It's best if all are filmed, edited and rendered at a consistent fps such as 30 or 60 fps (like typical viewing devices and screen captures). Some film-makers like "the 24 fps look" but it only works if the whole chain up to and including the display are consistent with this. If not, then "the look" becomes "ragged motion". Reason: When a 30 fps (say) targeted project in an NLE (e.g. Resolve) or encoder/renderer is supplied with 24 fps media, the conversion is achieved crudely, by repeating or dropping frames as necessary to make the numbers match up. Smarter "optical flow" methods are available in most NLEs (including Resolve) but not used by default because they are far more cpu-heavy (because they have to interpolate the required frames by predicting pixel values and object movements) and can occasionally glitch. Best to stay at an integer multiple (or fraction if you must...). Demo: I noticed this effect in my own videos and demonstrated it for myself some time ago, with these test-shots: At 25 fps: vimeo.com/31930183 At 30 fps: vimeo.com/31929495 CTA: I hope that helps. Maybe upload some test shots of your own to get feedback here or in a stand-alone video?
I personally use sync but as you are looking for something free, you would need to use one of the cloud based workarounds which I don't know enough about to comment much on.
I just started using Obsidian, on my mac and iPhone, synced by iCloud. In that experience I found Obsidian and iOS-iCloud didn't quite "have their act together", but after a slight fiddle-around this now works well for me. What worked for me was to set the iCloud-based vault for the iPhone Obsidian (app) first (because it was more "fussy"/"awkward". AFAIR I (somehow) first I created a "root" Obsidian folder in iCloud, named simply "Obsidian" (that name might matter). Then, on the iPhone-Obsidian app, I used "Create new vault" with its iCloud switch enabled, where I created a folder called "Obsidian iCloud Vault 001". The resulting folder for that vault then appeared under the "Obsidian" root-folder. It all works well except that when I add plugins via the mac or via the iPhone I think they (possibly) go to both levels of that folder structure (or maybe because I found the need to install them separately for - and from - both the mac and the iPhone). I need to do a tidier experiment in order to confirm/deny that (my "dive straight in" experiments to-date having been a bit messy!). I imagine Sync might be more straightforward and possibly reliable in the longer run (easier life?), but I'm starting off via cloud storage services I already have.
I don't care really for privacy of my notes and local storage. But I just know notion for me still hasn't made me feel like it's easy for me to learn the things I'm trying to learn. I tey obsidian last year and I couldn't get into it and finding things was still hard for me. I just want to be able to write down a certain topic that I have in my mind Example being vegan, and what I think about being vegan. And then be able to revisit said topic when I do research about being vegan from youtubers and books and research I've found. And then stop and revisit it again some how to link it all togther to be able to know if being vegan for me is morally right or not. But ever note app I've use seems hard to link all these ideas togther being written from different days or months apart. Idk how to properly be able to do it so I csn focus on writing and things are just where they need to be without much effort or trying to manage things or fit them in a label
What you are discussing is exactly why I use Obsidian because the linking is so easy. I do it by creating a note for the source, and then a working note for the topic. I then link the source to the working for each point. My notes are public so you can look through them if you want. eg. video source note with 3 good points, blog source note with 2 good points, both link to vegan working note. point 1 [[video source]] [[blog source]] point 2 [[video source]] [[blog source]] point 3 [[video source]] [blog source]] I hope that helps. My new series will be diving deep into all my research. 😁
Wait... I tested collab in using Obsidian sync between two devices and they updated with the same note open in a couple seconds. It's not realtime sure. But good enough no? Does it not work between two users?
Yes it works between different users. You can add people to a vault making it a collaborative vault. I think I screen share my example. As you say there is a second or so delay but it is good enough for me and I think most peoples use cases.
@@DannyHatcherTech ok yeah. Figured. Was a bit confused/ worried when you said in the video that it's a problem. Which is fair, realtime would be ideal. But it's def workable. I think it'd almost prefer seeing a cursor where the last edit was from someone else over realtime. (Development priority wise)... Sounds like something plugin-able actually
@@DannyHatcherTech Thanks, I needed to know that! To stand a chance of getting Obsidian at work, I would need to be able to share with teammates. Hmm... a composing / track changes mode would be good, too...
Danny, I remember thinking that you wouldn't like Obsidian (or Roam, etc.) because when you were using Notion, you didn't seem like a writer or thinker in the way that you are now. You are a case study in how using the right tool/s can unleash your full potential. Keep it up, my friend!
