Do you want to always have access to all your notes and link your ideas in one app?

Then Obsidian sounds perfect for you

Here are 7 reasons why you should use Obsidian to take Notes during your PhD

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1. Free To Get Started

The first question on everyone's lips "Is it free?"

Yes, for the low cost of $0 you can get started today using it.

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2. Linking Notes

Think referencing but on steroids.

Obsidian allows you to link your notes on a conference talk you just heard to your notes from an article you read months ago through backlinks and unlinked mentions.

Extremely powerful features for connecting ideas.

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3. Markdown Format

All your Obsidian notes are markdown files which means you can easily export and open them using any basic text editor.

You can even share the notes with people who don't have Obsidian because the files are markdown.

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4. Files Stored Locally

Your Obsidian files are not stored on the cloud but instead locally on your computer.

This means that you can open them and work on them with or without an internet connection and it works very fast.

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5. Graphical Overview

Interested to see what your connected thoughts, notes, and ideas look like?

Obsidian allows you to visualize the connections between notes in a graph like this one.

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6. Upgradeable Features

Whether you want to sync your notes between your laptop and mobile, get early access to features, or want to publish your notes online via Obsidian Publish you can.

All these features you can upgrade to if you want.

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7. End-to-End Encrypted Security

Your Obsidian notes are extremely secure as they are both end-to-end encrypted as well as stored locally on your device.

This means not even the people behind Obsidian have access to your info.

This is as secure as it gets.

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