r/ObsidianMD

Obsidian

Subreddit for the Obsidian notes app https://obsidian.md

Members: 371,487
Created: 2020
Posts a day: 24
Avg comments, top posts this week: 45

r/ObsidianMD is a Reddit community with 371,487 members, created in 2020. It averaged about 24 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 114 and an average of 45 comments each. Obsidian, notes and plugin are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 13:00 UTC, and most often on a Sunday.

Only approved members can post in r/ObsidianMD.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

1,311I'm walking through my Obsidian vault right now in the form of a magical library. Every file's a book. Cool idea?140 comments · October 17, 2026
21Out of all the notes in your vault, how many have you opened a second time?60 comments · October 17, 2026
49Is it bad to put important files in Obsidian?56 comments · October 14, 2026
364Comprehensive historical timeline of my actions across Obsidian?41 comments · October 6, 2026
5Vault maintenance vs actual work: how do you keep the balance?17 comments · October 17, 2026
1What do you use for charts in your notes? Thinking of building a plugin, but not if a good one already exists12 comments · October 18, 2026

Common words in titles

obsidian 29
notes 7
plugin 7
theme 6
vault 6
built 5
home 4
markdown 4
android 3
cool 3
edit 3
files 3

Best time to post

13:00 UTC · 4 top posts
11:00 UTC · 3 top posts
18:00 UTC · 2 top posts
Sunday · 5 top posts
Tuesday · 5 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

Be nice to everyone
Memes go in the meme subreddit, not here
Don’t shill
No slop
Bugs should be reported on the Obsidian Forum

How to post in r/ObsidianMD without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/ObsidianMD member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/ObsidianMD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/",
    "name": "ObsidianMD",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Obsidian",
    "createdAt": "2020-05-05T17:37:09.000Z",
    "description": "Subreddit for the Obsidian notes app https://obsidian.md",
    "subscribers": 371487
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/ObsidianMD

How many members does r/ObsidianMD have?

r/ObsidianMD had 371,487 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/ObsidianMD?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 24 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 45 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/ObsidianMD?

This month's top posts in r/ObsidianMD went up most often around 13:00 UTC, and most often on a Sunday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/ObsidianMD data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/ObsidianMD for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/ObsidianMD/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.