That is so true Steven! I was happy in my databases until I started really researching and pushing the limits of thinking.
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Danny, this is such quality output from the extraction of your PKM system, damn!! I look forward to setting up my own workflow and PKM system with the help of your vault and content. Thank you!!
I am always happy to help 😁
for me, I'm stil keeping notion for Tracking and To-do lists and more "objective Notes" (grocery lists, car maintenance book ect.) but for everything as PKM, ideas and notes, is going to obsidian.
Sounds good to me 😁
Fantastic channel. Great to be here. Subbed!
Thankyou 😁
Originally, I just switched from evernote to obsidian, and apple cal to morgan for better Linux support. Ended up completely enhancing my productivity system. Thanks for the videos.
I was resistant at first, but now I'm all in and drinking the Koolaid. I've tried every organization / notes tool out there. I work in a high-paced tech field, manage a company, etc. I've always tended to slip back to using .txt note files. For some reason it's just the lowest barrier to entry for me to think clearly. But I think obsidian might actually be the one that plays towards this simplicity tendency while giving a ton of power for linking ideas, automation, etc. Amazing. So simple and beautiful.
Obsidian can be overcomplicated but at it core, it is just a word editor 😁
So useful for me. Thank you
Happy to help 😁
10:25 That’s brilliant. I’ve started to use this in an Obsidian note called “My PKM” that it’s expanding quickly 😆 I also use it to remind me which apps or habits don’t click with me.
Yeah, I found myself creating notes for myself on things I have found, used, changed etc and it makes sense to put it as a product for those that are curious 😁
@@DannyHatcherTech I love how everything like this would have been impossible 20 years ago 😄 Wish you the best with the course!
@@hugocast so very true!
The course is more for myself than other 🤣
I just don't have the time to explain myself over and over when people ask...
I use Evernote, Notion, and Obsidian for different purposes. I like the easy connection to a reference and hotkeys on Obsidian. All have pros and cons. Choose the one that suits your need
Agreed.
I am exploring these software to find the right tool that suits me for record, diary, work, and information. Can you share your experience on which software you used for specific task
I switched companies and now I cannot use my windows native applications like obsidian or ticktick. I rely on notion more than ever, but at the same time, I really like how notion continues to evolve even at a quite mature state as it is compare to competitors at the very least.
Obsidian isn't Windows only, it is mac and Linux friendly but Notion is a good tool. Just doesn't work for me. I am glad you have a workflow that works for you 😁
@@DannyHatcherTech I can only use webapps, not even chrome extensions. I will continue using obsidian on my home PC 👍🏻 obsidian is the single best piece of software I have ever seen. stable, customizable and blazingly fast
@@FlamencoDeniz Ah that makes sense. I agree. I only wish it was around earlier.
⁉️ *3:10** What Plugin are you using for such a BACKGROUND HIGHLIGHTING where the cursor is?*
different note taking aps can be used alongside one another. like im using notion atm soley for journaling and sort of high level goal setting, and im using todoist for day to day task management, and google calender coz it intergrates very easy with todoist. I use obsidian for PKM. Im exploring other more project management type apps for when I want to collaborate on projects (or perhaps id use notion for that too). Obsidian is certainly my baby tho it is honestly such a delight
multiple apps certainly help when they all have a purpose!
Whatever works for you, but I always suggest that people do not use tons of apps. This will eventually bite you in the neither regions. Trust me. But hey... If it works, it works, I suppose.
i have a feature request for the world graph view and that is the scroll intensity. like u can either scroll out so u see it from a birds ey view or if u just scroll in a tad u are just right up in there theres no in between. I want to scroll and gradually move in to explore all my different sections if i wish, atm the world graph is unusable
I don't use the graph view but love the canvas 😁
I am not sure if Obsidian is suitable for content creators? In Notion (but also Clickup or Monday) I can display the calendar and list of planned content wonderfully. Obsidian seems to me to be more suitable for research or as a wiki, where it's more about text and links?
The complete planning would then have to be done with other tools (e.g. Todoist + Google Calendar)?
I use dbfolder (community plugin) and full calendar (community plugin) to show me all the database and calendar views I would get in something like Notion.
There is also the canvas view which I use for a dashboard which tools like Notion don't have yet, to my knowledge.
