Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion
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What commenters are saying
Commenters welcomed OpenKnowledge as a polished open-source alternative, but raised several concerns. Many noted Obsidian vaults already work with AI via VS Code and MCPs, so the differentiating editor and agent integrations matter most. Others flagged macOS-only desktop support, though CLI/web viewers work on Linux/Windows. A migration path from Obsidian is straightforward since it uses markdown, but Obsidian's plugins like dataview and charts are not replicated. The name collides with Open Knowledge Foundation (2004) and Google's Open Knowledge Format (June 2026), though the project adopts OKF compliance.