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The **Excalidraw** plugin brings the Excalidraw sketching canvas into your vault and lets you create, edit and organise drawings alongside regular notes. It supports links between drawings and documents, embeds drawings in markdown, and can export synced PNG or SVG copies for use outside the canvas. The plugin also includes templates, markdown transclusion, image handling, LaTeX, block references and a large settings surface for display, filenames, auto export and compatibility behaviour. For heavier workflows it adds ExcalidrawAutomate, a script engine and tools for custom pens, OCR, SVG import and markdown snapshots.

Excalidraw

The **Editing Toolbar** plugin adds a visible writing toolbar and a compact editor layer for people who do not want to depend on memorised shortcuts. It brings word processor style controls into notes, with toolbar layouts that can stay at the top or follow the cursor, plus a tiny mode for tighter spaces. You can apply headings, colours, alignment, list indentation and horizontal rules from buttons, then tweak the setup further with custom command icons, renamed actions, nested menus and drag sorting. It also supports multiple windows and tabs, and includes focus modes that either hide side panels or push the note into a cleaner full screen view.

Editing Toolbar

The **Markmind** plugin is an advanced tool for creating mind maps, outlines, and PDF annotations within Obsidian. It offers two modes: 'Basic' for simple mind maps and outlines, and 'Rich' for enhanced features such as summaries, boundaries, and linked nodes. Users can embed mind maps within markdown files, convert outlines to tables, and export their maps as images or PDFs. The plugin also provides extensive PDF annotation capabilities, allowing users to highlight text, add comments, and link annotations to mind map nodes.

Markmind

The **Text Generator** plugin is a powerful AI Assistant Tool that enhances your knowledge creation and organization in Obsidian. With this plugin, you can generate ideas, titles, summaries, outlines, and even entire paragraphs based on your knowledge database. The possibilities are endless! You can use it to create templates, explore new use cases for Generative Artificial Intelligence, and discover community-generated templates. Its flexibility is unparalleled, with options like flexible prompts, a template engine, and highly customizable configuration using frontmatter. Whether you're looking to streamline repetitive tasks or spark new ideas, the Text Generator plugin has got you covered.

Text Generator

The **Fantasy Statblocks** plugin is a powerful tool for tabletop roleplaying game enthusiasts, especially those involved in fantasy settings. It simplifies the process of creating and managing NPCs, creatures, and monsters by providing customizable statblocks directly within Obsidian. Users can quickly generate detailed stats, such as health points, abilities, and resistances, and keep track of various traits in a streamlined format. The plugin's flexibility allows you to tailor the statblocks to your specific needs, whether for a campaign or a one-shot. This tool boosts productivity by centralizing and organizing all creature-related information in one place.

Fantasy Statblocks

The **Novel Word Count** plugin allows users to track a wide range of statistics for files, folders, and entire vaults directly in Obsidian's File Explorer pane. It provides real-time updates for metrics like word count, page count, reading time, character count, and even custom properties from frontmatter. The plugin allows users to display up to three statistics at once, offering flexibility to customize what data appears next to each file or folder. Users can set word count goals for specific notes and track progress as a percentage. Folder statistics roll up data from contained files, providing a comprehensive view. It includes filtering options to exclude specific files, folders, or code blocks from word counts. The plugin is designed for writers, researchers, and anyone managing large collections of notes who want to measure writing productivity in detail.

Novel Word Count

The **Ink** plugin for Obsidian introduces the ability to integrate handwritten notes and sketches directly into your text, using tools like digital pens or styluses. This feature is especially useful for creating diagrams, math equations, or freeform illustrations between paragraphs, adding a dynamic, personalized touch to your notes. Powered by the tldraw framework, it offers an infinite canvas for seamless creativity. Designed for those who value a blend of handwriting and digital notes, the plugin ensures smooth input and promises future enhancements like pen smoothing and improved formatting for embed longevity, making it a versatile tool for visual thinkers and note-takers alike.

The **Longform** plugin helps writers organize and manage long writing projects such as novels and screenplays within Obsidian. It allows users to structure their work by creating a series of notes, or scenes, that can be arranged in an ordered manuscript. The plugin provides features like word count tracking, writing session goals, and project compilation to generate a complete manuscript. It supports both multi-scene and single-scene projects, making it suitable for different types of writing. Longform offers an intuitive sidebar for managing projects, scene organization through drag-and-drop, and custom styling options for an enhanced writing environment. Users can also track multiple drafts and compile their work using customizable workflows.

Longform

The **Canvas MindMap** plugin is a creative tool that helps you visualize your ideas and thoughts in a mind map format. With this plugin, you can create a new canvas and start building your mind map by adding nodes, edges, and colors. The auto-layout feature allows you to arrange your nodes in a specific direction, giving your mind map a professional look. You can also select individual nodes or the entire tree structure for further customization. The plugin offers various hotkeys for quick navigation and node creation, making it easy to work with your mind map. Whether you're brainstorming ideas, planning projects, or organizing notes, the **Canvas MindMap** plugin is an excellent addition to your Obsidian toolkit.

