avatarNuno Campos

Summary

The undefined website presents a review of 12 new Obsidian plugins designed to enhance note-taking and productivity, including tools for managing encrypted data, drawing arrows, creating templated daily notes, text-to-speech conversion, and more.

Abstract

The article on the undefined website offers an in-depth look at a collection of Obsidian plugins that have recently gained popularity within the Obsidian community. These plugins serve various functions, such as decrypting Evernote data with the Evernote Decryptor, enabling freehand arrow drawing with Arrows, automating daily note creation with Templated Daily Notes, converting text to speech with Aloud, and providing a customizable markdown Bible with My Bible. Additionally, plugins like Protected Note offer password protection for notes, Status Bar Organizer allows for customization of the status bar, and View Count tracks the number of views for each vault file. The article also covers Command Block List for hiding unwanted commands, Share My Plugin List for sharing active plugin lists, Image Inline for embedding images directly in notes, and Tag Formatter for enhancing tag display in preview mode. Each plugin is accompanied by a brief description, usage instructions, and visual examples, along with links to their respective GitHub repositories for further exploration and contribution.

Opinions

  • The author, Nuno Campos, seems to be enthusiastic about the potential of these plugins to improve the Obsidian user experience.
  • The inclusion of visual examples and GitHub links indicates a positive endorsement of the plugins, encouraging users to try them out and contribute to their development.
  • The mention of features like customizable arrow placement, daily note templates, and text-to-speech with lifelike voices suggests an appreciation for the plugins' user-friendly and versatile nature.
  • The article's emphasis on the variety of functionalities, from password protection to status bar customization, reflects a belief in the value of these plugins for a wide range of users and use cases.
  • The author's detailed review and the invitation to be notified of new stories imply a commitment to keeping the Obsidian community informed and engaged with the latest plugin developments.

Obsidian Plugins Review — 47

Elevate Your Obsidian Experience: Discover the Best New Plugins for Enhanced Note-Taking and Boost Productivity

Image by Nuno Campos.

Welcome to this week’s Obsidian Plugins Review! We have an exciting lineup of plugins that have been making waves in the Obsidian community. In this review, we’ll be taking a closer look at the following plugins:

  • Evernote Decryptor
  • Arrows
  • Templated Daily Notes
  • Aloud
  • My Bible
  • Protected Note
  • Status Bar Organizer
  • View Count
  • Command Block List
  • Share My Plugin List
  • Image Inline
  • Tag Formatter

Stay tuned as we delve into the features, functionalities, and user experiences of these diverse plugins. Let’s explore how these plugins can enhance your Obsidian workflow and boost your productivity!

Evernote Decryptor

Evernote Decryptor allows you to manage encrypted data imported from Evernote.

Arrows

Arrows allows users to draw arrows in their notes, similar to drawing on paper. To create an arrow, use the syntax {arrow-identifier|color} at the start and end of the desired arrow.

Customize arrow placement and appearance with options such as diagonal arrows, multiple endpoints, and arrowheads. Navigate between arrows using the rendered arrow identifiers, which appear as small circles when the cursor is moved outside the syntax.

Arrows. Image by Nuno Campos.

Templated Daily Notes

This plugin allows you to create daily notes with a specified icon, a description, a template, and a directory for file creation, from a button in the left ribbon.

Templated Daily Notes. Image by Nuno Campos.

Aloud — Text To Speech

Aloud is an Obsidian plugin that converts text to audio using lifelike voices from OpenAI. The plugin uses OpenAI’s API and offers 6 different voices to choose from. Audio is streamed sentence-by-sentence and can be played immediately, with controls to skip forward and backward. Files are stored in the .tts directory and are automatically removed after a few hours. 5. Audio is cached in your vault to reduce costs.

My Bible

My Bible is a customizable markdown Bible for personal use within Obsidian. It sets up a folder structure and populates it with one note per chapter, with the text inserted as you read it. It uses the API from to download text and metadata regarding translations, books, and chapters of the Bible. You can select any of the available Bible translations.

My Bible. Image by Nuno Campos.
My Bible: some of the available translations. Image by Nuno Campos.

Protected Note

Protected Note lets you set a password to protect your notes from other people. The plugin only blocks access via Obsidian, but notes can still be accessed via the local file system. To set a password, enable the password setting and enter your desired password.

Protected Note. Image by Nuno Campos.

Status Bar Organizer

This plugin allows users to customize the Obsidian status bar by reordering or hiding elements. Changes made to the status bar organization are saved and persist through restarts of Obsidian. If a previously installed plugin with a status bar element is deleted, its position will be remembered and displayed on the settings page.

Status Bar Organizer. Image by Nuno Campos.

View Count

View Count is a plugin that tracks the view count for each file in an Obsidian vault. The view count can be seen as a property in the file or at the bottom of the note in the status bar. There are two storage options for view count: Property and File. Property storage stores the count in the note’s frontmatter, while File storage saves it in a JSON file. By default, the view count increments once a day, but this can be changed to increment each time the file is opened. When “Increment count once a day” is enabled and the storage type is set to File, a “last view time” property is stored in the note.

View Count. Image by Nuno Campos.

Command Block List

This plugin allows users to hide unwanted commands from the command palette. Users can add commands they don’t want to see in the plugin settings.

Command Block List. Image by Nuno Campos.

Share My Plugin List

Share My Plugin List allows you to share your currently active plugins with others. You can export as a list, table, or directly to a markdown file.

Share My Plugin List. Image by Nuno Campos.

Image Inline

This plugin enhances the functionality of Obsidian by allowing users to directly embed images within their notes, without saving the image as a separate file, by converting images into base64 encoded strings and embed them directly in the notes, improving overall note structure.

Image Inline. Image by Nuno Campos.

Tag Formatter

This plugin changes the way tags are displayed in preview mode. It allows you shorten nested tags by hiding parent tags, hide the hash #, hide parts of tags based on a pattern and add CSS class to all tags, shortened tags or tags based on parents.

Tag Formatter. Image by Nuno Campos.

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