Obsidian with Web Apps

Posted by DataMill
Feb 21, 2023 at 03:03 PM

I’ve been experimenting with using Obsidian hosting web apps such as Legend, Notion, Walling and Google Calendar etc. One method is to create an Obsidian Canvas and then paste the web address in it. Then you log in with your credentials.

Using a canvas lets you add other blocks and content along with the hosted app, allowing for some interesting brainstorming. Currently I’m playing with both. There’s also a Canvas Mindmap plugin that works with canvases. So far, it seems quite useful.

The other method is to use an Obsidian Plugin called Open Gate, where you enter the website address and set a few options. With Legend, you need to log in with your email address and password. Logging in with Google precipitates errors. With Open Gate, I’ve set up Legend to appear on the left side of the app and others open at the right. Then the center will have a note or document.

The web apps can also be hosted nicely inside DevonThink, which has a good internal browser.

-Mike