Welcome back to our weekly Obsidian Plugins Showcase, where we dive into the newest and most intriguing plugins in the Obsidian ecosystem! Whether you’re looking to supercharge your workflow, enhance your creativity, or add a festive touch to your vault, this week’s lineup has something for you.

Let’s explore what’s new in the world of Obsidian plugins!

🚀 This Week’s Featured Plugins

MoreDraw⌗

The MoreDraw plugin integrates an infinite canvas whiteboard, leveraging AI to facilitate the creation of flowcharts, mind maps, and various diagrams.

Key Features:

  • Infinite Canvas: Provides a boundless workspace for diagram creation, enhancing visualization capabilities within Obsidian.
  • AI Assistance: Uses AI to streamline the drawing process, making it easier to construct complex diagrams.
  • Diagram Variety: Supports the creation of flowcharts, mind maps, and other diagram types, catering to diverse organizational needs.

This plugin enhances Obsidian’s capabilities by integrating advanced diagramming tools, making it a valuable addition for users seeking to enrich their note-taking experience with visual elements.

GitHub Obsidian

MoreDraw
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Clojure Plugin Host⌗

The Clojure Plugin Host plugin enables users to develop simple plugins using Clojure, specifically leveraging the Small Clojure Interpreter (SCI), directly within the Obsidian environment.

Key Features:

  • In-Obsidian Plugin Development: Allows for the creation and execution of Clojure-based plugins without leaving Obsidian, streamlining the development process.
  • SCI Integration: Utilizes the Small Clojure Interpreter to facilitate the execution of Clojure code within Obsidian, ensuring efficient performance.

By integrating Obsidian Clojure Plugin Host, users can enhance their Obsidian experience through custom Clojure scripting, enabling tailored functionalities and streamlined workflows.

GitHub Obsidian

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Confluence Space Sync⌗

The Confluence Space Sync plugin enables users to synchronize entire Confluence spaces into their Obsidian vaults, facilitating seamless integration between Confluence and Obsidian.

Key Features:

  • Full Space Synchronization: Automatically fetches all pages within a specified Confluence space and converts them into Markdown files within Obsidian.
  • Folder Structure Mirroring: Replicates the Confluence page hierarchy as folders and subfolders in Obsidian, maintaining organizational consistency.
  • Automatic Syncing: Allows users to set intervals for automatic synchronization, ensuring that Obsidian remains up-to-date with the latest changes from Confluence.
  • Markdown Conversion: Converts Confluence pages from HTML to Markdown, utilizing customizable plugins to enhance the conversion process.

This plugin is particularly beneficial for teams or individuals aiming to maintain local backups of Confluence content in Markdown format or to integrate Confluence-based knowledge seamlessly into their Obsidian workflow.

GitHub Obsidian

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Hoarder Sync⌗

The Hoarder Sync plugin enables seamless synchronization between Obsidian and Hoarder, a self-hostable bookmark management application.

Key Features:

  • Automated Bookmark Syncing: Periodically fetches bookmarks from Hoarder and creates corresponding Markdown notes in a specified Obsidian folder.
  • Metadata Integration: Includes bookmark metadata within the generated notes, ensuring comprehensive information retention.
  • Configurable Settings: Offers customization options such as sync intervals, target folders for bookmarks and attachments, and API configurations.
  • Selective Synchronization: Allows users to filter bookmarks based on criteria like favorites, archived status, and specific tags.

This plugin is particularly beneficial for users seeking to integrate their bookmark collections from Hoarder into Obsidian, facilitating enhanced organization and accessibility within their note-taking environment.

GitHub Obsidian

Hoarder Sync
Plugin Settings. Image by me.

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Circuit Sketcher⌗

Circuit Sketcher enables users to draw and edit circuit diagrams directly within the application.

Key Features:

  • Integrated Circuit Design: Allows for the creation and editing of circuit diagrams without leaving Obsidian.
  • Save and Load Functionality: Enables users to save their circuit designs and reload them as needed.
  • Customizable Component Library: Offers a library of circuit elements that can be tailored to user preferences.
  • Responsive Interface: Automatically adjusts the canvas size for an optimal user experience.

This plugin is particularly useful for individuals who need to incorporate circuit diagrams into their notes, providing a seamless and efficient workflow within Obsidian.

