# Obsidian Git plugin

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

**Verdict:** Syncs an Obsidian vault through a git repo, which people find easy and works well enough for them. Main caveat: it can overwrite changes from other devices.

## Why people recommend it

- Works fine for basic syncing (2 comments): "That worked fine, but but when I couldn't get it operable with my phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47210163)) "Obsidian git works well enough for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48186056))
- Praised as a great plugin (2 comments): "I'm quite fond of the obsidian-gut plugin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47199048)) "they also have a great git plugin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48362779))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Obsidian LiveSync](https://hackerapproved.com/p/self-hosted-livesync.md): 8 recommend
- [Omnisearch for Obsidian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/omnisearch.md): 7 recommend
- [Obsidian Bases](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-bases.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Obsidian Git plugin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-git-plugin/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).