Canvas Mindmap

The **Typewriter Mode** plugin turns the editor into a focused writing space by keeping the current line fixed on screen while you type. It combines typewriter scrolling with current line highlighting, configurable context lines above and below the cursor, dimming for unfocused paragraphs or sentences, fullscreen writing focus and an option to limit line length. The plugin also restores the cursor position when files are reopened, which helps continue work without manually finding the last edit point. It includes a Hemingway mode that disables editing earlier text so writing stays forward only. The plugin makes one network request to github.com to fetch release notes after a new version is installed, and that update notice can be disabled in settings.

Typewriter Mode

The **Tldraw** plugin is a unique addition to Obsidian's plugin ecosystem, allowing users to harness the power of Tiny Little Drawing App (Tldraw) within their notes. This plugin enables users to create and edit drawings directly in Obsidian, with the option to switch between Tldraw view and markdown view for added flexibility. The plugin stores each drawing as a regular markdown file, ensuring seamless integration with existing knowledge bases. With customizable options and keyboard shortcuts, users can tailor their experience to suit their needs.

Tldraw

The **Gemini Plugin** brings the power of Google's Gemini AI to Obsidian, enhancing note-taking and content creation with intelligent assistance. With the ability to interact directly with the AI based on the content of your active note, users can have context-aware chats and get instant insights. One of its standout features is **smart summarization**, which generates concise one-sentence summaries of your notes and stores them in the frontmatter, helping you stay organized. For those looking to streamline their writing process, the **AI-assisted writing** feature allows collaboration with Gemini to refine documents, though it's currently experimental. The plugin is highly customizable, letting you adjust settings like the preferred Gemini model and summarization preferences. Whether you need quick summaries or AI-driven writing assistance, Gemini for Obsidian provides a powerful tool to enhance productivity.

Gemini Scribe

The **Aprils automatic timelines** plugin builds visual timelines from notes tagged with timeline metadata. It reads frontmatter or inline event blocks, turns matching notes into cards and can render the same note in more than one timeline. Card title, body and picture can be overridden with dedicated metadata keys when the note text is not the right fit. A big part of the plugin is its custom date system. It supports parser regex rules, token priority, display templates, string and numerical token types, per timeline format overrides and unusual calendar models for fictional settings. It also lets you disable rendering per note, which keeps the timeline logic flexible without forcing one date format or one writing style.

April Automatic Timelines

The **Fantasy Content Generator** plugin is a treasure trove for Obsidian users who crave rich and immersive storytelling. With its extensive library of fantasy names, settlements, inn and tavern descriptions, and more, this plugin can help you generate an endless array of creative content. The inline generator feature allows you to summon a random name or description on the fly, making it perfect for note-taking or brainstorming sessions. Customize your generation settings to fit your unique world-building needs, and explore the many options available in the plugin's configuration panel. Whether you're crafting a novel, developing a role-playing game, or simply seeking inspiration, the **Fantasy Content Generator** is sure to spark your imagination.

Fantasy Content Generator

The **Tars** plugin integrates AI-assisted text generation into Obsidian, triggered by user-defined tags. It supports multiple AI providers, including Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, and more, offering a versatile and customizable experience. Users can create conversations, where AI responds based on the provided prompt, and also leverage internal links for richer content creation. The plugin allows exporting conversations as JSONL datasets for further use and fine-tuning. With features like customizable models and API keys, Tars provides flexibility in how AI is utilized in note-taking, content generation, and dialogue-based workflows.

Tars

The **RPG Manager** plugin is a comprehensive tool for managing tabletop role-playing game campaigns in Obsidian. Designed to be system-agnostic, it helps Game Masters (GMs) centralize their campaign data, including adventures, NPCs, locations, and events. The plugin supports detailed relationships between elements, making it easy to organize and link various aspects of a campaign. It features a user-friendly interface for planning sessions, tracking scenes, and developing complex narratives. With options for plotters, sandbox creators, and improvisational GMs, the plugin adapts to different storytelling styles. Additionally, it includes tools for managing clues, creating subplots, and generating reusable global assets. For advanced users, it integrates with ChatGPT for dynamic NPC creation and other creative tasks. Whether crafting intricate plots or open-world adventures, RPG Manager simplifies campaign preparation and execution.

RPG Manager

The **ProZen** plugin is a game-changer for Obsidian users who crave a distraction-free writing or reading experience. This plugin takes the concept of full-screen mode to the next level by removing every single distraction, including panels, icons, and even the scrollbar. For those who need an extra boost in focus, ProZen also offers a vignette feature that dims the sides of the screen, drawing attention to the text in the middle.

