Obsidian Multi-Player Collaboration Plugins

There are 3 plugins that allow you to collaborate on notes within your Obsidian vault:

1. Relay from System3
2. Peerdraft
3. Screen.garden

Comparison Table per end 2025

Researched using perplexity ai

Feature	Relay (System3)	Peerdraft	Screen.garden
Technology	CRDTs	Peer-to-peer	Custom sync algorithm
Real-time editing	✅	✅	✅
Live cursors	✅	✅	✅
Async/Offline support	✅	✅ (persistent shares)	✅
End-to-end encryption	❌	✅ (fleeting sessions)	❌
Web editor access	❌	✅	✅
Account required for collaborators	Yes	No (link-based)	Yes
Folder-level sharing	✅	✅	✅
Canvas/Whiteboard collab	🔜 Roadmap	❌	✅
Pricing	Paid subscription	Free (up to 3), Paid tiers	$4/month (3 users, 10GB)
All file types sync	❌ (Markdown)	❌ (Markdown)	✅

Feature Highlights

Relay (System3)

• Best for: Teams wanting Google Docs-like experience in Obsidian
• Unique: CRDT technology ensures keystroke-level conflict resolution
• Coming: Canvas collaboration, API access, commenting

Peerdraft

• Best for: Quick ad-hoc collaboration without account requirements
• Unique: End-to-end encrypted fleeting sessions
• Strength: Lowest friction to start collaborating

Screen.garden

• Best for: Teams needing sync + collaboration + web access combo
• Unique: First solution with both multiplayer AND web editing
• Strength: Works with all file types, not just Markdown

Decision Guide

If you need…	Choose
Lowest friction sharing	Peerdraft
Most polished real-time experience	Relay
Web access + sync combo	Screen.garden
End-to-end encryption	Peerdraft (fleeting sessions)
Canvas/whiteboard collaboration	Screen.garden
Budget-friendly option	Peerdraft (free tier)