Welcome to this week’s Obsidian Plugins Showcase, where we explore the latest community-built plugins designed to enhance your Obsidian experience. Whether you’re looking to streamline your workflow, track goals, or even search for board games inside Obsidian, this week’s selection has something for everyone!

Let’s dive into the latest plugins and themes that have just landed in the Obsidian ecosystem.

🔥 New Plugins This Week

Easy Test⌗

The EasyTest plugin simplifies the process of creating and managing tests within Obsidian, making it a useful tool for students, educators, and self-learners.

🔑 Key Insights:

  • Quickly Create and Review Tests – Enables users to generate test questions and answers within their notes.
  • Supports Multiple Question Formats – Allows for different types of questions, including multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank.
  • Seamless Integration with Obsidian – Works within markdown files, keeping everything organized in a familiar environment.
  • Self-Testing & Learning Enhancement – Helps users reinforce knowledge and track progress directly within their vault.

This plugin is ideal for anyone looking to enhance their study workflow inside Obsidian.

GitHub Obsidian

Easy Test
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Boardgame Search helps users quickly find information about board games directly within their notes.

🔑 Key Insights:

  • Integrated Board Game Search – Allows users to search for board game details without leaving Obsidian.
  • Fetches Data from Online Sources – Retrieves game information, including descriptions, ratings, and mechanics.
  • Enhances Game Tracking – Useful for board game enthusiasts who want to log, review, or plan game nights.
  • Seamless Workflow – Eliminates the need to switch between apps when researching or organizing board game-related content.

Perfect for board game collectors and players who want a convenient way to reference game details inside Obsidian.

GitHub Obsidian

Board Game Search
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Sentinel⌗

Sentinel is a plugin that enables users to automatically update note properties or execute commands based on document visibility changes within Obsidian.

Examples:

  • Automatic Property Updates: For example, automatically increment a views property each time a note is opened or update a modified timestamp upon exiting a note after making changes.
  • Command Execution on Visibility Change: Run specific commands, such as a linter, when a note is opened or closed, ensuring consistent formatting and adherence to guidelines

This plugin is particularly beneficial for users seeking to enhance their note-taking efficiency by automating routine tasks and maintaining organized, up-to-date documentation.

GitHub Obsidian

Sentinel
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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ShaahMaat-md⌗

ShaahMaat-md is a plugin that enables users to render and analyze chess positions directly within their notes.

🔑 Key Features:

  • FEN and PGN Support: Render static positions using Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) and replay entire games with Portable Game Notation (PGN).
  • Visual Enhancements: Highlight key squares and draw arrows to illustrate strategic ideas, enhancing the clarity of chess analyses.
  • Customization Options: Personalize board appearance by adjusting colors, adding custom chess sets, and resizing boards to fit your notes’ layout.

This plugin is ideal for chess enthusiasts and educators looking to integrate interactive chess content seamlessly into their Obsidian workflow.

GitHub Obsidian

ShaahMaat-md
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

ShaahMaat-md
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Anchor Link Display Text⌗

Anchor Link Display Text enhances the readability of anchor links by automatically setting their display text to match the linked heading.

🔑 Key Features:

  • Automatic Display Text Population: When creating a link to a heading within a note (e.g., [[Title#Heading]]), the plugin updates it to [[Title#Heading|Heading]], eliminating the need for manual editing.
  • Improved Workflow Efficiency: Especially beneficial when using autocomplete for links, as it removes the extra steps of navigating back to add display text, streamlining the note-taking process.

This plugin is ideal for users seeking to maintain cleaner and more informative links within their Obsidian notes without additional effort.

GitHub Obsidian

Anchor Link Display Text
Plugin settings. Image by me.

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Friend Tracker⌗

Friend Tracker is a plugin designed to help users manage personal connections by tracking important dates and logging interactions within their notes.

🔑 Key Features:

  • Important Date Tracking: Keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones to ensure you never miss significant events.
  • Interaction Logging: Record meaningful interactions with friends, family, and colleagues, maintaining a detailed history of your relationships.
  • Seamless Integration: Operate entirely within Obsidian, allowing users to manage personal connections without switching applications.

This plugin is ideal for individuals seeking to strengthen their relationships by maintaining organized records of personal interactions and important dates.

