Opportunities
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Handwritten notes: native-quality pen input and cross-device integration
“Users want native-quality handwriting in Obsidian because existing plugins (Excalidraw, Ink) are useful but fall short of the smooth experience of apps like Samsung Notes. People use plugins or external apps as workarounds but still want better cross-device integration and pen input fidelity.”
Obsidian lacks native handwritten note support and users miss the smooth, integrated handwriting experience they have in apps like Samsung Notes.
Users rely on community plugins like Excalidraw, Ink, and external apps (xournal++) to capture handwriting inside or alongside Obsidian.
Taxonomy friction: folders vs tags vs properties wastes time
“Users struggle because folders are rigid and tags/properties are abstract; combining them creates redundancy and forces manual property assignment. People cope by using mixed systems (ditching folders then returning to hybrids). The affected personas include students, writers, and researchers who want a way to classify notes across multiple contexts without duplicative tagging and manual overhead.”
Organizing notes is taking longer than writing them because folders (rigid) and tags/properties (abstract) conflict; combining systems creates redundancy and forces manual assignment of many properties.
Users try mixed approaches (folders + tags/properties) and manually assign extra properties; some try ditching folders then return to hybrid systems.