# obsidian alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like kepano/obsidian-skills

obsidian has 50,092 stars, gained 464 in 7 days and was last pushed Sep 15, 2026; the top pick, twhsi-skills, has 259 stars and held steady in 7 days.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 27, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/kepano-obsidian-skills

## How they compare

Flowy lists 157 other Productivity plugins like obsidian, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [obsidian](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/kepano-obsidian-skills) | 50,092 | +464 | Sep 15, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills |
| [twhsi-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/twhsi-skills) | 259 | 0 | Jul 21, 2026 | – | 18 skills |
| [public-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cafe3310-public-agent-skills) | 256 | 0 | Jun 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 25 skills, 3 agents |
| [lavish-axi](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/kunchenguid-lavish-axi) | 4,332 | +87 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [pro-workflow](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/rohitg00-pro-workflow) | 2,930 | +12 | Sep 29, 2026 | – | 41 skills, 8 agents, 23 commands, 22 hooks |
| [cog-second-brain](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/huytieu-cog-second-brain) | 1,318 | +18 | Oct 23, 2026 | MIT | 43 skills, 10 agents |
| [davekilleen-dex](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/davekilleen-dex) | 507 | +3 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 99 skills, 28 agents, 24 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [obsidian-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/pablo-mano-obsidian-cli-skill) | 455 | +1 | Mar 5, 2026 | – | 1 skill |
| [agent-second-brain](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/smixs-agent-second-brain) | 411 | +2 | Aug 5, 2026 | MIT | 4 skills, 2 agents |
| [glebis-claude-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/glebis-claude-skills) | 401 | +6 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills |
| [pdf-tools](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools) | 158 | – | Oct 21, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills |
| [guide](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/orinachum-claude-code-guide) | 123 | – | Jun 17, 2026 | – | 7 skills, 4 agents, 3 hooks |
| [bedrock](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/iurykrieger-claude-bedrock) | 108 | +2 | May 5, 2026 | MIT | 10 skills, 1 hook |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [twhsi-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/twhsi-skills) (259 stars, 0 this week). Three Kings 2.2: compress with iMandalArt, address with BIRD, and publish with an A4 eight-page booklet. [twhsi-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/twhsi-skills)
2. [public-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cafe3310-public-agent-skills) (256 stars, 0 this week). 个人常用的 Agent Skill（公开部分）。通过合适的上下文工程，可以将 Agent Skill 用在几乎任何地方。. [public-agent-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cafe3310-public-agent-skills)
3. [lavish-axi](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/kunchenguid-lavish-axi) (4,332 stars, +87 this week). HTML is the new markdown. [lavish-axi on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/kunchenguid-lavish-axi) · [lavish-axi alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/kunchenguid-lavish-axi)
4. [pro-workflow](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/rohitg00-pro-workflow) (2,930 stars, +12 this week). Claude Code learns from your corrections: self-correcting memory that compounds over 50+ sessions. [pro-workflow on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/rohitg00-pro-workflow) · [pro-workflow alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/rohitg00-pro-workflow)
5. [cog-second-brain](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/huytieu-cog-second-brain) (1,318 stars, +18 this week). Cognition + Obsidian + Git — A self-evolving second brain powered by AI agents, markdown files, and version control. [cog-second-brain on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/huytieu-cog-second-brain) · [cog-second-brain alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/huytieu-cog-second-brain)
6. [davekilleen-dex](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/davekilleen-dex) (507 stars, +3 this week). One personal Dex, built around your work. [davekilleen-dex on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/davekilleen-dex)
7. [obsidian-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/pablo-mano-obsidian-cli-skill) (455 stars, +1 this week). A skill for AI coding agents that enables full control of Obsidian vaults from the terminal using the official Obsidian CLI (v1.12+). [obsidian-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/pablo-mano-obsidian-cli-skill)
8. [agent-second-brain](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/smixs-agent-second-brain) (411 stars, +2 this week). An always-on second brain you talk to. [agent-second-brain on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/smixs-agent-second-brain)
9. [glebis-claude-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/glebis-claude-skills) (401 stars, +6 this week). ~100 skills for Claude Code — meeting pipelines, research, image generation, TDD, publishing, personal analytics, and Claude Code ops. [glebis-claude-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/glebis-claude-skills)
10. [pdf-tools](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools) (158 stars). The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file… [pdf-tools on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools)
11. [guide](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/orinachum-claude-code-guide) (123 stars). A Claude Code Guide — interactive onboarding and Q&A on setup, best practices, automation, and effective workflows, packaged as a plugin. [guide on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/orinachum-claude-code-guide)
12. [bedrock](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/iurykrieger-claude-bedrock) (108 stars, +2 this week). Second Brain automation for Obsidian vaults — entity management, ingestion, compression, and sync via Claude Code skills. [bedrock on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/iurykrieger-claude-bedrock)

## Questions about obsidian alternatives

### What is the best alternative to obsidian?

twhsi-skills is the first of 12 alternatives to obsidian by shared technologies: it has 259 stars (behind obsidian), showed no change this week and ships 18 skills against 6 for obsidian.

### Which obsidian alternative has the most skills?

davekilleen-dex has the most, with 99 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. obsidian has 6.

### Is obsidian free?

Yes. obsidian is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

## Related

- [Productivity plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/productivity)
- [Browse all skills](https://www.flowy.sh/skills)
- [obsidian on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/kepano-obsidian-skills)