One of the most powerful aspects of Obsidian is the ability to add new functionality via plugins. It comes with several already, and many more are in development.

You can also build your own Obsidian plugin. See Community plugins.

Plugins can be managed through the "Settings" button on the bottom left. Some of them have settings of their own that can be configured by clicking on the gear that appears next to each plugin when it is activated.

Current list of core plugins

  1. File explorer
  2. Search
  3. Quick switcher
  4. Graph view
  5. Backlinks
  6. Outgoing links
  7. Tag pane
  8. Page preview
  9. Daily notes
  10. Templates
  11. Note composer
  12. Command palette
  13. Starred notes
  14. Markdown format converter
  15. Zettelkasten prefixer
  16. Random note
  17. Outline
  18. Word count
  19. Slides
  20. Audio recorder
  21. Open in default app
  22. Workspaces
  23. File recovery
  24. Publish
  25. Sync

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Working with multiple vaults

Each collection of notes in Obsidian is known as a Vault. A Vault consists of a folder, and any sub-folders within it. Right now, you're looking at the Obsidian Help Vault, which is just a folder of files included with

Obsidian Sync

Obsidian Syncâ„¢ is a paid service to sync notes between vaults on various devices.How Obsidian Sync worksObsidian Sync is fairly simple: once you hook up local vaults from multiple devices to the same remote vault, changes will be automatically synced

Start here

Hi there! I'm a note in your vault.At the same time, I'm also just a Markdown file sitting on your hard disk. It's all in plain text, so you don't need to worry about losing me in case [[Obsidian]] disappears

Ribbon

The ribbon is a space for common commands that occupies the vertical space at the very left of the interface. It’s part of the left [[Sidebar]] and is always visible, even if the left sidebar is closed.ActionsEach action is presented

Status bar

The status bar shows handy information. That include helpful information about the current file, the current vault, or the current status like time and date.Status items are added both by [[Core plugins|core plugins]] and [[community plugins]].Some items are interactive but

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