I’d love to see the inclusion of a sketching/drawing option, at least within the mobile app like Craft has on iOS.
Use case or problem / Current workaround
Ahrens argues and studies show that handwriting is still one of the most effective methods of note-taking for retention. While I could write out literature notes on paper and then transcribe them to Obsidian later or import a scan/image from another app such as Craft, Concepts or Apple Notes, it’d be great to have the ability to sketch diagrams and handwrite summaries/key concepts directly within the Obsidian app to reduce friction and context switching.
Proposed solution
I’m no developer but in Craft on iOS, it appears that the developers are using the same drawing functionality as is used in Apple Notes. I’m not sure if Android has a similar option but if it does, it seems to me like that’d make it easier to implement on both platforms. That would meet my basic sketching needs and I’d imagine it’d work well for others as well. I don’t need all the bells and whistles of Notability within the mobile app although I wouldn’t complain if such options were implemented.
Closing thoughts
This would be amazing to see. Incorporating some of my old flow-based note-taking methods from college into the Zettelkasten method within Obsidian would be a game-changer. It adds some of Luhmann’s analog methods back to the mix in digital Zettelkastens while gaining the benefits of writing out the essentials by hand.
