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Naazhi vs Obsidian, side by side.
Obsidian keeps notes as plain Markdown files on your computer and grows through plugins. Naazhi keeps your notes, to-dos, journal and calendar in one account that follows you between devices. Here is how they differ, including where Obsidian is the better pick.
Obsidian
Obsidian is a local-first Markdown editor: your notes are files in a folder you own, extended by a large community of plugins.
Naazhi
Naazhi is an account-based workspace for notes, to-dos, journal, calendar and chat, with the same data on web, phone and desktop, and AI you can swap or switch off.
Side by side
What each one does.
Checked on 15 November 2026 against each product’s public pages. If something is out of date, tell us on the contact page.
| Naazhi | Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your notes live | In your Naazhi account, in sync on web, Android, and Mac and Windows. You can download your notes, tasks and journal from Settings. | As Markdown files in a folder on your own device, which you can open with any other tool. |
| Works offline | The web, app and desktop apps need a connection to load and save your data. | A strength: it works fully offline on your files. |
| Extending it | No plugin system. Features come from us, and you can ask for one on the feature-request page. | A strength: a large community plugin library and themes. |
| Links and graph | Notes link to each other and an Atlas maps how they connect. | A strength: backlinks and a mature graph view. |
| Tasks, journal and calendar | Built in: repeating to-dos with reminders, a private journal and a calendar, on the phone too. | Through plugins and your own setup. |
| AI | A chat that can create to-dos, notes and journal entries after you confirm, with a provider of your choice, your own key, or none. Your journal and health data never go to an AI provider. | Through community plugins that you configure. |
| Connected apps | Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive with one sign-in, and Zoho apps, asked about from chat. | Through plugins. |
| Syncing devices | Included: sign in on any device. | Through Obsidian’s own paid sync or a method you set up yourself. |
| Where you use it | Web, Android, and Mac and Windows apps. The iPhone and iPad app is planned. | Desktop and mobile apps on the main platforms. |
Which one
Pick the one that fits.
Choose Obsidian if…
- You want your notes as plain files you fully own and can open anywhere.
- You need to work offline, or want to tune everything with plugins and themes.
- You already have a vault you love and a sync method that works.
Choose Naazhi if…
- You want notes, to-dos, journal and calendar working together with nothing to configure.
- You want the same data on your phone, your computer and the web without setting up sync.
- You want an AI chat you can choose, bring your own key to, or switch off, next to your Gmail, Calendar and Drive.
What Naazhi doesn’t do (yet)
- Plugins and themes.
- Working fully offline.
- Notes as plain files in a folder you hold (you can download an export).
- An iPhone and iPad app (planned).
Planned items are on the roadmap. We mark a feature live only when you can use it.
Questions
More answers are on the FAQ page.
Can I move my Obsidian notes to Naazhi?
Naazhi imports from Notion today. For Obsidian, copy a note’s text into a new note for now, or tell us on the feature-request page that a Markdown import would help you.
Which is better for privacy?
Obsidian keeps your files on your own device, which is the strongest form of ownership. Naazhi stores your data in your account, keeps your journal private by design, never sends your journal or health data to an AI provider, and lets you turn AI off completely.
Does Naazhi sync between my phone and computer?
Yes. It is one account, so your notes, to-dos, journal and calendar are the same on the web, the Android app and the Mac and Windows apps.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many people keep long-term files in Obsidian and use Naazhi for daily notes, to-dos, the journal and the calendar.
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