Best tools for organizing PDFs in Obsidian

There are many tools for organizing PDFs in Obsidian, but which one is the best? In this video, I go through several options, including DevonThink, Readwise, Skim, and Zotero. For my (non-academic) use case of organizing my TTRPG-related PDFs, I decided on Zotero-- but maybe something else will be better for you!

// TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:03 My requirements and criteria for a PDF organization tool
03:30 Option 1 - Obsidian
06:06 Option 2 - DevonThink
08:23 Option 3 - Readwise
10:28 Option 4 - macOS + Skim
13:35 Option 5 - Zotero
14:17 Categorize: Installing plugins in Zotero
17:06 Process: Annotating in Zotero and exporting to Obsidian
18:40 Reference: Deep linking in Zotero
21:46 Save: Linked files instead of stored files in Zotero
24:13 Share: Changing the linked attachment base directory in Zotero
25:30 Example - Processing Arcadia PDFs in Obsidian

// RESOURCES

Tools
- DevonThink: https://www.devontechnologies.com/app...
- Readwise: https://readwise.io/nicole
- Skim: https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/

Zotero plugins mentioned
- Zotero folder import: https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-...)
- Zutilo: https://github.com/wshanks/Zutilo
- MD Notes: https://github.com/argenos/zotero-mdn...

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Thanks to the following people for their input and help in experimenting:
- Andy Polaine: https://polaine.com
- Leah Fergusson: https://leahferguson.com/
- @argentum#3920 on Discord
- The lovely folks on my Patreon Discord server:   / nicolevdh  


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// APPS I USE
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- Readwise: https://readwise.io/nicole
- Shortform: https://shortform.com/nicole
- Reclaim: https://go.reclaim.ai/eg0tgbamp7cb
- Snipd: https://link.snipd.com/Cx7S/nicole
Napkin: https://napkin.one/?via=nicole

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