After a few weeks of setting up Obsidian it’s already goodbye, not because I did not like it it’s just that I realized I had built a complex ecosystem around something that was supposed to be fundamentally simple. Obsidian is a fantastic piece of software, yet over time I found myself spending more brain power and time managing plugins, workspace layouts, and app settings than actually writing. The irony of the entire process is that Obsidian did one major thing right for me: it reminded me why I have always loved the power and simplicity of plain text and specifically markdown. (thanks John Gruber )
After just a few days I had to ask myself why I was running a heavy Electron app wrapper just to view files that require nothing more than a text editor. I just needed a fast, reliable way to put words on a page without extra friction.
Leaving Obsidian allows me to strip my setup down to the bare essentials and embrace a far lighter, more durable workflow. Now, my notes and posts live as standard text files in Dropbox directories, completely free from proprietary structures or app lock-in. Whether I am using Vim on my laptop or Drafts and 1Writer on iOS, the experience is lightweight, portable, and so simple. In the end Obsidian served as the perfect bridge to get me away from closed note-taking platforms.