Why Choose Octarine Over Obsidian

All the power, none of the plugin headaches

Octarine is built on a simple but powerful philosophy: your notes should truly belong to you. Not locked in proprietary databases, not held hostage by subscription services, but stored as plain Markdown files that you control completely.

Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't

Octarine ships complete. While other note-taking apps require hunting for plugins, configuring extensions, and hoping they all play nicely together, Octarine gives you a thoughtfully curated set of features that simply work out of the box:

• WYSIWYG Markdown Editor – Write in rich text that stays as clean Markdown
• Daily Desk – Start each day with a dedicated space for tasks and thoughts.
• Linked Notes – Build connections between ideas with bidirectional linking
• Graph View – Visualize your knowledge web at a glance
• Templates – Create reusable structures for recurring note types
• Git Sync – Automated backups to GitHub or GitLab
• Ask Octarine – AI-powered chat that understands your entire note collection
• Multi-color Highlights – Organize with up to 6 different highlight colors
• Command Bar – Lightning-fast keyboard-driven workflow
• Split Panes & Tabs – Work with multiple notes simultaneously

No plugin marketplace to navigate. No compatibility issues to troubleshoot. Just a cohesive, well-designed experience.

Octarine vs Obsidian

90% Smaller, 100% Capable

Built with Rust and Tauri, Octarine achieves something remarkable: it's 90% lighter than typical note-taking apps without compromising on features or experience.

What this means for you:

• Instant startup times
• Smooth, responsive editing even with large note collections
• Minimal system resource usage
• More battery life on your laptop
• A tool that stays out of your way

Your Data, Your Terms

Your notes live on your device, in folders you choose. Not in our servers. Not in our databases. We don't want to know what you write—and we've designed Octarine so we never have to. Works fully offline. Your data never touches our servers. Period.

Designed for Flow

Octarine is crafted to reduce the mental overhead of note-taking. Every feature is designed to help you capture and organize thoughts without breaking your flow:

• Smart Dates – Use natural language to navigate your Daily Desk
• Recently Viewed – Quickly jump back to what you were working on
• Multiple Workspaces – Separate work, personal, and projects with distinct settings
• Focus Mode – Fade everything except your current sentence
• 13+ Beautiful Themes – Find the look that helps you concentrate
• Keyboard Shortcuts – Keep your hands on the keyboard, not reaching for the mouse

Continuously Evolving

Trusted by Thousands

One-Time Purchase, Lifetime Value

Unlock all features with a single purchase. No recurring subscriptions. No feature paywalls that appear later. Just straightforward pricing that respects both your budget and your trust.

In a world of bloated Electron apps, subscription fatigue, and notes trapped in proprietary formats, Octarine offers something refreshingly different: a fast, focused, local-first tool that respects your data, your privacy, and your time.

Your notes. Your files. Your control.