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Graduate Studies in Leadership (MA & PhD)

What is Obsidian?

Obsidian is a free note-taking app that helps you organize your thoughts and research. It works like a digital notebook where you can link notes together, making it easy to see how ideas connect.

You write in plain text (called Markdown), and your notes are saved on your own computer, not the cloud—so you always keep control of your files. Many people use Obsidian to collect ideas, study, write papers, or manage research projects.


Why Integrate Zotero with Obsidian?

Integrating Obsidian and Zotero helps streamline your academic research workflow by combining the strengths of both tools:

  • Use Zotero to collect articles and cite them properly.
  • Use Obsidian to take notes, link concepts, and plan your argument.
  • Integration lets you click between your notes and the original source without switching apps.