# Ekphos

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Ekphos and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source Rust Markdown research tool people recommend for its performance, light weight, and lean take on Obsidian. The caveat: one commenter would rather keep using nvim than learn a new tool.

## Why people recommend it

- Lightweight with good performance (1 comments): "it has upsides in performance and being lightweight" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46346987))
- Lean alternative to Obsidian (1 comments): "we're surely getting closer and closer. But I want to take only what really matters from Obsidian, so it doesn't get bloated" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46346952))
- Comprehensive, polished README (1 comments): "Wow, looks really nice, and the README’s super comprehensive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46348020))

## What people warn about

- Prefers nvim over learning a new tool (1 comments): "looks promising but i prefer nvim instead of learning a new tool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46343870))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SmallDocs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/smalldocs.md): 21 recommend
- [OpenKnowledge](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openknowledge.md): 20 recommend
- [Typora](https://hackerapproved.com/p/typora.md): 19 recommend
- [Margin Markdown editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/markdown-editor-for-mac-ios-and-web.md): 15 recommend
- [iA Writer](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ia-writer.md): 14 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ekphos", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ekphos/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).