I like the idea of something like Notion but I have no idea how I would preserve my data or ever migrate it. I imagine you have to have some pretty complex stuff going on to have rich text, images, databases, macros and whatever else all in a file or notebook. Getting it out in some sort of format may not be too hard, but how would you ever migrate that to new software?
Am I over thinking this?
I know Obsidian stores everything in plaintext, but how would something like Notion or Affine (a self-hosted one) compare.
As much as I prefer lock-in free methods, Obsidian or any other note taking software I’ve seen does not come close to covering full set of what Notion has to offer in terms of features relevant to note-taking. Inline Kanban, tables, and just about every single things that cannot easily be represented in text and images are usually not covered. Also: collaboration, synchronisation, sharing. Lack of vendor lock-in is secondary.
My understanding is that Obsidian has these features and more with plugins and such, but, yeah, it’s a not insignificant amount of work to setup.
Yeah and ultimately these things are just not what Obsidian was designed for which is basic markdown notes. You can definitely mod the absolute hell out of obsidian but it does start to get a little heavy after awhile and it’s noticeable when you try to make a workflow that utilizes a obinch of plugins that didn’t really have the functionality of any other plugin in mind when they were made.