My moving from Obsidian to VSCode

June 21, 2023

Comparison table

✅ — Definetely yes
❌ — No
🌕 — Yes with extension or workaround
🌗 — Partial

Feature	Notion	Obsidian	VSCode
Move to…	✅	🟡	❌ (WIP)
Databases / Queries	✅	🟡	❌ (WIP)
Power text editing	🌗	🟡	✅
Instant Markdown rendering	✅	✅	🟡
Self hosting (md-files)	❌	✅	✅
Alfred Integration	✅	✅	❓
Formulas	✅	🟡	❌ (WIP)
Synced blocks	✅	🌗	✅
Customizible shortcuts	❌	✅	✅
Graph view	❌	✅	✅
Collaboration	✅	🟡	🟡

Comparison by Dendron

Software Name	Extensions	Rich text editing	Local-first	Fast and performant	Open source	Bi-directional links	Outlining	Flexible Hierarchy
Obsidian	✅	🌕	✅	✅	❌	✅	🌕	❌
VSCode	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❓	✅
Notion	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅

Plan to move

• Dendron crash course
• Test extension for csv-based databases
  ❌ No way to link files and update tables on new files
  https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RandomFractalsInc.vscode-data-preview
  query languagee not implemented
• test synchronisation with Notion via Pod-v2
  https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/cYOPq6mbS7lqeSdCVgjlU/
• Create custom notes type (rhytms) for quarter notes (marathons)
  • Also for years (ultramarathons), 5-years (journeys) and 15-years (paths)
• Publish an extension with “Move to” feature from the forked repo
  • test extension
  • paste link
• Figured out how to implement “Logarhythm” database in Dendron
• Move current week diary to Dendron
• Create custom task types
• Test extension for sheets-like formulas in markdown
  • paste link