With ProZen, you can customize your Zen mode experience by adjusting settings such as opacity, scale, and fade-in duration to suit your preferences. Additionally, you can toggle on or off various elements like the scrollbar, header, and graph controls to create a truly immersive environment. Whether you're writing, reading, or simply taking notes, ProZen provides an unparalleled level of focus and concentration.

ProZen

The **Fantasy name generator** plugin helps users generate fantasy-themed names directly within Obsidian. It provides a simple and convenient way to create names for characters, places, and other elements in creative writing projects such as novels, role-playing games, and world-building exercises. The plugin leverages an external fantasy name generation service (https://fantasyname.lukewh.com) to offer a variety of unique and creative name suggestions.

Fantasy name generator

The **Writing Goals** plugin helps writers set and track dynamic word count goals for notes and folders in Obsidian. Users can define overall and daily word count targets directly within note frontmatter or using commands. Goals update in real-time as you write, and the plugin supports progress tracking through visual stats like bar charts. Additional features include sprint goals with time limits, a centralized goal stats view, and the ability to exclude specific notes from contributing to folder-level counts. This plugin is ideal for writers aiming to achieve structured targets across individual or grouped content.

Writing Goals

The **StoryLine** plugin turns a vault into a book planning workspace with scene boards, a corkboard, plot grids, timelines and a continuous manuscript view. It stores projects as Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, manages scenes, notes, archive items and exports, and adds detailed inspectors for status, POV, characters, locations, tags and custom scene fields. The plugin also includes a Codex hub for characters, locations and custom categories, relationship and story graphs, setup and payoff tracking, filtering, writing goals, sprint timers and pacing or plot hole analysis. It can import Scrivener projects, export outlines or manuscripts to Markdown, JSON, CSV, HTML, PDF and DOCX, and group books into a series with a shared Codex. Series migration checks that automatic internal link updates are enabled before files move.

StoryLine

The **ABC Music Notation** plugin lets you render ABC music notation directly from code blocks using the `music-abc` language tag. Powered by the abcjs library, it supports full-feature music rendering, including multiple voices, chords, clefs, and custom tablatures. You can also pass rendering options via an inline JSON configuration at the top of the code block, allowing for fine-tuned control over how the music is displayed. If the configuration has errors, the plugin provides clear visual feedback so you can easily fix issues. It's ideal for musicians, educators, or composers looking to embed musical scores directly into their notes without needing external tools.

ABC Music Notation

The **Lovely-Mindmap** plugin is an innovative tool for creating interactive mindmaps and knowledge graphs directly within Obsidian's canvas. It offers intuitive keyboard shortcuts for seamless navigation and node creation, enhancing workflow efficiency. Users can create child and sibling nodes, move nodes with precision, and toggle between various views, including touch, navigation, and creation modes. Designed for accessibility, the plugin supports efficient keyboard-centric interactions. Additionally, it provides advanced customization options for layouts and node organization. With future plans for importing/exporting formats and layout adjustments, Lovely-Mindmap aims to make mindmapping in Obsidian both flexible and enjoyable.

Lovely-Mindmap

The **Mxmind Mindmap** plugin integrates Mxmind, a mind mapping tool, with Obsidian, allowing users to easily convert their markdown files into interactive mind maps. By right-clicking on a markdown file, users can generate a mind map and visually organize their notes. The plugin includes a mind map editor within Obsidian's sidebar, offering a seamless experience for brainstorming and planning. Note that some features, like saving and syncing mind maps, require an account with Mxmind.com. The plugin provides an intuitive interface for managing and editing mind maps directly within Obsidian.

Mxmind Mindmap

The **Lineage** plugin provides a Gingko-style interface for editing Markdown files within Obsidian. This layout organizes notes into a tree-like structure, making it easier to navigate and manage complex ideas or hierarchical content. Users can open files using the ribbon, context menu, or command palette and export them conveniently through the view context menu. The plugin is ideal for writers, researchers, or anyone needing a structured environment to develop and organize ideas.

Lineage

The **Dialogue** plugin allows users to create visually formatted dialogues within Obsidian notes using a simple, customizable syntax. It supports the use of participant names, dialogue layout, and style parameters to create an engaging dialogue experience. Messages can be displayed on the left or right side of the screen, with options to control the appearance of participant names, message width, and comment alignment. Users can also add delimiters to separate dialogue sections and incorporate comments for additional context. The plugin provides CSS customization options, enabling users to style dialogue elements according to participant names or unique identifiers. This tool is ideal for writers, storytellers, and those working with interactive scripts or narratives.

Dialogue

The **Smart Templates** plugin empowers Obsidian users to create customizable, dynamic templates enhanced by AI capabilities. It integrates with various AI models to generate contextually relevant content based on user-defined variables, prompts, and templates. Users can incorporate flexible logic using EJS syntax and manual prompt inputs for precise content generation. Designed as a companion to the Smart Connections plugin, Smart Templates streamlines the note-taking process by dynamically adapting templates to the current note or selected text. With features like variable prompts, AI model configuration, and advanced rendering options, this plugin is a versatile tool for enhancing productivity and organization.

