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Obsidian plugin for publishing notes to Ghost

Built for Obsidian users who want to publish their notes directly to Ghost blogs on desktop and mobile devices..

“I’m attempting to code this and I have a few issues. There is this one out there: https://github.com/bramses/obsidian-ghost-publish BUT it doesn’t work on my de…”

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“I’m attempting to code this and I have a few issues. There is this one out there: https://github.com/bramses/obsidian-ghost-publish BUT it doesn’t work on my desktop or iPad. I get a buffer error with Node.js I can’t u…”

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6.3 / 10 · demand score
Pain 7
Willingness to pay 4
Feasibility 7
Specificity 8
Audience 7
Competition 3

Why this is a gap

Surfaced from a high-intensity complaint with clear willingness to pay and a specific, reachable audience.

The market

Obsidian users publishing notes to Ghost blogs who currently hit technical blockers (buffer errors, broken iPad support). No search volume data, but the pain points to a small but frustrated user base already using both tools.

Competition & the opening

Some rivals · 3/10

bramses/obsidian-ghost-publish exists but is broken on mobile and desktop. The gap is a working, maintained integration that syncs Obsidian notes to Ghost without authentication or encoding errors across platforms.

What's hard to build

Feasibility is 7/10 (harder), driven by Obsidian's plugin architecture constraints, Ghost's API quirks, and the need to handle rich formatting, media assets, and authentication across desktop and mobile platforms. Mobile development for Obsidian plugins is especially constrained.

Why now

Obsidian's cross-platform ecosystem has matured but Ghost plugin maintenance has stalled, leaving iPad users blocked.

How you'd monetize

$49 one-time purchase or $5/mo subscription