# Omnisearch for Obsidian

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Omnisearch for Obsidian and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Search for Obsidian notes that people say makes built-in search largely unnecessary; one critic says it hits limits around 10k notes.

## Why people recommend it

- Wanted as a core plugin (2 comments): "Basically - just include Omnisearch as a core plugin." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48096293)) "something like omnisearch should be sherlocked next" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062180))
- Makes finding notes easier (2 comments): "Obsidian's search (especially with Omnisearch) makes most of that unnecessary" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47764010)) "That makes it much easier to find things." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48102547))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Obsidian LiveSync](https://hackerapproved.com/p/self-hosted-livesync.md): 8 recommend
- [Obsidian Bases](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-bases.md): 7 recommend
- [Obsidian Git plugin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-git-plugin.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

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