Really appreciate this Danny. I happened to start messing with Zotero recently, but ended up moving away from it and i'm curious if I just didn't know a work around. I find that when I'm reading articles/blogs I have the most time to do so quickly on my phone during the day, and then when I sit down to do more note taking I like having that already imported. However, the Zotero phone app I found it hard to read and highlight on opposed to an app like Matter. The issue there being that Matter does not import PDFs, but if I have a link to an article on the web it works nicely. However, with Matter I have to export each highlight individually into a daily note for Obsidian opposed to what you describe with Zotero having a 1 click to export all.
That was a bit long winded, but do you know of any work arounds to either make the Zotero app a better reading/highlighting experience on an iPhone, similar to some of the reader apps like Matter, Instapaper or Pocket? I'd like to have a nice reading/highlighting experience, but the Zotero functionality of exporting in mass with auto tags/citations
I totally get where you are coming from. Zotero doesn't have a mobile app and the workaround one, is quite poor from my experience.
Unfortunately I don't have a good system, mainly because I don't read on my phone. Sorry!
Try Readwise
Readwise + Instapaper is how I am solving this to sync my notes from reading to my obsidian
Hi Danny. Thank you for this video. But i am still conflicted on which to use. Perhaps let me start with context;
1. I need a tool to organise my academic exploits - so research ppapers i need, take notes from those and document for when i need to start writing
2. i take a lot of short courses, and it would be great to organise notes around those too; thing coursera courses, udemy etc. Keeping track of all the course material, summarising all work etc is ideal for me (some are coding courses/data science/software engineering oriented) + scheduling and keeping track of progress on each
3. i need a space to journal my life exploits
4. I am skeptical about attaching my documents online with minimal control; how secure are material we upload to notion? can i not choose to have everything go to a different cloud?. eg i do have onedrive and ideally would just sync material there or alt google drive
5. I travel a lot, so internet connectivity might be an issue. ideally, i can be able to work anytime anywhere on mac/windows. typing my thoughts on my android devices would be great on the go, alhtough i ideally just work these out on my laptop.
6. i doodle some of my work ideas, so there's a need for a space for that
lastly, there isnt a ranking to these requirements above despite the numbering, but if i were to say one i am unlikely to compromise on - it would be security; not keep to see pdf and images with identifiable info floating around the internet (i acknowledge the net in of itself isnt really safe for anything to be honest)
with these in mind, what would you suggest for a great workflow?
To me this is a great description of an Obsidian user.
I have shared my workflow on youtube if you are interested in my flow. My course also goes through my workflow in obsidian but feel free to explore.
I am always up for a chat 😁
What is that Background Highlighting where cursor is theme is called?
It is the default theme.
I have a CSS snippet that highlights the active line in a file.
The black bit is from my root colours but you can pick any colour you want. I sugges using VScode to help you out with it 😁
.theme-dark .cm-active
{
background-color: var(--Black);
}
Hey Danny. Thank you so much for introducing me to Obsidian! Been using it for about a month now and honestly you can't drag me away from my computer any more! I'm just wondering how you import your Zotero annotations to Obsidian using a hotkey? I've been manually converting annotations to a note, then exporting that to a markdown file that I have saved in my Obsidian vault (I use the same one, and just overwrite it every time). Then I copy them to where I want them. Would be much quicker if I could just use a hotkey and import annotations to my current note directly.
Even if you don't respond, I can't thank you enough for how much you've improved my productivity!
I respond to most my comments, just have a look on my videos 😉
I use the community plugin "zotero integrations" once I have created an annotated note in zotero I can use the hotkey in obsidian to make a note, and import the notes in it with links back to the highlights formatted anyway I want with the template I make.
I cover it in more detail in my course, but the recent zotero video covers it a bit as well. 😁
You could of course ask in the Obsidian discord.
Hi! I just recently switched to Obsidian/Zotero. Could you please tell me what plugins you use to switch so fast between Obsidian and Zotero, as at 7:30 mark?
Also, what plugins do you use for the background highlight of a block?
Hi Antaishi.
My Obsidian plugin is 'zotero integrations' and my Zotero plugin is 'MarkDBConnect'.
My course covers my personal setup but there are lots of free resources online. I am happy to help 😁
The background highlight of a block is CSS. You can find it in the starter pack linked in the description.
@@DannyHatcherTech Thank you very much for your reply, Danny!
P.S. Your videos are the reason why I switched my workflow to Obsidian/Zotero :)
@@nusolog I hope it works as well for you as it does me 😁
The Toggle in obsidian is also kinda annoying (along with the highlights) , Toggle & colouring in notion is better
Not sure what you mean? The toggle option is the same as in Notion except you can toggle headings, blocks bullet points all the same and turn the setting on and off. If you are referring to the size of them you can change that with CSS.
