# stravo1/obsidian-gdrive-sync

sync notes across devices in Obsidian via Google Drive

Repository: https://github.com/stravo1/obsidian-gdrive-sync
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/obsidian-gdrive-sync
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: google-drive-api, obsidian, obsidian-plugin, obsidian-vault, typescript, google-drive, obsidian-sync, obsidian-gdrive, obsidian-google-drive
Last push: 2026-05-21T15:07:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 70, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1414, "days_push": 104, "days_rel": 123, "gap_med": 46, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1041, forks 38 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.499814+00:00)

## What it is
An Obsidian plugin that syncs notes across devices using the user's own Google Drive, serving as a free alternative to the paid Obsidian Sync service. It installs via BRAT and offers automatic background syncing without requiring Git or Google Cloud project setup.

## Use cases
- sync obsidian notes across devices for free
- backup my obsidian vault to google drive
- access obsidian notes on mobile and desktop
- alternative to paid obsidian sync
- auto-sync markdown notes while editing
- sync obsidian vault without git

## When to choose
- you want free cross-device Obsidian syncing using your own Google Drive storage
- you want a simpler setup than git-based sync solutions
- you have a small-to-medium vault (under ~1k files)
- you prefer notes stored on your own Google account with no third-party data collection

## When to avoid
- your vault has more than ~1,000 files, since the plugin is not yet optimized for large vaults
- you need battle-tested reliability - the plugin is under active development and releases may introduce bugs or data loss
- you are running Obsidian v1.7+ with a plugin version older than beta-17
- you need a plugin listed in the official Obsidian community plugin directory

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, backup, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, files, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: obsidian-plugin, google-drive, note-sync, brat, free-sync, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- stravo1/obsidian-gdrive-sync (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.499814+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:02:59.381530+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stravo1/obsidian-gdrive-sync (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.499814+00:00, sha ed1cf3c37da0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.