Pretext in iOS is nice, works well with Google Drive and other providers.
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Can it follow/create Wikilinks?
Last I checked, nothing worked with Google Drive. It failed to create new files and threw error.
I had tried with Pretext and Markdown Pro.
I use Syncthing to synchronize Obsidian vaults (or at least an âinboxâ folder) and my todo.txt between my Android devices, my Linux laptop, and my Linux desktop.
Syncthing is a proven non-cloud, peer-to-peer syncing tool, which I use since about 6 years to sync ~1.3mio files, without a single failure. I use it for project backups, share/sync with colleagues, auto-transfer photos from my smartphone to a NAS, and general syncing things between smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Like for Obsidian. 
Markor is my tool of choice for Markdown and todo.txt on Android. Since Markorâlike most other Markdown editorsâdoesnât support Wiki links, I usually store new Obsidian notes in an âinboxâ and later edit/refine these using Obsidian on the laptop or desktop.
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I tried it a couple of days ago, but I found that it crated a Plist file for each md file in my vault folders, so I uninstalled it.
This app is indeed really great. Iâve purchased a lifetime license right away. Thanks.
Developer is open to suggestions.
Other storage providers like Dropbox and OneDrive are coming.
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There is a setting âSync System Filesâ which will prevent that when turned off.
@Lanalang You should look into Obsidian preferences and enable relative links. You have to update your old ones, but new ones should work (as they include the path/directory).
Question, how are you using Syncthing to sync notes between Linux and Android? (I wonder how you are handling sync, as the latter has case insensitive file system which would create issues)
And Iâd like to try Markor, but I am unable to do so. What i am doing in Android at the moment is adding Obsidian vaults to git, then cloning/pulling from Termux, and then doing sync with Syncthing towards Linux, with this setup though, I am unable to use Markor, as I canât get it to read files from Termux folder (a system folder).
I currently use a pretty simplistic setup:
- Android folder
Documents/Markorsynced toDocuments/Markoron my Linux devices. - Android folder
Documents/Inboxsynced to anInboxfolder within my Obsidian vault on the Linux machines. (So I can edit the Inbox using Obsidian and then move files out of the Inbox to another place in my vault.) - The Android folder
Documentsis stored on the internal Android filesystem which is case-sensitive, and my smartphone has enough space. - Caveat: When using SD Cards on Android, these are often formatted FAT32 or VFAT, and only these are case-insensitive. (My phone, an old OnePlus One, doesnât have an extra SD card, so I never ran into this problem. I wonder what would happen if one formatted an SD card on Linux with, say, ext4, and then try to use it in Android âŚ)
- Markor is still far from perfect, but it happened to be the first Markdown editor for Android I really liked, so I stuck with it. (I also use it for a synced shopping list and my todo.txt which in turn is handled by Todour on my Linux machines.)
- Iâve heard of colleagues using Epsilon Notes instead of Markor on Android, but this needs the paid version to be used effectively.
HTH.
P.S.: Now imagine me dictating into Markor on the phone: Âťhashtag, hashtag, hashtag, some headline, new paragraph âŚÂŤ Hee hee. Odd as it sounds, itâs sometimes really useful.
Just because it was not mentioned yet. I am using Ulysses (the app) on my iPhone for editing and viewing my Obsidian notes. I set up an external sync folder in Ulysses where I store my notes. Obsidian uses the same folder as Vault. This folder is synced by iCloud.
This way I donât have to open Obsidian while writing, but Ulysses will search within my Obsidian notes as well.
I think this only makes sense when already using Ulysses, because itâs seems kinda costly if you do not use it frequently.
An alternative would be iAWriter or 1Writer as already mentioned.
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Do you know if itâs possible with android ?
Iâve been multiple hours into an issue and Iâve solved it. To spare others the hassle, hereby my answer to the issue I was having:
- How do I use Obsidian on my Windows PC & can easily view and edit the notes, including the images, on my iPhone.
I had some nifty requirements:
- All attachments (images, videos, pdfs) are in one folder (keeping the folders where notes are clean).
- Usage of WebDav (not iCloud, Dropbox)
- Image preview works smootly in iOS app
- When I move notes around in Obsidian, the links shouldnât break.
Short answer:
Disable Wikilinks and use Relative Path to file, see image below. Do this in combination with the app 1Writer.
Long answer, based on the list of Brett Terpstra of iPhone apps which support WebDav and suggestions Iâve came across in other places, Iâve tried the below apps, but none worked with the links which are the standard in Obsidian (wikilinks):
- Notes Writer
- Joplin
- Paper
- Drafts
- Bear
- Ulysses
- Working Copy
1Writer also doesnât work with WikiLinks as images, only when the image is in the same dir as the note. But one of my requirements was that I didnât want that as folders become quite messy. If you use standard Markdown for all links, this also solves the issue 1Writer has with Piped links. It doesnât look as neatly when editting, but to me, the major benefit of having access to my Obsidian Vault from my iPhone, is worth it.
If somebody else found another solution, Iâm very curious!!
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As the official app might take a while, is it perhaps worth it to mention it in the topicstart? It would have saved me multiple hours of trying apps, debugging, trying again
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Does anyone know what the status of the mobile (iOS) app is? Iâd be interested in a TestFlight trial if/when it gets to that point.
In the meantime, Iâm finding 1Writer excellent when content is shared from my Mac via iCloud.
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To answer my own questionâŚ
https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-closed-beta-started-for-catalyst-vip/14461
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Iâve had some success committing my Obsidian vault to a git repository (gitblit which runs on Windows/Mac/Linux and is easy to set up) and syncing to iOS with the Working Copy git client. Working Copy creates a shared folder that can be opened by 1Writer or iA writer.
Iâve also experimented with using DEVONThink to index an Obsidian vault on a Mac and share that with DEVONThink To Go on iOS.
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Iâve been using a combination of Termux, Vim and Github.
I used Termux to install both Vim and Github on my mobile.
Termux has a widget that allows to add bash scripts to home screen, so I wrote two simple bash scripts:
- One to open the vault (folder) with Vim (this way I have a quick access to all my notes)
- One to run git pull and push.
This last script runs whenever I leave the first one. So before I leave my notes it will synchronize them with Github.
And I found this wonderful blog post explaining how to configure Vim to enable reference jumping. So if I put the cursor above any [[reference]] all I have to do is press gf and Vim will open the file if it exists. If Vim doesnât open it I know Iâll have to create it.
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Brilliant. Works fine. Thanks.
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Editorial is my choice,
- work fine with dropbox, sync one folder in dropbox
- support text search across all files( global searches)
- support markdown toc jump
- support markdown head folding
- beautiful write/preview mode
- support custom workflows, snippets, templates, and themes
I write markdown preview theme, You can get this theme here: https://gist.github.com/whatsrtos/e56075ca489d60b114ce61f9e2f8588b
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