# Obsidian Help

Welcome to the official Obsidian Help site, where you can find tips and guides on how to use [Obsidian](/content/site-root.html). For API documentation visit the [Obsidian Developer Docs](https://docs.obsidian.md/).

## Get started

Learn the basics of note-taking with Obsidian:

1. [Download and install Obsidian](/content/help/install/index.html)
2. [Create a vault](/content/help/vault/index.html)
3. [Create your first note](/content/help/create-note/index.html)
4. [Link notes](/content/help/link-notes/index.html)
5. [Import notes](/content/help/import/index.html)
6. [Sync your notes across devices](/content/help/sync-notes/index.html)

## Extend Obsidian

With thousands of plugins and themes, you can shape Obsidian to fit your way of thinking.

- [Core plugins](/content/help/plugins/index.html)
  - Choose which built-in features of Obsidian you want to turn on or off.
- [Community plugins](/content/help/community-plugins/index.html)
  - Enable more workflows and capabilities with features built by Obsidian users.
- [Themes](/content/help/themes/index.html)
  - Customize the look and feel of Obsidian with community-made color schemes.
- [CSS snippets](/content/help/snippets/index.html)
  - Make small changes to the interface on top of your Obsidian theme.
- [Web Clipper](/content/help/web-clipper/index.html)
  - Highlight web pages and save content to Obsidian using our browser extension.
- [Obsidian CLI](/content/help/cli/index.html)
  - Control Obsidian from your terminal using the command line interface.

## Add-on services

- [Obsidian Sync](/content/help/sync/index.html)
  - A safe and secure way to synchronize your notes across any device and OS.
- [Obsidian Publish](/content/help/publish/index.html)
  - Publish your notes as a wiki, knowledge base, documentation, or digital garden.

## Contribute

If you find any mistakes or missing information on this site, you can contribute improvements and translations via [the GitHub repo](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-docs/).

If you want to contribute to Obsidian financially, consider a [Catalyst license](/content/help/catalyst/index.html) which offers early access to beta versions, or a [Commercial license](/content/help/teams/license/index.html) to show your organization's support.

See the [Credits](/content/help/credits/index.html) to get to know all the amazing people who make Obsidian possible.