Obsidian

You should use Obsidian.

Your answers indicate that you value speed, ownership, and connecting ideas. You don't want your data trapped in a proprietary cloud server; you want plain text files on your own computer. You likely enjoy seeing how different concepts relate to one another.

Why Obsidian fits you:

• Speed: It works offline and opens instantly. No loading spinners.
• Linking: The ability to link notes and view them in a graph matches your non-linear thinking.
• Privacy: You own your data. It sits on your hard drive, not a company's server.

Obsidian is for people who want to build a long-term library of knowledge that connects together, rather than just storing isolated documents.