Distilly Person Profiles vs JSON Canvas

Distilly Person Profiles

By Distilly

Capture how a colleague, mentor, or public figure thinks so your AI can draw on it.

JSON Canvas

By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)

Create visual knowledge maps, mind maps, and flowcharts for Obsidian without any code.

Distilly Person Profiles

• Builds a profile of your own preferences so a personal AI assistant knows who it works for
• Captures a colleague's workflows, standards, and communication style from their messages and docs
• Researches a public figure's views and ways of thinking from public sources
• Imports PDFs, screenshots, email exports, and chat history from Slack, Lark, or WeChat
• Lets you add new material or correct a profile later, and roll back changes

JSON Canvas

• Creates visual canvases with text boxes, images, links, and grouped elements
• Connects ideas with labeled arrows and color-coded relationships
• Generates mind maps, flowcharts, project boards, and research diagrams
• Organizes complex information spatially so you can see the big picture
• Saves files that open directly in Obsidian's canvas view

Reach for Distilly Person Profiles when…

• A teammate is leaving and you want to keep their know-how and context
• You want your AI assistant to understand your role, style, and priorities
• You want to ask how a favorite author or thinker might approach your question
• You are handing over a project and want the knowledge captured in one place

Reach for JSON Canvas when…

• You're brainstorming a new project and want to map out all the moving pieces
• You need to visualize how different ideas or documents connect to each other
• You're planning a workflow or process and want to see it as a flowchart
• You want to turn scattered notes into an organized visual knowledge map