← Overview
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With the default engine, converting your document happens entirely in your browser — your notes are never sent to an Obsitex server.
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The default Native engine runs the whole Markdown→LaTeX conversion locally in your browser. Your content leaves your device only when you choose to export it (to Overleaf, GitHub or OneDrive).
If your project folder is on your local drive, Obsitex opens it through the browser's File System Access API. You pick the folder yourself, access is read-only, and nothing leaves your device until you export. No Microsoft account is involved.
If your project folder is on OneDrive, Obsitex asks for two Microsoft permissions — and only the ones you actually need:
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Read access to your OneDrive files | To read your vault's Markdown files for conversion. Obsitex does not modify or delete your notes. Only requested if you pick your vault from OneDrive. |
| Access to the app's folder in OneDrive | To store temporary files and exports in the app folder /Apps/Obsitex/. Only requested if you use OneDrive for storage or export. |
You can sign in with Microsoft or Google. Either way, signing in establishes only your identity — it requests no file access by itself. File permissions are granted separately, in the OneDrive & storage dialog (Settings → Storage → Manage), and only when a feature needs them. Each one has its own Connect, so you never grant more than the step in front of you requires.
Reading a OneDrive folder is a separate Microsoft connection, not part of signing in. It is always Microsoft, whichever way you signed in — so a Google sign-in plus that connection reaches OneDrive just as well. A local folder needs no connection at all.
Revoke Obsitex's access at any time in your account settings: account.microsoft.com for Microsoft, myaccount.google.com for Google. All granted permissions are removed at once.
The OneDrive & storage dialog, reached from Settings → Storage → Manage. Each permission is granted on its own, with its own Connect; below them sits the choice of where temporary files are kept. Shown here before anything is connected.