Opal
Productivity
markdown editor
SHOW HN2026
36points
6comments
#1,487of 4,366 in 2026
Top 35%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Docs: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Git integration is useful for updating Hugo, Jekyll or Zola sites
From 1 comment
Does it work on iPad? Cause that would be really handy for me. Git integration sounds awesome, Obsidian does not work well with git. For example, updating a Hugo/Jekell/Zola…
skylurk on HN
Objections
Not usable on touch devices; UI is desktop-targeted, e.g. drag and drop
From 1 comment
Though I haven't tested it myself. I would say probably not very well. But, this is good to know - Thanks! Some of the of ui/ux currently is very targeted towards desktop, for…
rbbydotdev on HN
Hard to compete with Obsidian's ecosystem and plugins
From 1 comment
It's going to be tough competing with a battle tested app, including a large ecosystem of plugins.
billy99k on HN
Hard to find how to create a document
From 1 comment
I wanted to try it out, but unfortunately I can't open the document/I don't know how to create a new one.
jannesblobel on HN
Requests
iPad and touch device support
From 1 comment
Does it work on iPad? Cause that would be really handy for me. Git integration sounds awesome, Obsidian does not work well with git. For example, updating a Hugo/Jekell/Zola…
skylurk on HN
Support for Obsidian plugins
From 1 comment
That's a very good point! I think as it stands users probably are better suited with obsidian or even vscode. BUT let us not be to limited by what it is today, and think of what…
rbbydotdev on HN
Questions
Does it work on iPad?
From 1 comment
Does it work on iPad? Cause that would be really handy for me. Git integration sounds awesome, Obsidian does not work well with git. For example, updating a Hugo/Jekell/Zola…
skylurk on HN
How to create a new document?
From 1 comment
I wanted to try it out, but unfortunately I can't open the document/I don't know how to create a new one.
jannesblobel on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian
From 1 comment
It's going to be tough competing with a battle tested app, including a large ecosystem of plugins.
billy99k on HN
VS Code
From 1 comment
That's a very good point! I think as it stands users probably are better suited with obsidian or even vscode. BUT let us not be to limited by what it is today, and think of what…
rbbydotdev on HN