Folder Sort View

Folder Sort View

Folder Sort View is a read-only alternate navigation pane for Obsidian folders and files with custom sorting. It uses Obsidian public APIs only and does not replace, patch, or copy the native File Explorer.

Scope

Folder Sort View is intentionally a viewer, not a file manager:

• It does not rename, move, delete, or create vault files.
• It does not implement drag-and-drop or context-menu file operations.
• It does not monkeypatch Obsidian's native File Explorer.
• It does not write vault content, use the network, or touch the clipboard.

Use Obsidian's native File Explorer for file-management actions. Use Folder Sort View when you want a safe navigation-only sidebar with the sorting below.

Features

• Separate read-only Folder Sort View sidebar.
• Folders sorted Z-to-A.
• Files sorted A-to-Z inside each folder.
• Click folders to expand/collapse. Descendants are rendered lazily only when their folder is expanded.
• Click files to open them through Obsidian's normal workspace flow.
• Public-API-only implementation.

Development

npm install
npm run lint
npm run typecheck
npm test
npm run build
npm run sync:test-vault
npm run smoke:cdp
npm run community:check

Release

Create a GitHub release whose tag exactly matches manifest.json.version and attach main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css.