Smart Templates

The **Marp** plugin integrates Marp's presentation features into Obsidian, allowing users to create and preview slides directly from Markdown files. It supports exporting slides in various formats, including PDF, PPTX, and HTML, with the ability to embed images for seamless sharing. The plugin offers convenient features like auto-reloading previews and split-tab previewing, making it easy to refine presentations. Additionally, users can customize themes by specifying a theme folder location in the settings. Transitions are supported in HTML exports with specific browser configurations, enhancing presentation visuals.

Marp

The **Mindmap** plugin for Obsidian allows users to create visual mind maps directly within the app, offering an intuitive way to organize thoughts and ideas. Based on the vue3-mindmap library, this plugin enables easy creation and editing of mind maps, enhancing note-taking and idea visualization. It provides a simple right-click option in the file list to create a new mindmap, making it easy to start mapping concepts. While still in development, the plugin aims to improve users' ability to structure and visualize their notes in a more interactive and flexible format.

Mindmap

The **Storyteller Suite** plugin provides a structured environment for writers to organise every aspect of their stories. It brings together character profiles, location histories, event timelines, and a gallery - all accessible from a single dashboard with tabbed navigation. You can create, edit, and filter detailed entries for characters, locations, and events, attaching images, notes, affiliations, relationships, and custom fields as needed. The gallery makes it easy to upload and link images throughout your narrative elements. Every record is saved as a markdown file with YAML frontmatter, making your data portable and future-proof.

Storyteller Suite

The **Obsidian Fountain Editor** plugin brings Fountain syntax formatting into the editor and lets markdown notes opt into screenplay formatting through a .fountain.md extension, a fountain frontmatter tag or a fountain CSS class. It supports a hybrid writing flow where Fountain and markdown can sit together in the same note, so screenplay structure and regular note content can be interleaved without switching files or editors. The plugin exposes CSS variables for each syntax token, which makes visual styling adjustable at a detailed level. It is presented as a fully free plugin and it also supports workflows that combine note taking, outlining, drafting and related writing tasks inside one workspace, while staying compatible with other plugins and external screenplay tools.

Fountain Editor

The **Canvas2Document** plugin enables the seamless conversion of Obsidian canvas structures into linear documents. It processes all canvas elements, including cards, notes, images, videos, and embedded media, into a cohesive document with organized metadata headers. The plugin allows users to retain connections from the canvas using metadata-based links and supports customization of the conversion process. This tool is ideal for transforming complex layouts, such as novels or startup plans, into structured, editable documents while maintaining flexibility for adjustments.

Canvas2Document

The **Wordy** plugin is a game-changer for anyone looking to enhance their writing skills or simply find the perfect word. With its seamless integration with Obsidian, this plugin allows you to explore synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more using the Datamuse API. The `Wordy: Synonyms` command lets you find alternative words that convey similar meanings, while `Wordy: Rhymes` helps you discover perfect or approximate rhymes. You can also use `Wordy: Alliterative Synonyms` to find alliterative phrases and `Wordy: Antonyms` to find words with opposite meanings. With Wordy, you'll never be stuck for words again!

Wordy

The **Dangerzone Writing** plugin offers a high-pressure writing environment to stimulate creativity and focus. Users set a timer for a writing session, during which they must continuously type; pausing for longer than a set duration results in all written text being deleted. This approach is ideal for overcoming writer's block, drafting initial ideas, or warming up writing skills. The plugin includes customizable settings for session duration, deletion time, font size, and background color to create a tailored and immersive experience. Successful sessions are tracked, encouraging consistent use.

Dangerzone Writing

The **PF2e Statblocks** plugin allows users to create detailed, formatted Pathfinder Second Edition statblocks within Obsidian using simple Markdown syntax. It supports features like automatic trait coloring, level indicators, and action icons for various activities. Users can easily create complex statblocks for items, creatures, and NPCs, with support for dynamic actions, traits, and item descriptions. The plugin also includes multi-language support for trait coloration, making it accessible to a wider audience. Additionally, it integrates with the PF2e community's multilingual content and provides customization options for tailoring statblock outputs.

PF2e Statblocks

The **Diarian** plugin brings robust journaling capabilities to Obsidian, enhancing your note-taking with features like a calendar view, daily note ratings, and an 'On this day' review pane. Users can quickly access daily notes, review previous entries, and even import content from the Diarium app. The plugin supports multiple daily notes, nested note organization, and allows for customizable templates. It also integrates a timestamp feature and lets users convert pre-existing daily notes to a new format. Diarian's unique functionality allows users to track their journaling activities in a visually organized manner, all within Obsidian.

