# [[Overview of Obsidian - Obsidian for Everyone announcement]] plugins:: "" Here's an overview of Obsidian: what it is, why everyone's using it, and how to get started with Obsidian for beginners with a brand new course called [Obsidian for Everyone](https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.com/o4e). I'm extremely proud of the course and I can't wait to share it with you after working on it for what seems like forever. It contains everything you need to know to use Obsidian -- but without installing any third-party community plugins. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HNFF_EeFr9Y" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> ## Timestamps [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y&t=0s) Intro [01:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y&t=87s) What is Obsidian? [04:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y&t=283s) What Obsidian is good at [06:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y&t=368s) What Obsidian is not good at [08:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y&t=512s) Pricing [10:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFF_EeFr9Y&t=653s) Obsidian for beginners course