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Nodum.md - An Open-Source Alternative to Obsidian.md

A developer is building Nodum, an open-source alternative to Obsidian with AI features built in. The project is available on GitHub and aims to be markdown-first, AI-powered, and open source.

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Nodum.md - An Open-Source Alternative to Obsidian.md
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I’m building Nodum (🌐 nodum.md) an open-source alternative to Obsidian, with AI and many more features built in. 🧠 Markdown-first. AI-powered. Open source. Yours.

It’s still early, and I’d love for you to try it, contribute, and help shape what comes next.

[https://github.com/nodummd/nodum](https://github.com/nodummd/nodum)

[https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodummd](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodummd)

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