Diarian

The **Canvas Mindmap Helper** plugin enhances Obsidian's Canvas view by adding mind mapping functionality. It provides convenient commands to quickly add new cards and navigate between them using the keyboard. A key feature is the auto layout command, which automatically arranges the cards for a more organized view. Additionally, the plugin offers the option to trigger the auto layout whenever changes are made to the cards, helping users maintain a neat and structured visual representation of their ideas. This plugin is ideal for users looking to turn their Canvas view into a dynamic, interactive mind mapping tool.

Canvas Mindmap Helper

The **Writing** plugin

This plugin is a game-changer for content creators. It allows you to easily organize and structure your writing process, helping you stay focused and produce high-quality content quickly. With its intuitive interface, you can break down your articles into smaller sections, set deadlines, and track progress. The plugin also provides a distraction-free writing environment, perfect for those who need to concentrate on their craft. By streamlining your workflow, this plugin helps you get more done in less time, giving you the freedom to focus on what matters most - creating great content.

Writing

The **jTab Guitar Codeblocks** plugin enables users to display guitar chords and tablatures using jTab notation directly inside their notes. It supports multiple jTab lines per block, allows markdown-style annotations, and includes quick toggles to view jTab examples or chord names. The plugin also offers extensive visual customization, letting users choose between classic, theme-based, or fully custom color schemes. With features like preserved code when switching block types and a live preview of styles, it caters well to musicians and guitar learners who want to document, explore, and fine-tune musical notations in a visual and organised way.

Obsidian jTab

The **Fountain support** plugin brings robust screenwriting features to your notes by supporting the Fountain markup format. It provides syntax highlighting, a near-print preview with options to hide notes and synopsis, and an editable index card view for planning scripts. Writers can mark notes as todos, view a table of contents with integrated todos and synopsis, and use rehearsal mode to blackout a character's dialogue for practice. A ribbon button simplifies creating new script files with the .fountain extension.

Fountain

The **Scales and Chords** plugin lets you capture and preview guitar or piano chord notations within fenced code blocks. When previewed, it automatically detects chords on marked lines and makes them interactive - clicking on a chord opens a visual diagram from ScalesChords. Additionally, it displays all chords used in a stacked format below the tab, so users can view the entire set of chords at a glance. The plugin supports multiple instruments including guitar, piano, ukulele, mandolin, and banjo.

Scales and Chords

The **Random Structural Diary** plugin helps generate random questions from a predefined list to inspire new thoughts. It allows users to create and customize their own question sets, which can be structured into sections within a file. The plugin randomly selects questions based on user-defined settings, offering flexibility in how many questions are chosen from each section. Users can also opt to have the questions inserted directly at the cursor location. This plugin is particularly useful for those seeking a structured approach to journaling or creative thinking, offering a dynamic way to explore different perspectives with each session.

Random Structural Diary

The **Character Sheets** plugin lets you create and manage character profiles directly within your vault. It offers predefined templates like Standard and D&D sheets, making it simple to draft detailed character information for storytelling, role-playing games, or world-building. Users can quickly generate a new sheet from the sidebar, select a format, and start filling in attributes, backgrounds, and other details without needing any extra setup.

Character Sheets

The **InlineAI** plugin integrates AI-powered writing assistance directly into Obsidian, enabling users to generate, refine, and transform text with ease. It provides context-aware suggestions, summarization, and rewriting features through customizable prompts. The plugin supports various AI models, including OpenAI and local alternatives, ensuring flexibility and privacy-conscious workflows. Users can visualize AI-generated changes with inline diff markers and accept or discard suggestions seamlessly. Hotkey-based activation allows quick interaction, making AI-assisted writing more efficient. With customizable prompts and integration with multiple AI providers, InlineAI enhances both creative and technical writing within Obsidian.

InlineAI

The **MoreDraw for Obsidian** plugin integrates a dynamic infinite canvas whiteboard into Obsidian, enabling users to create and edit diagrams such as flowcharts, mind maps, to-do lists, and timetables. With built-in AI capabilities, it simplifies the process of designing visual content. Additional features include a chart maker, QR code generator, and freehand drawing tools. Users can export their work in formats like PDF, PNG, and PPT for broader usability. Some advanced features, such as saving and syncing files, require a MoreDraw account, and certain functionalities may incur a fee.

MoreDraw

The **Note to RED** plugin transforms Obsidian notes into visually styled images optimized for sharing on platforms like Xiaohongshu (RED). It automatically segments notes using second-level headings, turning each section into a separate image. Users can personalize the output by choosing from a variety of templates, adjusting fonts and sizes, and adding profile images, usernames, and footers. The plugin supports both single-page and batch exports and provides a live preview to see changes in real time.

Note to RED

The **Yesterday** plugin allows users to create and edit journal entries in Obsidian, with an extension to Markdown syntax. It supports various entry types such as chat logs (WhatsApp, Messenger, iMessage), dreams, and media content blocks. Users can document their experiences, such as adventures or personal reflections, and include images to enhance the storytelling. The plugin also offers features to clean up the sidebar, color code journal entries, and toggle entries between open and closed states. With hotkeys, users can streamline journal management and easily track open entries, making it an intuitive tool for keeping a digital journal in Obsidian.