Is there any plugin for Obsidian that indexes PDF, XLSX, DOCX etc. files? I can't leave Evernote for this feature.
When you say index I assume you mean search, in which case it is a native feature, there is no plugin needed. It is a setting in the files panel 😁
I did use an addon for obsidian that can read pdf files
So it should be possible
I've been using Obsidian as a place where all my text starts before going off to another platform. I use ClickUp for all my task management and Notion just seems a bit left behind now. There's no better feeling than writing in a nice Obsidian theme.
100% agree. I feel bad for Notion but it has just fallen behind.
I am using Obsidian for all of my tasks. Morgen is for time blocking but with a potential integration coming at some point in the future Obsidian might be my go to for all tasks 🤷♂️
@@DannyHatcherTech I feel like I should really ditch Notion and focus on ClickUp consulting and then use Obsidian for my documents. You do lose the awesomeness of having everything searchable in one place then. But the thought of starting my new podcast and writing all the scripts in Notion or ClickUp fills me with dread.
I tried rearranging selected text - and that worked. Works on whole line if you select that whole line - whether bulleted or not. If bulleted then ensure you select not only the text but the bullet before it and any tab(s) before that. Does that imply Obsidian fixed this already? I'm on a Mac with Obsidian 0.15.9. Or is the request for a "six dot" (or whatever) block-handle like in Notion?
Yeah the request for something like Notion and the other drag drop tools.
I personally use a hoteky to move blocks but that doesn't work across pages, and lots of beginners coming from apps like Notion as how to drag and drop blocks.
Hello Danny, this might be a little weird to ask but I'll go anyway, I am in high school and after i found this "obsidian genre" on UA-cam, I only found people talking who are in universities and who are doing researches which is somehow leading me to think Obsidian is for complex people. So, can I still use it for my high school or notion will do good for me as high school seems easy 'cause I am from commerce background and it doesn't need so much notes rather just practice and practical. (Also I learnt vim for obsidian and all the shortcuts, cause I feel great when I don't have to touch my mouse).
Great question.
Obsidian can be used by anyone!
It is used more by university students at the moment I think because at the start the app looked very code heavy scaring others away.
@@DannyHatcherTech thanks for replying and creating amazing videos concerning obsidian, was procrastinating but now will create my first note, today!
@@zrotrasukha8733 awesome! I look forward to hearing how it goes 😁
Hi Danny. What I miss is a visual big picture overview and option to draw. Onenote is the one I use currently because of that but is highly limiting in referencing. I came across new apps on the market like Scrintal and Heptabase. What is your experience with this? Have you tried any of these? Do you see any advantages of are you just not missing a visual overview like that? Or do you find the sidepannel options and local graph view options are basically the same thing?
Anyway, thanks for the great content.
I am notbsure what you mean by a visual overview.
Drawing can be done qith excalidraw in Obsidian.
I use my homepage as an overview.
@@DannyHatcherTech Look at the homepage of Scrintal or heptabase. Basically a 'whiteboard' to organise and visually link notes as you are working on them.
@@giovannijoris6659 Oh I see what you mean. There is a community plugin that does it I think but I am waiting for the team to develop it. It is on the roadmap.trello.com/b/Psqfqp7I/obsidian-roadmap
2 things my man. I never cared about the outliner not because I didn't want to, but because the outline core plugin doesn't display bulleted headers. So it doesn't pick up the titles etc. I stuck to headers for now but headers also loses you one where you are in a note. If I'm typing a long paragraph I lose what header I'm typing under whereas with indenting and outlines Its very easy to scroll up and stop when the line ends.
So first question : how do u solve this? What are u doing. I saw those code blocks u made too. What about those
Second question : you were doing an mbti video, what happened to it
Hi, Nayef.
I rarely use bullets in Obsidian. When I am writing I normally the page open multiple times so can easily find and navigate my say around without losing my place. I don't tend to indent when writing pages as an outline often loses context for me. They are more useful as summaries.
I am not sure what you mean with the second question?
Thanks for this. Obsidian has been incredibly helpful for my studies, but can be overwhelming and this is a helpful overview. Thinking of becoming a Catalyst member mainly because they deserve my money for something I use all the time.
One quick question. What setting do you use to get a block to highlight/grey when your cursor is in it?
That sounds awesome 😁
It is part of my css snippet. There is a download in the description
@@DannyHatcherTech Thanks
@@DannyHatcherTech I downloaded it (presuming it was the Starter Pack?) and activated the CSS, but the block highlighting didn't work. Thoughts?
