Nice to see people so involved with Obsidian here!
OK, these are my favourite five plugins per category. The links lead to a blog post I've written where I detail what each plugin does and from where they can be downloaded, both via GitHub and via Obsidian desktop:
Omnivore is amazing. I moved away from Pocket and I have been super happy. It’s a read it later app and has full integration with Obsidian. Love the highlight option! You highlight what you like in Omnivore and it moves the parts into Obsidian. I have a folder for all in Obisidan and then use Dataview to create MoCs of these article per topic.
@baillargg@bowreality@JeremyT@obsidianmd Thanks! So far it seems Omnivore grabs a whole Mastodon thread (with Readwise it’s hit or miss… mostly miss). I like that I can sync my Omnivore highlights to my Obsidian. Will continue comparing the two (Readwise/Omnivore). I will check out GoodLinks!
It does! I’ll attach a screenshot (iOS app). And thanks for that idea. I bookmark in Mona and then I forgot and never look at them. Sending them to Omnivore is a great idea!
Thanks! I just tried Omnivore, but it appears that highlighted images are broken in Obsidian; these images don't link to the original image but rather through Omnivore's own proxy, which (for me) breaks the images.
I prefer the Pocket > Readwise > Obsidian route, meaning I use the Readwise plugin in Obsidian. It costs a pretty penny but doesn't send images through a proxy...
Ha! Yup, unlike Obsidian you need to put two new lines for a new line. I believe it's standard markdown formatting, which Obsidian doesn't strictly follow.
Would you say there's need to use MarkDownload now that Obsidian handles copy+paste from web pages better than in the olden days?
I used MarkDownload a few years ago, but these days I mainly copy webpage contents and paste it into Obsidian. Is there an upshot to using MarkDown instead of doing it my way?
I don't have a complex enough workflow to need a lot of plugins, but I really really like Dataview. Templater and Buttons will probably be really high on my list too if I get around to actually using them.
But if I did I would use it to create new pages with special templates, then I can format a home page with all the buttons, and dataview queries to sort and organize the new pages.
Something like a journal where a button might be "Daily entry" and another for "New Project Page" or "New Task" or something.
It also might work really well for taking notes in DnD. (Quick "new character/place/item page" buttons right in the session notes page.) I'll have to experiment with templates again this summer.
tasks
If they ever implement mobile notifications I'll be using reminder, and a plugin to sync tasks wo next cloud tasks (can't remember which one, if I find it again I'll update my post)
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pivic@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 3y
Nice to see people so involved with Obsidian here!
OK, these are my favourite five plugins per category. The links lead to a blog post I've written where I detail what each plugin does and from where they can be downloaded, both via GitHub and via Obsidian desktop:
For work
For private use
foxtrot@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
I use probably 7 or 8 plugins in total but these are the ones I couldn't live without:
maiskanzler@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y
+1 for advanced tables! Really helpful.
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 3y
I only use four so:
Omnivore is amazing. I moved away from Pocket and I have been super happy. It’s a read it later app and has full integration with Obsidian. Love the highlight option! You highlight what you like in Omnivore and it moves the parts into Obsidian. I have a folder for all in Obisidan and then use Dataview to create MoCs of these article per topic.
pam@digipres.club · 3 pts · 3y
@bowreality @JeremyT Does Omnivore save Mastodon posts/threads pretty well? I use Readwise and it doesn’t parse Mastodon very well at all.
baillargg@mstdn.ca · 2 pts · 3y
@pam @bowreality @JeremyT @obsidianmd GoodLinks works very well to save Mastodon threads
pam@digipres.club · 1 pts · 3y
@baillargg @bowreality @JeremyT @obsidianmd Thanks! So far it seems Omnivore grabs a whole Mastodon thread (with Readwise it’s hit or miss… mostly miss). I like that I can sync my Omnivore highlights to my Obsidian. Will continue comparing the two (Readwise/Omnivore). I will check out GoodLinks!
