> Since Obsidian isn’t distributed through the Mac App Store, it isn’t required to use sandboxing,
> Combined with the fact that its source code isn’t public,
> And that many users rely heavily on Community Plugins (some of my friends have customized their Obsidian setups so much that I barely recognize the app),
> And that users often grant Obsidian access to sensitive folders like iCloud Drive, Documents, or Desktop (protected by TCC or not), etc to open Vault.
And if it was the other way around, I guess people would be complaining about how closed it is for the developers
I think part of its success is due to the ecosystem composed of hundreds of plugins.