Obsidian vs Lumina-Note
Lumina Note is the stronger choice for users who require an Apache-2.0, source-available desktop workspace with plain Markdown files and built-in AI that can operate across a vault. Obsidian remains the safer choice when encrypted cross-device synchronization, shared vaults, or hosted web publishing are required, because those capabilities are documented for Obsidian but not established for Lumina Note in the cited材料
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Lumina-Note if
- Individuals who want notes stored as directly editable Markdown files in a local folder
- Users who want an AI agent to draft, summarize, reorganize, and connect notes across a vault
- Developers who need an Apache-2.0 codebase they can inspect, modify, and build from source
Stay with Obsidian if
- Your workflow depends on shared vaults with real-time participant updates
- You need a hosted wiki, documentation site, knowledge base, or digital garden from selected notes
- You require documented AES-256 end-to-end encrypted synchronization and version history across devices
Deployment and operations
Lumina Note is an Electron desktop application with release packages for Windows (.exe), macOS (.dmg or .zip), and Linux x64 (.AppImage). It uses the Apache-2.0 license. Building from source requires Node.js 22+, npm, and Bun for the embedded opencode server bundle, plus cloning and installing the opencode dependency. The supplied profile marks it as self-hostable and the README references a self-hosted relay, but the supplied excerpts provide no relay procedure and document no Docker or Kubern
Feature fit
What Lumina-Note covers
- Local note vaults
- Markdown note editing
- Wiki-style links and backlinks
- Knowledge graph views
What’s different or missing
- Documented full-text search coverage
- Documented encrypted cross-device sync
- Documented synchronization version history
- Documented shared-vault collaboration
- Documented web publishing
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 907
- Contributors
- 8
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last commit
- Jun 1, 2026
- Latest release
- Jun 1, 2026
Categories: Document Collaboration, Knowledge Management, Note Taking, File Sync & Storage, Calendars & Scheduling, Task Management
Sources and editorial review12 linked sources
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A modern Markdown note-taking app with live preview, bidirectional links, and AI assistant
repository description · github.comyour vault is plain Markdown on disk
readme · github.comHuman-first editing: your vault is plain Markdown on disk.
readme · github.comEdit notes directly in Markdown with live preview, reading mode, WikiLinks, backlinks, and graph views.
readme · github.comOpen the AI panel and ask the agent to help with a note, a folder, or a specific writing task.
readme · github.comDownload the latest build from Releases.
readme · github.comyour vault is plain Markdown on disk. You can open, read, edit, move, and back it up without depending on Lumina or any model provider.
verdict · github.comLumina embeds an opencode-powered agent that can read, write, reorganize, summarize, connect, and research notes across the vault when you ask it to.
best for · github.comEdit notes directly in Markdown with live preview, reading mode, WikiLinks, backlinks, and graph views.
shared feature · github.com| Windows | `.exe` NSIS installer | | macOS Apple Silicon / Intel | `.dmg` / `.zip` | | Linux x64 | `.AppImage` |
deployment · github.com- Node.js 22+ - npm - Bun, only for building the embedded opencode server bundle
deployment · github.com[Apache License 2.0](LICENSE)
deployment · github.com