@@quickontheballpaul there should be a css file, my old theme, and a css snippet I believe called color theme.
If you put the snippet in the snippets folder and turn it on it should work 😁
@@DannyHatcherTech Yep. Done that and activated both, but doesn't turn the current block grey. Strange. Maybe I'm doing something wrong somewhere.
ok I was discovering Notion last week and some videos of this channel. Now I'm disorientated. lol
but it's a good thing, if it makes me win some time. I will consider it more seriously. I usually need time. But it seems that things happen to me faster and faster. Well let's go obsidian so. I hope my work learning Notion is not totally lost.
I am sorry for the disorientation!
I stopped using Notion about a year ago. Obsidian has been my note taker for longer than a year now.
The markdown and organization from Notion transfers well to Obsidian.
@@DannyHatcherTech main difference I see. there are no files in files, so I imagine the equivalent is to create folder in folder with file in it.
I'm studying markdowns notations and obsidian shortcuts. I wonder if they are some extensions to create some menus to automate things? like add markdown image from a link... and so not using the markdown notation . like in notion in fact...
@@1conscience0dimension you don't need to have folders at all, study about zettelkasten and MOCs. The combination of these two techniques is the way to use the features of obsidian the most efficiently, as far as I can see.
Yes, it can be automated, as in you don't have to type out the MD syntax everytime.
@@merieedgegaming7621 thks for your suggestion, I already know this, because I watched some videos about it. index moc ... But, in my case, I need a hierarchy because I'm doing a programming course. And eventually sending this in md to a French site using markdowns and latex to share...
@@merieedgegaming7621 for the other answer, automated ok. through plugins ?
How did you change the color of the background of the block you're writing in?
It is a small part of my CSS snippet. It should be in the Obsidian starter pack.
@@DannyHatcherTech Great info! Just bought the starter pack - being a beginner, not sure how to use it? Didnt see a README - can you tell me how to incorporate the templates and CSS - Thanks, Dan
@@SportsVisionbyDrLaby The start pack templates can be moved into your current vault and used straight away. The CSS theme needs to be added to your theme folder.
.obsidian/theme 😁
@@DannyHatcherTech Perfect! Many thanks for the quick reply - problem solved!
Danny coming in mighty handsome with the scruff
Aha, I think that is a compliment 😆
Actually you can have a Notion's like database in Obsidian with the plugin "Database folder"
It is similar but doesn't have the power yet. Notion still wins on that comparison.
@@DannyHatcherTech I know, the plugin just have 4 months, I am still working hard to bring the most powerful tool as posible
@@rafaelgomezbermejo8557 I am looking forward to its potential and think it could be the no1 plugin in time.
What are your thoughts on Dendron?
I have only dabbled. There wasn't anything that stuck out to me as something Obsidian can't do 🤷♂️
yea in vsc I have to see this one day
Obsidian 😍
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Can you do something to fix your fps issue? Always makes watching a little uncomfortable imo
Could you expand on that? My camera is set at 24fps and that is what I edit in (davinci resolve). What can I do?
Edit - I think it was streamlabs recording in 30fps with my camera set to 24. The already recorded videos will be the same but I have changed the setting now. 😁 Thanks for mentioning this. With my eyesight I can't see the difference.
Issue: In this (of your highly informative videos), your "pieces to camera" were skippy/jumpy on my iPhoneX just now. But the screen captures were smooth. One reason (at least) is likely the fact that you film at 24 fps for a target of 30 or even 60 fps. It's best if all are filmed, edited and rendered at a consistent fps such as 30 or 60 fps (like typical viewing devices and screen captures). Some film-makers like "the 24 fps look" but it only works if the whole chain up to and including the display are consistent with this. If not, then "the look" becomes "ragged motion".
Reason: When a 30 fps (say) targeted project in an NLE (e.g. Resolve) or encoder/renderer is supplied with 24 fps media, the conversion is achieved crudely, by repeating or dropping frames as necessary to make the numbers match up. Smarter "optical flow" methods are available in most NLEs (including Resolve) but not used by default because they are far more cpu-heavy (because they have to interpolate the required frames by predicting pixel values and object movements) and can occasionally glitch. Best to stay at an integer multiple (or fraction if you must...).
Demo: I noticed this effect in my own videos and demonstrated it for myself some time ago, with these test-shots:
At 25 fps: vimeo.com/31930183
At 30 fps: vimeo.com/31929495
CTA: I hope that helps. Maybe upload some test shots of your own to get feedback here or in a stand-alone video?
