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Default Folder X vs Obsidian

Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.

Option A
Default Folder X

Default Folder X

Productivity

Open and save dialogs, supercharged.

Default Folder X enhances every macOS open/save dialog with recent files, favorites, and tagging — solo-developed by St. Clair Software since 1992.

Founder
Jon Gotow
Founded
1992
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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Option B
Obsidian

Obsidian

Productivity

Sharpen your thinking.

Obsidian is a powerful, local-first knowledge base built on plain Markdown files, with backlinks, graph view, and a rich plugin ecosystem.

Founder
Erica Xu
Founded
2020
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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