Student stack
Notes, bibliography, PDFs and revision: a complete study setup for almost nothing.
A near-zero-cost stack built for classes, notes and long assignments.
How the pieces fit
- Obsidian is the base: a folder of Markdown notes linked like a personal wiki. Start simple: one note per subject.
- Zotero with its browser extension saves any paper or page with its full citation; when writing, export the bibliography in whatever format your faculty demands.
- Anki for whatever must be memorised no matter what: 15 minutes a day beat any all-nighter.
brew install --cask obsidian zotero pdf-expert anki kekaApps in this stack
- Obsidian · notes Free
Linked Markdown notes; your notes are files you own.
- Zotero · bibliography Free
Saves papers in one click and generates your thesis citations for you.
- PDF Expert · pdf Freemium
For highlighting long manuals; Preview covers the basics for free.
- Anki · revision Free
Spaced-repetition flashcards: the most effective way to memorise.
- Keka · archiver Free
Opens and creates zip, 7z, rar… everything Finder can’t.