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Notion vs Obsidian

Side-by-side technology stack comparison.

Notion
Notion Labs
Obsidian
Dynalist Inc.

Quick Facts

Notion
Obsidian
PlatformmacOSmacOS
Runtimeelectronelectron
Versionv7.19.0v1.12.7
Size278 MB492 MB
ArchitectureApple SiliconUniversal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies6040
Last UpdatedMay 8, 2026Apr 25, 2026
Notion
Platform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v7.19.0
Size
278 MB
Architecture
Apple Silicon
Dependencies
60
Last Updated
May 8, 2026
Obsidian
Platform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v1.12.7
Size
492 MB
Architecture
Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies
40
Last Updated
Apr 25, 2026

Technology Stack Comparison

1 shared technologies. 48 unique to Notion. 14 unique to Obsidian.

TechnologyNotionObsidian
Auto Update
electron-updater—
Charts
Mermaid—
Compression
fflate—
Cryptography
md5—
Database
SQLite—
electron-store—
Date & Time
luxon—
Moment.js—
Desktop Framework
VS Code Extension API—
File System
bindings—
fs-extra—
Internationalization
FormatJS—
i18next—
Logging
debug—
electron-log—
Media
PDF.js—
Networking
get-port—
Parser
colord—
turndown—
Platform Binding
node-addon-api—
Rich Text Editor
Prism—
CodeMirror—
Runtime
Electron
Serialization
js-yaml—
State Management
Redux—
Testing
Playwright—
UI Framework
React—
PixiJS—
Utility
Lodash—
Other
cf-prefs—
loudness—
scheduler—
node-loader—
@noble/hashes—
email-validator—
@notionhq/shared—
file-uri-to-path—
devtools-protocol—
source-map-loader—
@hitarth-gg/devtron—
@electron-forge/core—
@notionhq/shared-intl—
@notionhq/shared-icons—
@notionhq/shared-utils—
@notionhq/shared-routes—
@notionhq/shared-sqlite—
@notionhq/shared-styles—
@notionhq/desktop-native—
@notionhq/test-framework—
@electron-forge/maker-dmg—
@electron-forge/shared-types—
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop—
@jasonscheirer/native-progress-bar—
@vercel/webpack-asset-relocator-loader—
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-hitbox—
@jasonscheirer/electron-forge-maker-msix—
@felixrieseberg/electron-forge-maker-nsis—
btime—
get-fonts—
reveal.js—
scrypt-js—
mathjax-full—
@mozilla/readability—

Auto Update

electron-updater
NotionObsidian

Charts

Mermaid
NotionObsidian

Compression

fflate
NotionObsidian

Cryptography

md5
NotionObsidian

Database

SQLite
NotionObsidian
electron-store
NotionObsidian

Date & Time

luxon
NotionObsidian
Moment.js
NotionObsidian

Desktop Framework

VS Code Extension API
NotionObsidian

File System

bindings
NotionObsidian
fs-extra
NotionObsidian

Internationalization

FormatJS
NotionObsidian
i18next
NotionObsidian

Logging

debug
NotionObsidian
electron-log
NotionObsidian

Media

PDF.js
NotionObsidian

Networking

get-port
NotionObsidian

Parser

colord
NotionObsidian
turndown
NotionObsidian

Platform Binding

node-addon-api
NotionObsidian

Rich Text Editor

Prism
NotionObsidian
CodeMirror
NotionObsidian

Runtime

Electron
NotionObsidian

Serialization

js-yaml
NotionObsidian

State Management

Redux
NotionObsidian

Testing

Playwright
NotionObsidian

UI Framework

React
NotionObsidian
PixiJS
NotionObsidian

Utility

Lodash
NotionObsidian

Other

cf-prefs
NotionObsidian
loudness
NotionObsidian
scheduler
NotionObsidian
node-loader
NotionObsidian
@noble/hashes
NotionObsidian
email-validator
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared
NotionObsidian
file-uri-to-path
NotionObsidian
devtools-protocol
NotionObsidian
source-map-loader
NotionObsidian
@hitarth-gg/devtron
NotionObsidian
@electron-forge/core
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-intl
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-icons
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-utils
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-routes
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-sqlite
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/shared-styles
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/desktop-native
NotionObsidian
@notionhq/test-framework
NotionObsidian
@electron-forge/maker-dmg
NotionObsidian
@electron-forge/shared-types
NotionObsidian
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
NotionObsidian
@jasonscheirer/native-progress-bar
NotionObsidian
@vercel/webpack-asset-relocator-loader
NotionObsidian
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop-hitbox
NotionObsidian
@jasonscheirer/electron-forge-maker-msix
NotionObsidian
@felixrieseberg/electron-forge-maker-nsis
NotionObsidian
btime
NotionObsidian
get-fonts
NotionObsidian
reveal.js
NotionObsidian
scrypt-js
NotionObsidian
mathjax-full
NotionObsidian
@mozilla/readability
NotionObsidian

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Security Posture

NotionObsidian
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
Security ScoreExcellentExcellent
Entitlements145
NotionExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
ObsidianExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
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