Although I love the design of obsidian, I still cannot find a way to sync to my phone easily & freely.....
I personally use sync but as you are looking for something free, you would need to use one of the cloud based workarounds which I don't know enough about to comment much on.
@@DannyHatcherTech might be worth looking into for your viewers
Try Dropbox and Dropsync
I just started using Obsidian, on my mac and iPhone, synced by iCloud. In that experience I found Obsidian and iOS-iCloud didn't quite "have their act together", but after a slight fiddle-around this now works well for me. What worked for me was to set the iCloud-based vault for the iPhone Obsidian (app) first (because it was more "fussy"/"awkward". AFAIR I (somehow) first I created a "root" Obsidian folder in iCloud, named simply "Obsidian" (that name might matter). Then, on the iPhone-Obsidian app, I used "Create new vault" with its iCloud switch enabled, where I created a folder called "Obsidian iCloud Vault 001". The resulting folder for that vault then appeared under the "Obsidian" root-folder.
It all works well except that when I add plugins via the mac or via the iPhone I think they (possibly) go to both levels of that folder structure (or maybe because I found the need to install them separately for - and from - both the mac and the iPhone). I need to do a tidier experiment in order to confirm/deny that (my "dive straight in" experiments to-date having been a bit messy!). I imagine Sync might be more straightforward and possibly reliable in the longer run (easier life?), but I'm starting off via cloud storage services I already have.
I use Megasync on Pc and Android from MEGA cloud to sync
I don't care really for privacy of my notes and local storage. But I just know notion for me still hasn't made me feel like it's easy for me to learn the things I'm trying to learn. I tey obsidian last year and I couldn't get into it and finding things was still hard for me. I just want to be able to write down a certain topic that I have in my mind
Example being vegan, and what I think about being vegan. And then be able to revisit said topic when I do research about being vegan from youtubers and books and research I've found. And then stop and revisit it again some how to link it all togther to be able to know if being vegan for me is morally right or not. But ever note app I've use seems hard to link all these ideas togther being written from different days or months apart. Idk how to properly be able to do it so I csn focus on writing and things are just where they need to be without much effort or trying to manage things or fit them in a label
What you are discussing is exactly why I use Obsidian because the linking is so easy.
I do it by creating a note for the source, and then a working note for the topic. I then link the source to the working for each point. My notes are public so you can look through them if you want.
eg. video source note with 3 good points, blog source note with 2 good points, both link to vegan working note.
point 1 [[video source]] [[blog source]]
point 2 [[video source]] [[blog source]]
point 3 [[video source]] [blog source]]
I hope that helps. My new series will be diving deep into all my research. 😁
Try logseq
@@ZeroRegretz I have and prefer obsidian 😁
other desktop soft making software have more features and you can do much more than you can on mobile but the user interface in
Not sure what you are saying?
Wait... I tested collab in using Obsidian sync between two devices and they updated with the same note open in a couple seconds. It's not realtime sure. But good enough no? Does it not work between two users?
Yes it works between different users. You can add people to a vault making it a collaborative vault. I think I screen share my example. As you say there is a second or so delay but it is good enough for me and I think most peoples use cases.
@@DannyHatcherTech ok yeah. Figured. Was a bit confused/ worried when you said in the video that it's a problem. Which is fair, realtime would be ideal. But it's def workable.
I think it'd almost prefer seeing a cursor where the last edit was from someone else over realtime. (Development priority wise)...
Sounds like something plugin-able actually
It is something being discussed by the developers. I know the tabs is their main focus right now.
@@DannyHatcherTech Thanks, I needed to know that! To stand a chance of getting Obsidian at work, I would need to be able to share with teammates. Hmm... a composing / track changes mode would be good, too...
@@bc4198 there is a file history that can be checked 🤷♂️
you did your page site with notion?
I am not sure what you are talking about. The link in the description to my notes online is Obsidian not Notion. I don't have much in Notion any more.
@@DannyHatcherTech ah ok this one indeed. the obsidian help rocks
Every in his mother basement want to through a course into our throat, just stop it already.
STOP IT, get some help!
I assume your frustration is directed at 'paid' courses not fee ones, as a playlist on UA-cam is a course or am I mistaken?
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🔐 This is a run-of-the-mill benefit. It was around
Logseq yes extensively.
Joplin briefly.
Trillium no.
This is a flat 👍 finale. An everyday scene
@@-blackcat-4749 I use Obsidian.
The graph view has limit3d use for me.