#compose file over app [[Choosing the right notes app#Easily Replaceable|The need of easily replaceable tool]] has brought me to [[Obsidian]], but I found it later better described by [[Kepano]] [^1]. ## As philosophy > If you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you this freedom That's why [[Markdown|markdown]] is useful - you have control over it and is an easy format supported by many tools. ## As appeal to tool makers > Accept that all software is ephemeral, and give people ownership over their data [^1]: https://stephango.com/file-over-app