# Alternatives to Obsidian

4 alternatives to Obsidian, picked out of 2 saved Instagram reels and 3 liked tweets, from creators like @matthgray, @arscontexta, @hunterhammonds. 3 of them are free, freemium or open source.

## 4 alternatives

- [Notion](https://xiry.app/resources/notion): Connected workspace for notes, docs, databases, and AI automation. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Ars Umbris](https://xiry.app/resources/ars-umbris): Local-first IDE and framework for building typed, agentic knowledge graphs (Web app, Open source)
- [Memo](https://xiry.app/resources/memo): Notes and read-later app with AI article summaries and task management (Web app)
- [Research by UNMS](https://xiry.app/resources/research-by-unms): AI-assisted reference manager and note-taking app for papers and notes (Web app, Freemium)

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