Don't create hidden .obsidian folder

[clankill3r]

Is it possible to use obsidian in such a way that it does not create the hidden obsidian folder?
Sometimes I just want to edit a single markdown file and I have no interests in all the nice features that obsidian brings. I just want to use it for the WYSIWYG ability.
But because of the hidden folder it creates I keep falling back to using VSCode.

[holroy]

Obsidian is created around the concept of the vault, and thusly needs/wants that hidden folder for configuration stuff.

You want it as a standalone editor, as discussed in the feature request below.

Have Obsidian be the handler of .md files / Add ability to use Obsidian as a markdown editor on files outside vault (file association)

A suggestion to have the possibility to make Obsidian the default app to open .md files, when accessing them in Finder. That would allow for very quick note-opening opportunities using Alfred. Simply open Alfred, type in the name of the note hit enter and have the note opened straight in Obsidian. [Screenshot 2020-05-23 at 13.18.55] My environment is MacOS but I guess there are familiar easy-access workflow possible in different environments as well