# Reminders/Notifications in Obsidian **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Tags:** valuable\ **Created:** [November 20, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/reminders-notifications-in-obsidian/8850 "2020-11-20T22:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![juen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/juen/32/4826_2.png) [@juen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/juen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/reminders-notifications-in-obsidian/8850/3 "2020-11-29T12:27:48Z")
Hey, thanks for the recommendations, I’ll keep an eye on both! The biggest question I have right now is how far can you stretch the “everything is markdown files” thing and when are databases the right fit. For example: structured, recurring entries such as tasks (date, start, end, duration, project, subproject) might just be a better fit for [Notion](http://notion.com/), [Coda](https://coda.io/), [Airtable](https://airtable.com/), [Trello](https://trello.com/), [Fibery](https://fibery.io/) etc. On the other hand, the snappiness and structureless nature of Obsidian / Roam is way more convenient for knowledge creation and making connections between previously separate notes. I tried using Coda as an abstraction layer on top of Obsidian for structuring notes, tasks etc, it’s currently just lacking the ability to open `obsidian://.../` links… > **[Open url with custom scheme?](https://community.coda.io/t/open-url-with-custom-scheme/17161/3?u=julian_englert)** > > Hi, what is the current situation on custom URLs @coda? I’m trying to use Coda as an organization layer for my knowledge base consisting markdown notes that I create and navigate in Obsidian Events are created in Google Calendar Obsidian... --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/reminders-notifications-in-obsidian/8850)._