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Obsidian is free for personal use. You can support the Obsidian development by purchasing a Catalyst license.
Catalyst license gives you exclusive benefits including:
- Early access to [[#Enable early access versions|new versions]] of Obsidian
- Access to exclusive [[#Join our Insider channels|Insider channels]].
- Exclusive [[#Get your forum badge|forum badges]] and [[#Get your Discord badge|Discord badges]].
Commercial use If you use Obsidian for work in a company with two or more employees, you must purchase a [[Commercial license]].
Catalyst tiers
The Catalyst license consists of three tiers: Insider, Supporter, and VIP.
| Benefits | Insider | Supporter | VIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early access to new versions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Access to exclusive development channels, #insider-desktop and #insider-mobile |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Access to exclusive lounge channel, #vip-lounge |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Insider community badge | ✓ | ||
| Supporter community badge | ✓ | ||
| VIP community badge | ✓ | ||
| Pricing | $25 | $50 | $100 |
Prices are in USD.
[!info] Upgrading tiers When you already own a Catalyst license, you can upgrade to a higher Catalyst tier by paying the price difference between your current and the new tier.
Access Catalyst benefits
Once you've purchased a Catalyst license, you can access a range of benefits. Learn how to enable them here.
Get your forum badge
Note: To connect your Obsidian account and your forum account, you must use the same email address for both accounts.
- If you haven't already, join our forum.
- Browse to your Obsidian account page.
- Under Your license → Obsidian Catalyst, click Get forum badge.
Get your Discord badge
- If you haven't already, join our Discord server.
- Browse to your Obsidian account page.
- Under Your license → Obsidian Catalyst, click Get Discord badge.
Join our Insider channels
Insiders can chat with the Obsidian team and other Insiders in our exclusive Discord channels. You automatically join the Insider channels after you [[#Get your Discord badge]].
Enable early access versions
Learn how to receive [[Early access versions]].