GitHub Obsidian

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Christmas⌗

Christmas is a plugin designed to infuse the holiday spirit into your Obsidian workspace by displaying a countdown to Christmas.

Key Features:

  • Days Until Christmas Command: Allows users to check the number of days remaining until Christmas through a specific command.
  • Status Bar Integration: Adds a status bar icon that shows the countdown to Christmas, with customizable text display options.

This plugin enhances the festive atmosphere within Obsidian, providing a cheerful reminder of the upcoming holiday season.

GitHub Obsidian

Christmas
Image by me.

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Image by me.

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External Rename Handler⌗

External Rename Handler is a plugin that manages file and folder renames performed outside the application. Typically, Obsidian interprets such external renames as separate ‘create’ and ‘delete’ events, which can disrupt note organization and linking. This plugin addresses the issue by recognizing these actions as single ‘rename’ events, thereby preserving the integrity of your vault’s structure and internal links.

Key Insights:

  • Real-Time Monitoring: The plugin operates effectively only when Obsidian is running during the external renaming process. If renames occur while Obsidian is closed, the application will still treat them as separate ‘create’ and ‘delete’ events upon reopening.
  • Scope of Functionality: The plugin exclusively handles renames for files and folders that Obsidian actively tracks. Items outside of Obsidian’s purview remain unaffected by this plugin.

By implementing External Rename Handler, users can maintain a more consistent and organized vault, even when making changes outside of the Obsidian interface.

GitHub Obsidian

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New Filename⌗

The UUID Title plugin replaces the default “Untitled” name for new notes with a universally unique identifier (UUID), or a customizable filename.

Key Features:

  • Automatic UUID Naming: Generates a unique identifier as the title for each new note, ensuring distinct and organized filenames.
  • Customizable Default Filename: Allows users to set a preferred default filename; if left blank, the plugin defaults to generating a UUID.

This plugin is particularly useful for users who require unique and non-colliding filenames for their notes, enhancing organization and retrieval within the Obsidian environment.

GitHub Obsidian

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Image by me.

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Tengwar⌗

Tengwar is a plugin that enables users to incorporate Tengwar—the script used for Elvish languages in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth—into their Obsidian notes.

Key Features:

  • Tengwar Support: Allows the inclusion of Tengwar characters in notes, enhancing the thematic experience for fans of Tolkien’s work.
  • Editing Mode (Work in Progress): The plugin is developing support for Tengwar in edit mode, aiming to provide a seamless experience between viewing and editing notes.

GitHub Obsidian

Tengwar
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Open Cards in Imdone⌗

Open Cards in Imdone is a plugin that integrates Imdone kanban board with Obsidian, enabling users to open imdone cards directly from their Obsidian notes.

Key Features:

  • Open imdone Cards from Obsidian: Allows users to open imdone cards directly from their Obsidian notes, streamlining task management.
  • Keyboard Shortcut Support: Provides keyboard shortcuts to quickly open imdone cards, enhancing workflow efficiency.
  • Autocomplete for #imdone Tags: Offers autocomplete suggestions for #imdone tags, simplifying the process of linking notes to imdone cards.

This plugin is particularly beneficial for users who use imdone for task management and wish to seamlessly integrate it with their Obsidian workflow.

GitHub Obsidian

Open cards in imdone
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Note Annotations⌗

Note Annotations is a plugin designed to enhance the active reading experience within Obsidian by enabling text highlighting and comment addition.

Key Features:

  • Highlighting Mode: Automatically converts selected text in live preview mode into highlighted sections.
  • Comments: Click on highlighted text in live preview to add comments, which are displayed as margin notes in the reading view.

This plugin is particularly beneficial for users who engage in active reading and wish to annotate their notes directly within Obsidian, facilitating a more interactive and organized reading experience.

GitHub Obsidian

Note Annotations
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Pycalc⌗

Pycalc is an Obsidian plugin that enables the execution of Python code directly within the editor by pressing the Enter key.

Key Features:

  • Python Code Execution: Allows users to run Python code snippets within Obsidian, facilitating dynamic calculations and scripting.
  • Integration with Brython 3.13: Utilizes Brython 3.13 to execute Python code in the browser environment, ensuring compatibility and performance.

This plugin is particularly useful for users who require the ability to perform calculations or run Python scripts directly within their Obsidian notes, enhancing the application’s functionality and versatility.

GitHub Obsidian

Pycalc
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.