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Description

Quickly capture short notes (blips) via a hotkey or ribbon button and save them to a central file

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Latest Version

1.1.5
2 months ago

Changelog

Code cleanup and automated release builds

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Blip Capture Plugin for Obsidian

Quickly capture short notes ("Blips") and save them to a central Blips.md file in your vault's root directory. Perfect for capturing fleeting thoughts, ideas, and quick notes without interrupting your workflow.

Blip Capture window

Features

  • Capture Blips: Quickly jot down thoughts, ideas, or notes via a popup modal
  • Manage Blips: View, reorder (drag and drop), and delete blips
  • Random Blip: Display a random blip from your collection for inspiration or review
  • Ribbon Icons: Three icons in the left sidebar for quick access
  • Hotkey Support: Assign custom hotkeys to all functions
  • Keyboard Shortcuts:
    • Ctrl/Cmd + Enter to save
    • Escape to cancel

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

  1. Open Obsidian and go to Settings → Community Plugins
  2. Click Browse and search for "Blip Capture"
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

  1. Create a folder called blip-capture in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
  2. Copy these three files into that folder:
    • main.js
    • manifest.json
    • styles.css
  3. Reload Obsidian (Cmd/Ctrl + R)
  4. Go to Settings → Community Plugins and enable "Blip Capture"

Usage

Ribbon Icons

  • ⚡ Capture Blip — Open the capture modal to add a new blip
  • 📋 Manage Blips — View, reorder, and delete blips
  • 🎲 Random Blip — Display a random blip from your collection

Capturing a Blip

  1. Click the ⚡ Capture Blip icon or use your assigned hotkey
  2. Type your blip in the text area
  3. Click Save or press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter
  4. Your blip is instantly saved to Blips.md

Managing Blips

  1. Click the 📋 Manage Blips icon or use your assigned hotkey
  2. Reorder: Drag blips using the handle (⋮⋮) to change their order
  3. Delete: Click the × button to remove a blip
  4. Changes are saved automatically

Viewing a Random Blip

  1. Click the 🎲 Random Blip icon or use your assigned hotkey
  2. View a random blip from your collection
  3. Click Another to see a different random blip
  4. Click Close when done

Setting Custom Hotkeys

  1. Go to Settings → Hotkeys
  2. Search for "Blip" to find the commands:
    • Capture a new Blip
    • Manage Blips (view and delete)
    • Show a random Blip
  3. Click the + button to assign your preferred key combinations

Blip File Format

Blips are stored in Blips.md in your vault's root directory as a bulleted list. Each blip shows bold text followed by a date stamp:

- **My first blip content here** 02/04/26
- **Another thought I captured** 02/03/26
- **An older blip** 01/28/26

The file always begins with a blank line. In Obsidian's preview mode, blips display as a clean bulleted list with bold content.

File Structure

  • main.js — Compiled plugin code
  • manifest.json — Plugin metadata
  • styles.css — Modal styling
  • README.md — Plugin documentation

License

MIT

Support

If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, please visit the plugin repository.

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