Obsidian
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Current state
As of Aug 17, 2026Obsidian core app is free without limits and requires no sign-up. Optional add-ons Sync and Publish are billed per user/site monthly or annually. Support licenses (Catalyst, Commercial) help fund independent development. Students, faculty, and nonprofit employees get a 40% discount on Sync and Publish; refunds are offered within 7 days for Sync/Publish but not for Catalyst, Commercial, or Credit.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Sync | $4 USD per user, per month, billed annually / yearly | Sync notes across devices · End-to-end encryption · Version history · Collaborate on shared vaults · Priority support |
| Sync | $5 USD per user, per month, billed monthly / monthly | Sync notes across devices · End-to-end encryption · Version history · Collaborate on shared vaults · Priority support |
| Publish | $8 USD per site, per month, billed annually / yearly | Publish notes to the web · No technical knowledge required · Customizable theme · Graph and full text search · Priority support |
| Publish | $10 USD per site, per month, billed monthly / monthly | Publish notes to the web · No technical knowledge required · Customizable theme · Graph and full text search · Priority support |
| Catalyst | $25 USD one-time payment | Early access to beta versions · Community badges · Exclusive channels |
| Commercial | $50 USD per user, per year / yearly | Support development · Become a featured organization · For bulk purchases and other inquiries, contact us at [email protected] |
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Changes
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Current state
As of Sep 6, 2026Obsidian's changelog tracks parallel Desktop/Mobile releases across public and catalyst channels, with 1.14.0 (Sept 2, 2026) adding color highlights, a kanban Bases layout, and native iOS Quick Capture, while the 1.13.x series (Jul–Aug 2026) revamped Settings into a searchable panel, added a full-screen image viewer, and fixed numerous editor, sync, and platform-specific bugs. Electron was upgraded to v43.3.0 and CodeMirror was upgraded as part of these releases.
Deprecations
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Settings Search plugin
→ new built-in Settings search functionality
Latest entries
- 1.14.0 Mobile adds native quick capture and dismissable settings sheetaddition
- 1.14.0 Desktop adds color highlights and kanban layout for Basesaddition
- 1.13.8 Mobile fixes Android editor mode switching bugfix
- 1.13.7 Mobile public release includes desktop fixesfix
- 1.13.7 Desktop public release fixes macOS filename bug and inline math renderingfix
- 1.13.7 Mobile catalyst release includes desktop fixesfix
- 1.13.7 Desktop catalyst release fixes macOS filename bug and inline math renderingfix
- 1.13.6 Mobile public release adds swipe-to-close tabsaddition
- 1.13.6 Desktop public release improves settings window and updates Electronchange
- 1.13.6 Mobile catalyst release fixes iOS text selection bugfix
- 1.13.6 Desktop catalyst release improves settings sliders and undo close tab behaviorchange
- 1.13.5 Mobile catalyst release adds swipe-to-close tabsaddition
Changes
- ChangeAPI changelog
Obsidian 1.14.0 released for Desktop and Mobile (September 2, 2026) with new features including color highlights, kanban layouts, and improved RTL support; no breaking changes, deprecations, or API changes detected.
August 20, 2026 1.13.8 Mobile publicSeptember 2, 2026 1.14.0 Mobile catalyst ... September 2, 2026 1.14.0 Desktop catalyst ... August 20, 2026 1.13.8 Mobile publicConfidence30% - ChangeAPI changelog
Obsidian deprecated the Settings Search plugin as of version 1.13.1 (June 9, 2026).
Confidence85%
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