Let me be upfront: I genuinely love Obsidian. It's an incredible application with all the features you would need for note-taking. But, despite all the amazing things Obsidian offers, it had one big, persistent flaw that created a major roadblock in my daily workflow: the way it handles file navigation.

Obsidian is incredibly powerful, but all that power can be distracting. I've spent more time customizing my vault with different plugins than actually building my notes library. If this sounds familiar, it’s time to switch to one of these three user-friendly, free and open-source Markdown editors.