We often try to improve our productivity through tools, but two realities always exist:
- There is no perfect tool—only tools that partially meet our needs.
- Tools may boost efficiency, but they also consume time in selection and management.
I’ve always enjoyed reading, which led me to develop a habit of taking notes and documenting things. I constantly pursued the “best” and most intelligent experience. Over time, with multiple incomplete migrations, fragments of my “memory” ended up scattered across nearly every well-known note-taking platform.
This time, I decided to start fresh again—leaving behind OneNote, which felt both comfortable and anxiety-inducing, and embracing Obsidian.
Why I Chose OneNote
- Free to use
- Supports multi-device sync (no limit on the number of devices)
- Rich text editing, allowing direct pasting of images and tables. Table editing experience similar to Excel
- Supports notebook encryption (but cannot be recovered if the password is forgotten)
Why I Abandoned OneNote
- Occasional issues with notebooks or sections behaving abnormally
- Unstable synchronization
- Formatting can easily become messy; sometimes text breaks unexpectedly
- Renaming or encrypting notebooks can sometimes create duplicate notebooks or pages
Why I Chose Obsidian
- Free (with optional paid official sync service)
- Multi-device sync via plugins (no device limit)
- Excellent Markdown writing experience
- Strong Markdown table support (very important!)
- File structure is similar to OneNote (folders + files), though OneNote allows unlimited nesting(That said, overly deep hierarchies are hard to manage—around 3 levels works best)
My Expectations for Obsidian
- Attachments could be organized by type or date (currently all stored in a single folder, which gets messy over time)
- When attachment paths change, prompt whether to update existing references
- Support for encrypting notes or folders
- Better table display on mobile devices(Currently, tables wrap due to screen width, resulting in poor readability and experience)
Tips: If you use your blog directory as an Obsidian vault, Obsidian can effectively act as a content management system (CMS) or editor for your blog.
转载请注明转自：Yijile.com（ https://yijile.com/en/why-abandon-onenote-for-obsidian/ ）
本文采用 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0方式授权。
转载请注明出处和本文链接，说明是否进行修改，不得用于商业用途，使用相同方式共享。
