Tools

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Markdown

• https://www.markdownguide.org/
• Basic viewer (can view but not edit) so a great quick view
  • Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n6pkz6fp1ml?hl=en-GB&gl=CA
  • MAC: Don’t know but here is one available in the app store on a Mac.
    • https://macmdviewer.com/blog/markdown-viewer-macos
• If you want to edit then you need to look at Obsidian.

Mermaid

• https://agents.craft.do/mermaid
• https://mermaid.ai/open-source/syntax/examples.html

Obsidian

• https://obsidian.md/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4AbijUCoKU
  • Overview
  • Install the AnuPpuccin theme (don’t need Soft Paper)
  • Enable: Settings > Files and Links > Automatically update internal links
  • A good recommended video before you start using Obsidian
• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xHGphyA2mZw
  • Initial settings to set (same as above but quicker).
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmatz3wPEJo
  • Bases - intro
  • Pull frontmatter from your markdown files into a tabular view with filters, sorts, etc.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yt52zJIIG0&t=13s
  • Deep dive into bases.

Appendix

Version History

	Date	Notes
01	Tue 18-Aug-2026	Initial version.
02	Sat 5-Sep-2026	Added more notes and videos to the tools.