Kian's Tweaks

Kian's Tweaks

Kian's Tweaks bundles a few opinionated visual and workflow tweaks for Obsidian:

• Retro heading styling and glow effects
• Matrix-style idle lock screen
• Vault edit notification dots for files changed outside Obsidian

Features

Heading Tweaks

• Can use Obsidian's text font for headings
• Adds subtle pulsing glow to headings
• Adds an H1 block cursor and chromatic offset
• Adds a terminal-style // suffix to H2 headings

Matrix Lock Screen

• Locks file-backed views after a configurable idle timeout
• Uses a 120 second idle timeout by default
• Collapses sidebars when the lock starts
• Corrupts the current page with Matrix-style falling glyphs
• Requires a configurable password to unlock

This is a visual/privacy lock only. It is not encryption, access control, or a security boundary. The passcode is stored in plugin settings and should not be reused as a real password.

The default password is matrix.

Vault Edit Notifications

• Shows dots in the file explorer for files changed outside Obsidian
• Supports watched folders
• Can clear notifications when files are opened
• Lets you customize dot color and opacity

Installation

Until this plugin is available in Obsidian's community plugin browser:

1. Download manifest.json, main.js, and styles.css from the latest release.

2. Create this folder in your vault:

   .obsidian/plugins/kian-tweaks/
   

3. Place the three files in that folder.

4. Reload Obsidian.

5. Enable Kian's Tweaks under Community plugins.

Settings

The plugin has one settings page with sections for:

• Heading Tweaks: enable Obsidian text font headings, heading glow effects, and heading pulse speed.
• Matrix Lock Screen: enable the idle lock, set the timeout in seconds, and change the unlock password. The default timeout is 120 seconds and the default password is matrix.
• Vault Edit Notifications: enable file explorer notification dots, choose watched folders, clear notifications on open, ignore dotfiles, and customize dot color and opacity.

License

MIT