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Oh good question. I need to try that
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
It does! I’ll attach a screenshot (iOS app). And thanks for that idea. I bookmark in Mona and then I forgot and never look at them. Sending them to Omnivore is a great idea!
pam@digipres.club · 0 pts · 3y
@bowreality ooo thanks, I’d appreciate a screenshot! I’m starting to consider Omnivore over Readwise Reader.
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
I don’t know readwise but omnivore is free so try it! I looooove it!
AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
Wow I didn't know that Omnivore already supports Obsidian! I'll try it right now!
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y
Yeah it’s super handy. You can also import whole articles.
pivic@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks! I just tried Omnivore, but it appears that highlighted images are broken in Obsidian; these images don't link to the original image but rather through Omnivore's own proxy, which (for me) breaks the images.
I prefer the Pocket > Readwise > Obsidian route, meaning I use the Readwise plugin in Obsidian. It costs a pretty penny but doesn't send images through a proxy...
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
Mine does well with pics. I’ll attach a screenshot
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
I use five now. I added projects.
dsegonds@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y
Michelle@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y
(just tried omnisearch because of this post and it's such a good plugin)
JeremyT@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Here's mine!
Yodadidas@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Yodadidas@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
It appears new line doesn't actually apply new line to my text... Just like on Reddit!
JeremyT@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Ha! Yup, unlike Obsidian you need to put two new lines for a new line. I believe it's standard markdown formatting, which Obsidian doesn't strictly follow.
axh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I think you can even turn it on somewhere in Obsidian's settings... Not sure why anyone would use it, but it is there
swnt@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y
johsny@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
korthrun@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 3y
Those are the only plugins I use, so I'm looking forward to the rest of this thread :D
sidewalker@thesidewalkends.io · 3 pts · 3y
Tough call honestly. I think those that I genuinely could not live without are:
AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
My top 5 is:
0xSim@fedia.io · 3 pts · 3y
I'm pretty vanilla with my plugins:
createdAtmetadata and an h1 titleI try to avoid plugins that stray from "standard" markdown, to not rely on Obsidian.
schmidt_fu@mstdn.social · 2 pts · 3y
@0xSim
Interesting, do you mind sharing how you access external APIs from #DataView?
@JeremyT
sudostartx@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 3y
My top 5 plugins at the moment are:
Kyoyeou@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Yes, I am not pushing the app to the max, I'd say I'm more of an average person
rayb@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Not a plugin but I love the raycast extension to append to my daily notes!
curtismchale@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
Ugh that was hard to get down to the top 5. Strang New Worlds is also a top plugin.
resin85@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
pivic@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Would you say there's need to use MarkDownload now that Obsidian handles copy+paste from web pages better than in the olden days?
I used MarkDownload a few years ago, but these days I mainly copy webpage contents and paste it into Obsidian. Is there an upshot to using MarkDown instead of doing it my way?
charlie@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y
I don't have a complex enough workflow to need a lot of plugins, but I really really like Dataview. Templater and Buttons will probably be really high on my list too if I get around to actually using them.
JeremyT@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah, Templater is at the top of my list to implement for my work notes. Looks super useful! Can't wait to implement it
grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Hi, can I ask what you are using the buttons plugin for?
charlie@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y
Well, right now I don't use it.
But if I did I would use it to create new pages with special templates, then I can format a home page with all the buttons, and dataview queries to sort and organize the new pages.
Something like a journal where a button might be "Daily entry" and another for "New Project Page" or "New Task" or something.
It also might work really well for taking notes in DnD. (Quick "new character/place/item page" buttons right in the session notes page.) I'll have to experiment with templates again this summer.
grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Interesting, I like "add this template to this file now".
Ostrichery@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
I'm relatively minimal in terms of plugins. I basically want to make sure that I don't need to reformat any old pages.
uroybd@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
ellane@pkm.social · 1 pts · 3y
deathmasia@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
So far just
withersailor@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Templater
Reveal Active File
Show Current File Path
spinningthoughts@pkm.social · 1 pts · 3y
@JeremyT dataview
Templater
QuickAdd
Supercharged Links
Breadcrumps
(Omnisearch)
markgx@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y