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# Download and install Obsidian

Obsidian is available for all major desktop and mobile platforms. These are all the supported ways to download and install Obsidian.

# Install Obsidian on Windows

  1. Open your browser and go to Download Obsidian.
  2. Under Windows, click Universal to download the installation file.
  3. Open the installation file and follow the instructions.
  4. Open Obsidian the same way you would open any other application.

# Install Obsidian on macOS

  1. Open your browser and go to Download Obsidian.
  2. Under macOS, click Universal to download the installation file.
  3. Open the installation file.
  4. In the window that opens, drag Obsidian to the Applications folder.
  5. Open Obsidian the same way you would open any other application.

# Install Obsidian on Linux

If you use Linux, you can install Obsidian in several ways. Follow the instructions for the packaging system that you're using.

# Install Obsidian using Snap

  1. Open your browser and go to Download Obsidian.
  2. Under Linux, click Snap to download the installation file.
  3. Open a terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the installation file.

  4. In the terminal, run the following command to install the Snap package: (the --dangerous flag is required because Canonical, the company who created Snap, didn't review our package, the --classic flag allows Obsidian to access outside of the sandbox, where your notes are stored)

    snap install obsidian_<version>_<arch>.snap --dangerous --classic
  5. Open Obsidian the same way you would open any other application.

# Install Obsidian using AppImage

  1. Open your browser and go to Download Obsidian.
  2. Under Linux, click AppImage to download the installation file.
  3. Open a terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the installation file.

  4. In the terminal, run the following command to open Obsidian:

    chmod u+x Obsidian-<version>.AppImage
./Obsidian-<version>.AppImage

Note: On Chromebooks, the libnss3-dev package must be installed or you may receive the error error while loading shared libraries: libnss3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

# Install Obsidian using Flatpak

  1. In your terminal, run the following command to install Obsidian:

    flatpak install flathub md.obsidian.Obsidian

  2. Open Obsidian by running the following command:

    flatpak run md.obsidian.Obsidian

# Install Obsidian on Android

  1. Find Obsidian on the Play Store.
  2. Tap Install to download the app.
  3. Open Obsidian the same way you would open any other app.

You can optionally download the APK for Android from the Download Obsidian page.

# Install Obsidian on iPhone and iPad

  1. Find Obsidian on the App Store.
  2. Tap Get to download the app.
  3. Open Obsidian the same way you would open any other app.

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