Obsidian vs MdSilo-app
mdSilo is a direct open-source note-taking and personal knowledge-base application with local plain-text storage, interconnected notes, graph views, backlinks, and full-text search.
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose MdSilo-app if
- Self-hosting and control of your data are a priority and MdSilo-app covers your required workflows. Its source code uses the AGPL-3.0 license.
Stay with Obsidian if
- You rely on capabilities that are different, missing, or not yet documented for MdSilo-app.
Feature fit
What MdSilo-app covers
- Local-first plain-text storage without registration
- Markdown and WYSIWYG note editing
- Interconnected notes with wikilinks and backlinks
- Graph view and full-text search
- Folders, tags, task views, and Kanban organization
- Cross-platform desktop and web availability
What’s different or missing
- Cross-device encrypted sync is not documented.
- Shared vaults and real-time collaboration are not documented.
- Web publishing as a hosted wiki, documentation site, or digital garden is not documented.
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 849
- Contributors
- 3
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last commit
- Mar 25, 2026
- Latest release
- Mar 3, 2024
Categories: Document Collaboration, Knowledge Management, Note Taking, File Sync & Storage
Sources and editorial review5 linked sources
Public documentation supports this comparison. Automation assists collection and classification; editorial standards and corrections remain the responsibility of Kris.
On top of local plain-text files, no registration required, no privacy issue.
readme · github.comChronicle view, Graph view, Task view... Full-text search;
readme · github.comBacklinks ... Kanban board ... Folder management
readme · github.comAvailable for Windows, macOS, Linux;
readme · github.comyou can find the app in ./src-tauri/target/release folder
readme · github.com
