What does Obsidian Digital Garden replace?

Obsidian Digital Garden is a free alternative to Obsidian Publish ($96/yr).

Is Obsidian Digital Garden open source?

Yes. Obsidian Digital Garden is licensed under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

A Linux build couldn't be verified.

There's nothing to host: Obsidian Digital Garden is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

A free, open-source alternative to Obsidian Publish. Switching saves $96/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

Desktop app

Replaces it Active Open source · MIT Linux unverified

oleeskild/obsidian-digital-garden2.5k★last push Oct 15, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Needs a one-time GitHub plus Vercel or Netlify setup before you can publish from Obsidian; not one-click like Publish.

Imports your data: publishes notes straight from your vault

Get it

Download it from github.com.

What does Obsidian Digital Garden replace?: Obsidian Digital Garden is a free alternative to Obsidian Publish ($96/yr).
Is Obsidian Digital Garden open source?: Yes. Obsidian Digital Garden is licensed under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.
Does Obsidian Digital Garden run on Linux?: A Linux build couldn't be verified.
Can you self-host Obsidian Digital Garden?: There's nothing to host: Obsidian Digital Garden is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.