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Cockpit Board

A dynamic Kanban board for Obsidian driven by frontmatter properties. Drag-and-drop updates files instantly. Includes calendar views, timers, recurring tasks, and a checklist editor.

Features

  • Kanban Board — Cards auto-sort into columns based on configurable rules (status:, date:, label:, no-date)
  • Drag & Drop — Move cards between columns or reorder within. Bulk drag with multi-select (Ctrl+Click)
  • Calendar Views — Week, month, and year views with time grid, all-day cards, and year heatmap
  • Timers — Start/stop timers on cards, time tracked in time_spent frontmatter
  • Recurring Tasks — Cron-based rules create tasks automatically each day
  • Checklist Editor — Click the checklist count to open a drag-and-drop editor modal
  • Archive Search — Search completed tasks in a YYYY/MM/DD folder structure
  • Due-Soon Notifications — Get notified 15 minutes before a task's scheduled time
  • Mobile Optimized — Tab-based column switching with swipe gestures
  • Privacy Mode — Blur card titles (hover to reveal) for screen sharing
  • Focus Mode — Show only Today + In Progress columns (press F)
  • Split & Close — Split a partially-completed checklist into done + continuation cards

Installation

From Community Plugins (recommended)

  1. Open Settings > Community plugins
  2. Click Browse and search for "Cockpit Board"
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Create a folder <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/cockpit-board/
  3. Copy the three files into that folder
  4. Enable the plugin in Settings > Community plugins

Quick Start

  1. Create a folder for your tasks (e.g., Tasks)
  2. Go to Settings > Cockpit Board and set the Tasks folder
  3. Open the board with the ribbon icon or command palette: "Open Cockpit Board"
  4. Create task files with frontmatter:
---
title: "My Task"
status: scheduled
due: 2026-04-15
time: "14:00"
completed:
project: "Project X"
labels: [Work, DEADLINE]
created: 2026-04-01
source: manual
---

# My Task

Task description here.

## Checklist: Steps
- [ ] Step one
- [ ] Step two

Frontmatter Properties

Property Type Description
title string Card title (falls back to filename)
status string scheduled, in-progress, pending, done, or custom
due date Due date (YYYY-MM-DD)
due_end date End date for multi-day tasks
time string Time (HH:MM) — shows in calendar time grid
completed date Date marked as done
project string Project name — shown as [Project] Title
labels list Labels for filtering and color-coding
order number Custom sort order within a column
time_spent number Timer minutes tracked
source string manual, recurring, etc.
created date Creation date

Column Rules

Rules determine which column a card belongs to. Evaluated in order: status rules first, then date/label rules.

Rule Matches
status:done Cards with status: done
status:in-progress Cards with status: in-progress
status:pending Cards with status: pending
date:today Due today or overdue
date:tomorrow Due tomorrow
date:future Due after tomorrow
no-date No due date set
label:Personal Has the "Personal" label
NOT label:Work Does not have "Work" label
no-date AND label:Personal Combine with AND

Recurring Tasks

Create a JSON file (e.g., Scripts/recurring.json) and set its path in Settings:

{
  "tasks": [
    {
      "title": "Weekly review",
      "cron": "0 7 * * 5",
      "labels": ["Work"],
      "project": ""
    }
  ]
}

Cron format: minute hour dayOfMonth month dayOfWeek (standard cron).

Special frequencies: biweekly-2nd-sat, monthly-1st-mon.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Action
F Toggle focus mode
T Move selected cards to today
D Mark selected cards as done
N New card
Delete Delete selected cards
Escape Clear selection
Ctrl+Click Toggle card selection
Shift+Click Range select cards

Settings

  • Tasks folder — Folder to scan for task files
  • Archive folder — Folder for archived tasks (YYYY/MM/DD structure)
  • Recurring config path — Path to recurring.json
  • Card open mode — Split pane, sidebar, or modal
  • Mobile default column — Which column shows first on mobile
  • Privacy mode — Blur card titles
  • Checklist editor — Enable click-to-edit checklists
  • Card label tint — Subtle background color from primary label
  • Custom card order — Enable drag-and-drop reordering
  • Label Colors — Assign custom colors to labels (auto-assigned from palette when not set)
  • Columns — Add, remove, reorder, and configure column rules

License

MIT

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