Yesterday

The **NAI 4 Obsidian** plugin is a game-changer for users who crave more control over their notes organization. This innovative plugin enables you to categorize your obsidian notes using a robust tagging system, allowing you to quickly find and reference related content. With NAI 4 Obsidian, you can create custom tags, tag multiple notes at once, and even set up nested tags for maximum flexibility. Whether you're a researcher, writer, or simply a busy note-taker, this plugin will help you streamline your workflow and unlock new levels of productivity.

NAI 4 Obsidian

The **Sentence Rhythm** plugin helps writers visually analyze sentence length variation by applying color-coded highlights to sentences based on their word count. It's inspired by Gary Provost's advice on rhythm in writing and aims to improve the flow and engagement of prose. Users can toggle the highlights on and off through the command palette or plugin settings. The plugin also allows customization of sentence length thresholds and highlight colors, offering flexibility for different writing styles. For advanced users, it adds specific CSS classes to sentences, making it easy to tailor the appearance through custom stylesheets. This is particularly useful for authors, bloggers, or students aiming to make their writing more dynamic and readable.

Sentence Rhythm

The **Vextab** plugin lets you render guitar tablature and standard music notation using the Vextab language inside your notes. It supports both `vextab` and `tab` code blocks for defining musical phrases, and offers a `quicktab` shorthand for faster input, which is especially handy on mobile devices. This plugin is ideal for guitarists and composers who want to write music with precise control over formatting. It also handles inferred notation for cleaner input and allows toggling standard notation in quicktabs. One thing to note is its current incompatibility with the Scales and Chords plugin due to shared block types.

Vextab

The **Book Smith** plugin streamlines long-form writing projects by offering a complete book project management system with chapter organization, progress tracking, and customizable templates. Writers can build multiple books, assign cover images, and manage metadata with ease. Chapters are organized in a drag-and-drop tree structure, with support for tracking their status. Real-time word count, daily writing stats, and visual goal tracking help maintain consistency and momentum. A built-in focus mode leverages the Pomodoro technique to encourage deep work, with custom work and break durations. The plugin also includes a citation management system for generating references, inserting numbered quotes, and searching citations. With export options and mobile-friendly support, it caters to authors, academics, and anyone working on structured writing projects.

Book Smith

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A plugin to edit and view Excalidraw drawings in Obsidian

Excalidraw plugin screenshot showing a drawing canvas with linked notes and embedded drawings.

Incredibly useful for many different things.

Ralf Kintrup

Truong Minh Huy

Ganessh Kumar R P

Emerson Delatorre

An obsidian toolbar plugin, modified from the Cmenu plugin

Editing Toolbar plugin screenshot showing a note with a visible toolbar and formatting buttons.

A mind map, outline for obsidian,It support mobile and desktop

Text Generator is a versatile plugin for Obsidian that allows you to generate text content using various AI providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and local models.

Create Dungeons and Dragons style statblocks for Obsidian.md 

Obsidian plugin. Displays a word count or other statistic for each file, folder and vault in the File Explorer pane.

Works pretty well so far. Haven't encountered any issues.

A plugin for Obsidian that helps you write and edit novels, screenplays, and other long projects.

A plugin to make your canvas work like a mindmap.

Typewriter Mode is a plugin that adds typewriter scrolling (current line stays at a fixed position on the screen), a highlight for the current line, dimming of unfocused paragraphs and more to Obsidian.

A plugin to integrate tldraw into Obsidian.

An obsidian plugin to interact with Google Gemini

Incredible plugin, everything you could want from AI integration.

F Tuttle

Simple timeline generator plugin for story tellers using obsidian

plugin screenshot showing a rendered timeline inside the vault

timeline output generated from notes tagged for the same timeline

example of a timeline line with a custom date display format override

Obsidian tars plugin that supports text generation based on tag suggestions, using services like DeepSeek, Claude, OpenAI, OpenRouter, SiliconFlow, Gemini, Ollama, Kimi, Doubao, Qwen, Zhipu, QianFan & more. 

RPG Manager is a tool to simplify the plot, run and track of role playing game campaigns, helping storytellers to run better campaigns in less time.

Set yourself dynamic writing goals for notes and folders to help you hit your long form writing targets with Obsidian.

Unfortunately unmaintained, but my favourite obsidian plugin. The big problem is that it frequently breaks and has to be reinstalled, but this is a small price to pay for such a beautiful display of writing progress.

Rik Vvz

StoryLine transforms your Obsidian vault into a complete book planning and writing tool. Organize scenes, build characters, manage locations, track plotlines, and monitor your progress, all inside Obsidian.

