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Obsidian Help

Welcome to the official Obsidian Help site, where you can find tips and guides on how to use Obsidian. For API documentation visit the Obsidian Developer Docs.

You can also browse this site in the following languages:

Getting started

If you're new to Obsidian, learn the basics of note-taking with Obsidian using our guides:

[[Download and install Obsidian]]
[[Create a vault]]
[[Create your first note]]
[[Link notes]]
[[Import notes]]

From here, you can build your own custom experience by enabling additional features through plugins. Explore the [[Core plugins]] that ship with Obsidian, or any of our [[Community plugins]].

Customize the look and feel of Obsidian using [[Themes]] and [[CSS snippets]].

Add-on services

[[Introduction to Obsidian Sync|Obsidian Sync]]
- A safe and secure way to synchronize your notes across any device and OS.
[[Introduction to Obsidian Publish|Obsidian Publish]]
- Publish your notes as a wiki, knowledge base, documentation, or digital garden.

Latest updates

[!todo] Update for version 1.5 The documentation has been revised for the 1.5 desktop release, incorporating changes to the [[Language settings|interface language]].

Pre-1.5: Settings ( ![[lucide-settings.svg#icon]] ) → About Post-1.5: Settings ( ![[lucide-settings.svg#icon]] ) → General.

Mobile users are advised to continue referring to the "About" section in their settings until the next mobile release.

Contribute

If you find any mistakes or missing information on this site, you can contribute improvements and translations via the GitHub repo.

If you want to support Obsidian financially, consider a [[Catalyst license]], which offers early access to beta versions of Obsidian.

See the [[Credits]] to get to know all the amazing people who made Obsidian possible.