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Enfoca vs Obsidian: a tool for writing or a tool for thinking about thinking?

Pick Enfoca

If your primary verb is 'write'

Pick Obsidian

If your primary verb is 'connect'

Side by side

	Enfoca	Obsidian
Price	$12.99 one-time	Free + optional extras
Primary use	Long-form writing + focus	Knowledge graph + linking
Plugins	None (opinionated)	Hundreds (ecosystem)
File format	Plain .md	Plain .md
Learning curve	Minutes	Days
Focus	Default	Requires configuration

When Enfoca wins

Your job is writing, not linking
You want opinionated defaults with no config
You tried Obsidian and got lost tuning

When Obsidian wins

You need backlinks, tags, graph view
You want a knowledge base, not just an editor
Plugin ecosystem is valuable to you

If neither fits

Both read .md files from the same folder. Use Obsidian when you need to connect; use Enfoca when you need to write. Same files, different tools.