Plugin which renders music notations from code blocks

Build your own knowledge graph with smiles :-)

Smart Templates is an AI powered templates for generating structured content in Obsidian. Works with Local Models, Anthropic Claude, Gemini, OpenAI and more.

An Obsidian plugin for creating Mindmaps.

I like it after experimenting with it but I can't give 5 stars because many of the modals used for creating templates aren't spaced correctly, so many inputs get overlayed by their labels and if there's one thing I hate, it's badly spaced formulars.
Another thing I need to note is that sometimes I can't emediately enter text into som einputs. Could be a thing with my laptop or obsidian, since I needed to restart it the first time I tried to create a template, to even be able to enter text and not paste it in. It's still didn't work every time after the restart.
But these are the only 2 things I can comlain about!
Everything else works perfectly <3

Ramona Luigi

Noom Main

Obsidian plugin for Fountain screenplay syntax formatting.

Plugin for Obsidian to convert a complete Canvas to a long form document

Plugin for Obsidian.md — Thesaurus, dictionary and more using the Datamuse API

A plugin that forces you to write for X seconds. If you pause for more than 5 seconds, everything you've written in this note is DELETED.

Allows Obsidian to render Pathfinder 2e statblocks cleanly, using only Markdown-based syntax.

Does what it says, and easily extendable.

Hedon Gray

Write and format your next book directly from Obsidian

jTab Guitar Codeblocks for Obsidian adds the ability to show guitar chords and tabs directly in your notes.

Write screenplays in Fountain format inside Obsidian

📝Create character sheets for your very own traumatized little guys with Obsidian.

一键将 Obsidian 笔记转换为小红书图片进行导出

changlong zhou

Obsidian plugin providing Yesterday journaling support

Wouldn't you like little fren who writes with you? A brother in arms? A companion? A friend? An AI? Well, here you go. This is a plugin for Obsidian that allows you to write with the helpf of NovelAI. It's a very simple plugin, but it's a plugin nonetheless.

Obsidian plugin added toggleable colored highlights to sentences based on their length

一个用于在Obsidian上进行书籍管理及长文创作的Obsidian插件

An Obsidian plugin for interlinear glosses used in linguistics texts.

Interlinear Glossing

The **Interlinear Glossing** plugin adds support for creating interlinear glosses in Obsidian, commonly used in linguistics and language documentation. It allows users to format glosses with multiple aligned levels of annotation, such as source language text, metalanguage translations, and transcriptions. Additional features include support for free translations, source text annotations, and customizable styles for enhanced readability. The plugin is especially useful for conlang creators and linguists who need precise and structured glossing capabilities within their notes.

Obsidian plugin for treat Japanese novel ruby

Japanese Novel Ruby

The **Japanese Novel Ruby** plugin displays and inserts ruby, or furigana, using a syntax common on Japanese novel sites such as Aozora Bunko and Shosetsuka ni Naro. It renders ruby while you edit, can show or hide ruby preview in source mode, and from version 1.2.0 can enable ruby only for notes with the `enable_ruby: true` property. You can also change the ruby marks for other formats, for example replacing 《》 with 【】. Its commands cover dialog based insertion, direct insertion in the editor, emphasis dots, ruby removal, hiding ruby until hover, and toggling source mode preview. The interface is available in English and several Chinese variants as well as Japanese. It does not support markdown ruby format, and half width `|` breaks ruby inside tables.

Sample view showing ruby text rendering and editing

Obsidian.md plugin that displays chords over lyrics.

Chord Lyrics

The **Chord Lyrics** plugin enables you to display guitar or piano chords above lyrics in a clean, readable format within your notes. It intelligently aligns chords with lyrics, even when the lines wrap on smaller screens, maintaining their visual relationship. The plugin auto-detects chord and lyric lines but also provides manual overrides for precise formatting using `%c` and `%t` markers. Users can add section headers like 'Verse' or 'Chorus' and customise the colour scheme to match their preferences. This is especially useful for songwriters or performers who want well-structured chord sheets directly in their notes.

Embeddable Pikchr(https://pikchr.org) diagrams renderer plugin for Obsidian(https://obsidian.md)

Adamantine Pick

The **Adamantine Pick** plugin allows users to embed and render Pikchr diagrams directly within Obsidian notes. It simplifies the process of generating SVG diagrams from Pikchr code blocks, providing an offline, client-side solution without requiring external installations. The plugin supports advanced customization through CSS styling, enabling tailored visual enhancements for diagrams. It offers features such as importing pre-designed diagram notes, exporting designs, and interacting with other Obsidian plugins for seamless integration. The tool is ideal for users looking to incorporate lightweight, vector-based illustrations into their notes for technical or creative purposes.

An Obsidian plugin which demands writing output, at the threat of bludgeoning your in-progress work.

