Hibi
An open-source obsidian alternative
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HN · launched Sep 21, 2026 · 6 upvotes (top 67%) · 0 views
Niche: knowledge management software · 95 launches, 7 in the last 7 days ▲ +17% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes A local markdown note-taking app with backlinks and graph views can be vibe-coded using standard web technologies like Electron/Tauri, TipTap/ProseMirror, and Lucene/SQLite.
Discussion
1 comment analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Obsidian
Concerns raised: design is still very rudimentary
Feature requests: plugin system
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 2057 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #1386 of 2058 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 325 days after the earliest competitor.
- lcars-obsidian · github · 2026-10-09 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.76
- Files.md · hn · 2026-05-18 · 730 upvotes · similarity 0.74
- obsidian-excalidraw-cli · github · 2026-10-12 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.72
- obsidian-spaces · github · 2026-09-15 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.71
- Silica · github · 2026-10-31 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.70
- prism-viz · github · 2026-10-08 · 41 upvotes · similarity 0.69
- Quartz · github · 2026-11-08 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.68
- silverglass · github · 2026-09-19 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.63
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