700 themes for Obsidian! What's your favorite?

I was just browsing the themes page and wow, we have reached 700 themes!

What's your favorite and why?

I'm always on the hunt for something cool to tweak my setup.

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u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 21 hours ago

OpenSEO - open source alternative to Ahrefs and Semrush

OpenSEO is a open source and self-hostable alternative to tools like Semrush or Ahrefs.

It connects with DataForSEO via API key and does keyword research, competitor and backlinks analysis, rank tracking, technical audits... plus the MCP server lets AI agents like Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Hermes use the SEO data directly.

GitHub: https://github.com/every-app/open-seo

u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 29 days ago
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Tolaria: a new open source alternative to Obsidian

Saw this project trending on github a few days ago and just had the time to give it a try.

It's a note tacking app similar to Obsidian (markdown based, notes stored locally in a vault, no proprietary formats, wikilinks...).

First impressions?

  • The block editor (similar to notion) is handy for all those of markdown functions that I use once in a while and I'll never remember.
  • Note organization is simpler. You can label notes with types like Project or Topic but those types don’t force you to fill certain fields or validate against a strict schema.
  • Everything is synched with git. The vault becomes a git repo and every change is tracked by version control so you call roll back to a previous version, see changes with diff views, sync across multiple devices and so on.
  • It works well with AI agents. This isn't really my use case but there's an AGENTS.md to explain agents how they should navigate an operate in your vault. This way you can use multiple agents like codex and claude code on the same vault. Plus a full MCP server, support for local models and different permission modes.

I've never been a power user of obsidian (and if your workflow depends on community plugins this isn't the tool for you), but Tolaria does pretty much what I expect from a note tacking app straight out of the box.

Yes, it's still a relatively new project and there are a few bug to fix, but I think we have one more candidate for a simple open source alternative to Obsidian.

GitHub: https://github.com/refactoringhq/tolaria

u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 2 months ago

Almost 5000 plugins for Obsidian! What's your favorite and why?

I was just browsing the plugins page and wow, we are so close to 5000 plugins!

What's your favorite, why, and how do you use it?

I'm always on the hunt for something new to add to my setup.

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u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 2 months ago

Good open source Obsidian alternatives?

Went down the rabbit hole of open source alternatives to Obsidian this week.

So far I'm looking at Logseq, SiYuan or Tolaria but I'd like to hear a few more opinions before I commit to weeks of tinkering with one of those.

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u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 2 months ago
▲ 305 r/freesoftware+1 crossposts

Open-Source alternative to Logitech Options+

Still under heavy development an macOS-only, but it looks like a promising alternative to Logitech Options+ (remap buttons, drive DPI and SmartShift, and switch profiles per app) that doesn't require a Logitech account, telemetry, or cloud dependencies.

Source: https://github.com/AprilNEA/OpenLogi

u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 2 months ago

[Open-Source] Scratch: a minimal markdown note taking app

Just thought to share to share a project I've recently fell in love with (not affiliated to the dev, if you have questions I'll leave a link to his profile).

It's a minimal markdown note-taking app I use as a distraction-free alternative to writing markdown in VS Code.

Just open the app
Cmd + New to create a new file
Cmd + Shift + M to toggle between Markdown or WYSIWYG
Cmd + Shift + Enter to enable focus mode
That's it

Plus it renders mermaid diagrams and kaTeX math, it's offline first so I don't need an account or an internet connection and I can use git to sync across devices.

You can also ask Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, OpenCode, or Ollama to help edit your notes (not really my use case).

And yes, it has a dark theme.

Source: https://github.com/erictli/scratch
Dev: Eric Li

u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 2 months ago

CanAgentUse: a directory of software that is agent-ready

Thought to share a new resource for those of you that are not on X.

It's a directory of software services that are (partially) agent-ready and answers questions like:

  • Does it have MCP, CLI, or API?
  • Can agents create accounts / provision resources autonomously?
  • Plus more agent-specific details

Link: https://www.canagentsuse.com/
Built by Minh-Phuc Tran

u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 2 months ago

Self-hosted alternative to MyFitnessPal

Stumbled upon this hidden gem today.

It's self-hosted alternative to MyFitnessPal. You can track nutrition, exercise, body metrics, and health data while keeping full control of your data.

Plus you can set up goals and get long-term reports, have multiple profiles and family access, sync data from Apple Health, Google Health Connect, Fitbit, Garmin Connect etc. and of course chat with your health via an MCP server or chatbot.

Haven't had the time to test it yet but kudos to the dev team!

Source: https://github.com/CodeWithCJ/SparkyFitness

u/Creative-Quit-7998 — 3 months ago