Perilous Writing

The **Perilous Writing** plugin introduces a high-stakes writing experience in Obsidian by requiring continuous writing to prevent data loss. Modeled after 'The Most Dangerous Writing App,' it challenges users to keep typing during timed sessions, with new characters resetting a progress timer. If inactivity exceeds five seconds, all in-session additions are permanently deleted. The plugin offers customizable session durations, visual progress tracking, and an optional warning system for inactivity. This plugin is ideal for users seeking motivation to write consistently or overcome writer's block through focused, uninterrupted sessions.

an Obsidian plugin to create minimal sketches

simple-sketch

The **simple-sketch** plugin enables users to create basic sketches within Obsidian using an intuitive interface. It provides tools for freehand drawing, creating shapes such as lines, rectangles, and ellipses, and adding text to sketches. Users can save sketches directly to their vault or download them as image files. A ribbon icon gives quick access to the sketching interface, while right-click options allow users to edit image files. The plugin is designed for simplicity and efficiency, making it easy to enhance notes with visual elements.

DaggerForge is a tool that helps Game Masters to make and design their DaggerHeart's campaign

DaggerForge

The **DaggerForge** plugin streamlines tabletop RPG management by allowing Game Masters to search, filter, and embed adversaries directly into their notes. It includes tools to build and customise monsters within the note-taking environment, making it easier to prep for sessions or improvise during gameplay. Designed for use with the DaggerHeart system, it integrates adversary management into your workflow without switching contexts. The plugin is still in its early stages, with a roadmap that includes stat blocks for environments and in-note HP and stress trackers, indicating ongoing development and a focus on extending game management features.

Markdown Chords

The **Chords in Markdown** plugin adds basic support for rendering musical chords within lyrics using a Markdown code block. It leverages the `markdown-it-chords` library to interpret chord notation inside fenced code blocks labeled as `song` or `lyrics`. Users can embed chords inline with lyrics using simple square-bracket notation like `[C]`, and the plugin handles even complex chord symbols or fret positions. This is especially useful for musicians or songwriters who want to document and format chord sheets directly in their notes. The current version is minimal, but offers a clean and readable way to manage chord-annotated lyrics.

YourPulse.cc - Obsidian.md plugin that turns your vault into a reflection of your creativity, and put your writing on steroids 💪

YourPulse - Your Writing Activity Visualised

The **YourPulse - Your Writing Activity Visualised** plugin helps Obsidian users track their daily word count and visualize their writing activity over time. Inspired by GitHub's contribution graph, it provides insights into writing habits and streaks. Users can create a public profile to share selected notes and writing progress with others. The plugin supports multiple vaults, ensuring seamless tracking across different workspaces. Additionally, it offers Dataview integration for enhanced note visualization.

Jiri Sifalda (jsifalda)

A set of small features designed to make writing Chinese novels more convenient.

Chinese Novel Assistant

The **Chinese Novel Assistant** plugin brings a writing toolkit for Chinese fiction work with a worldbuilding library, keyword highlighting and quick reference inserts that help keep names, settings and details consistent across a manuscript. It lets you add entries from the right click menu, manage floating inspiration notes in a sidebar and store notes, snippets and dictionaries as plain Markdown files. The plugin also adds fiction focused character counts, chapter progress markers, editor spacing controls and commands for fixing English punctuation, custom typos and sensitive words. Setup relies on dedicated folders inside a novel library with simple heading based formats for worldbuilding files and snippet keys. It is built for desktop use and was tested mainly on Windows 11.

Global plugin view with the worldbuilding sidebar and highlighted terms

Context menu flow for adding selected text to the worldbuilding library

Fuzzy search dropdown for inserting an existing worldbuilding entry

Floating inspiration notes with sidebar management

Chinese character count and chapter count indicators

Latex Exporter

The **Latex Exporter** plugin allows users to export Obsidian notes directly into LaTeX-formatted documents. It supports a variety of LaTeX-specific features, including the export of embedded content, LaTeX environments, sections, subsections, citations, and equation references. Users can create 'longform' notes that pull in content from multiple other notes using transclusions, enabling the assembly of complete, exportable LaTeX documents. The plugin also supports LaTeX-based templates, custom preambles, and bibliographies via .bib files. Users can export full notes or selected portions directly to the clipboard. The plugin aims to unify the writing workflow from note-taking to polished academic paper creation. It is compatible with Zotero, Breadcrumbs, and other related Obsidian plugins, and allows for easy referencing of theorems, proofs, and equations. Exported LaTeX files are minimal to ensure users can edit them later if needed.

Obsidian plugin to help improve writing style

Write Good

The **Write Good** plugin enhances writing quality in Obsidian by highlighting common issues in English prose. It provides real-time suggestions to improve clarity and readability by detecting passive voice, weasel words, unnecessary words, and complex phrases. The plugin helps users refine their writing style by offering actionable feedback directly within their notes. Designed for writers, editors, and anyone looking to produce clearer text, it integrates seamlessly with Obsidian, ensuring that suggestions appear as users type.

Creative & Writing Tools Plugins#

Creative & Writing Tools Plugins #