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Obsidian
20,417installs in the last 30 days. Knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
Is Obsidian growing? No. Its share of all app installs went from 1.0% in the two months before to 0.97% in the last 30 days (−6%).
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- #4of 3,119 everyday Mac apps
- #1in Notes
- −6%share vs the 2 months before
- Installs, 90 days51,172
- Installs, 365 days203,332
- Share of all installs0.97%Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
- TypeMac app
History
Installs in each recorded 30-day window.
Average per 30 days
Three periods: the last 30 days, the two months before, and the nine months before that.
Obsidian: details
- Website
- obsidian.md
- Category
- Notes, writing and reading
- Type
- Mac app
- Installs, 30 days
- 20,417
- Installs, 90 days
- 51,172
- Installs, 365 days
- 203,332
- Trend
- Get it
- Download from the official website
Install from Terminal instead
Needs Homebrew, a free tool for installing apps by typing commands.brew install --cask obsidian - Source
- formulae.brew.sh/cask/obsidian
Install counts come from Homebrew, a free tool many Mac users install apps with, so they describe those people, not every Mac owner. How we count
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