Obsidian

Local Markdown knowledge base tool for research notes, project management and long-term knowledge building.

Details

Obsidian is a knowledge management tool based on local Markdown files, supporting bidirectional links, tags, graph view, plugin extensions and multi-device workflows. In research it can be used for literature notes, project records, lab logs, managing writing material and building project knowledge bases.

Use cases: research notes, reading notes, lab logs, knowledge bases, project management

Note: Obsidian's core software is not open source, but it is usually free for personal use and has a rich plugin ecosystem.