GitHub Obsidian

Friend Tracker
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Backgroundset⌗

The Background Manager plugin that allows users to customize their Obsidian workspace by adding and managing background images.

🔑 Key Features:

  • Background Folder Management: Add individual folders containing images to use as backgrounds.
  • Set Specific Backgrounds: Choose and set any image from the folder as the workspace background.
  • Random Background Selection: Automatically set a random background from the list of available images.
  • Fade Effects: Apply smooth fade-in and fade-out transitions when changing backgrounds.

This plugin enhances the visual experience of Obsidian users by providing a personalized and dynamic workspace environment.

GitHub Obsidian

Backgroundset
Plugin settings. Image by me.

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Mahgen Renderer⌗

Mahgen Renderer is an Obsidian plugin that enables users to automatically render Mahgen diagrams within their notes. Mahgen is a JavaScript library designed to generate visual representations of Japanese Mahjong tile sequences. The name “Mahgen” stands for Mahjong Generator.

This plugin is ideal for Mahjong players seeking to save Mahjong move sequences for future reference.

GitHub Obsidian

Mahgen Renderer
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Cooksync⌗

The Cooksync plugin is developed by the Cooksync team to facilitate seamless integration between your Cooksync account and Obsidian notes.

Key Features:

  • Automatic Recipe Syncing: Effortlessly import and synchronize recipes from your Cooksync account directly into Obsidian, ensuring your culinary data is always up-to-date.
  • Comprehensive Recipe Details: Imported recipes include essential data such as ingredients, instructions, source information, and cover images, providing a complete culinary reference within your notes.
  • Customizable Tagging: Optionally add predefined tags to imported recipes for organized categorization and easy retrieval.

Note: this plugin requires an active Cooksync subscription, a paid service that streamlines the collection of recipes from various websites.

This plugin is ideal for culinary enthusiasts and professionals seeking to integrate their recipe management seamlessly into their Obsidian workflow.

GitHub Obsidian

Cooksync
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Paperless⌗

Paperless is a plugin that enables users to seamlessly integrate their self-hosted paperless-ngx document management system with Obsidian, enhancing document accessibility and organization within their notes.

Key Features:

  • In-Vault Document Access: Browse and view all documents stored in your paperless-ngx instance directly from your Obsidian vault, eliminating the need to switch between applications.
  • Effortless PDF Insertion: With a single click, insert one or multiple PDFs from paperless-ngx into your Obsidian notes, streamlining the process of referencing and annotating documents.

Prerequisites: A functioning self-hosted paperless-ngx setup is required to use this plugin.

This integration is ideal for users seeking to enhance their digital note-taking experience by incorporating efficient document management capabilities within Obsidian.

GitHub Obsidian

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Current File Tags⌗

The Current File Tags plugin enhances tag management within Obsidian by providing an overview of all tags present in the active Markdown file, including those in the frontmatter’s “tags” property.

Key Features:

  • Tag Overview: Displays all tags used in the current file, offering a clear summary of its tagging structure.
  • Tag-Based Navigation: Upon selecting a tag, the plugin lists all files containing that tag, allowing users to click and open these files directly.
  • Integrated Search Functionality: Ctrl-clicking a tag initiates a search using Obsidian’s Search plugin, facilitating quick access to related content.

GitHub Obsidian

Current File Tags
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Goal Tracker⌗

Goal Tracker is a plugin designed to help users monitor their objectives within Obsidian by offering daily, weekly, and monthly tracking views.

Key Features:

  • Multiple Tracking Views: Choose from daily, weekly, or monthly perspectives to monitor your goals, allowing for flexible planning and review.
  • Customizable Titles: Personalize tracker titles to align with specific objectives or projects, enhancing clarity and organization.
  • In-Note Data Storage: All tracking information is stored directly within your notes, ensuring seamless integration and easy access.
  • Minimalist Interface: The plugin features a clean design that complements Obsidian’s aesthetic, providing an unobtrusive user experience.

GitHub Obsidian

This plugin is a great fit for anyone who wants to stay organized and visually monitor their goals and progress without leaving Obsidian.

#Goal Tracker
Daily view. Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

#Goal Tracker
Weekly view. Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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Themes⌗

Sunbather⌗

Sunbather
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

Simply Colorful⌗

Simply Colorful
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

MinimalRed⌗

MinimalRed
Image from the plugin's GitHub repo.

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