# Obsidian ## What is it According to the official website "Obsidian is the private and flexible note‑taking app that adapts to the way you think." ## Tips & Useful ### Open a folder as a vault Sometimes you don't want to edit files from your vault. You might have files outside your vault that you wish to edit with Obsidian. * Open Obsidiant * Click here (bottom left "Open another vault") ![Open another vault](https://1679624655-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEkk28J0B2BeDMuesRMr1%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-339313497a92bc6944d4532f9ea5e5a6263c80a2%2F2023-08-24-11-13-39.png?alt=media) * Select "Open Folder as vault" and choose the folder you want ## Resources * [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) * \[Getting Started with Obsidian: A Beginner’s Guide()