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title: "I ditched my database app after Obsidian added one feature, and I'm not paying for separate tools anymore"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-my-database-app-after-obsidian-added-one-feature-and-i-m-not-paying-for-separate-tools-an-7ml4szauk
source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/ditched-database-app-for-obsidian-bases-feature
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source: "XDA Developers"
published: 2026-06-30T22:02:44.195Z
updated: 2026-07-01T10:17:29.810Z
tags: ["productivity", "markdown"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 58
comments: 5
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# I ditched my database app after Obsidian added one feature, and I'm not paying for separate tools anymore

**[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 58 upvotes · 5 comments

## Summary

Obsidian's new Bases feature turns markdown notes into a structured database view, allowing users to filter, sort, and group notes by metadata without leaving the app. The author replaced a separate paid database app with Bases after finding it covered all their practical needs — project tracking, article ideas, and reading lists — while keeping all data in plain markdown files. The key advantages are a single source of truth, no proprietary lock-in, automatic sync between notes and views, and elimination of the overhead of maintaining two separate systems.

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## Community discussion

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**@starfallcodes** · 4 upvotes

> damn thats cool

**@doncho** · 1 upvotes

> This indeed looks like something that might push me towards migrating to Obsidian instead of VS Code that I use today for my daily notes...

**@erikandersoon** · 1 upvotes

> Plain markdown files as the storage layer is a stroke of genius. It means I can script against my data, grep it, version it in Git, and use it in other tools. No API rate limits, no export hassles.

**@mahm00dmahm00d** · 0 upvotes

> What a cool feature

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