Note Refactor Plus

Extract selected text or entire heading sections into new notes — using configurable profiles that control filename rules, destination folders, template files, frontmatter, and more.

Features

Selection extraction — extract highlighted text into a new note
Heading extraction — extract the section under the cursor's heading
Bulk split by heading level — split an entire note at every H1, H2, or H3
Split from cursor — move everything from the cursor position to the end of the note into a new note
Multiple profiles — each profile is a preset combining all extraction settings; switch between them per operation
Command palette and hotkeys — a command is registered for each profile so you can assign hotkeys
Editor context menu — right-click to extract with a profile directly from the editor
Undo last extract — one-step undo that restores the source note and deletes the created file
Templater integration — optionally run Templater on the new note right after creation
Note Refactor import — import your existing Note Refactor settings as a starting profile
Bilingual UI — English and Japanese (follows Obsidian's locale setting)

Requirements

Obsidian 1.11.0 or later
Desktop and mobile supported

Getting started

Install the plugin through the Obsidian community plugin browser (or copy the release files into .obsidian/plugins/note-refactor-plus/).
Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.
Open Settings → Note Refactor Plus and configure at least one profile.
Select some text in a note, open the command palette, and run Extract selection (choose profile…).

Commands

Command	Description
Extract selection (choose profile…)	Opens a profile picker, then extracts the selection
Extract selection (default profile)	Extracts the selection using the default profile
Extract heading (choose profile…)	Extracts the heading section at the cursor
Extract heading (default profile)	Same, using the default profile
Split by H1/H2/H3 headings (choose profile…)	Splits the whole note at every heading of the given level
Split from cursor (choose profile…)	Moves from the cursor to the end of the note into a new note
Split from cursor (default profile)	Same, using the default profile
Extract: {profile name}	One command per profile for direct hotkey assignment
Undo last extract	Restores the source note and deletes the most recently created file

Profile settings

Each profile configures the following:

Basic

Setting	Description
Name	Displayed in the command palette and profile picker
Icon	Lucide icon name (e.g. `scissors`, `file-text`)
Description	Optional subtitle shown in the picker

Extraction

Setting	Values	Description
Extract mode	Move / Copy	Move removes the text from the source; Copy keeps it
Source replacement	Link / Embed / Nothing / Keep and append link	What replaces the extracted text in the source note
Note link template	Template string	Custom replacement for the source note. Overrides Source replacement when set. Variables: `{{title}}`, `{{source_link}}`, `{{content}}`, `{{date:YYYYMMDD}}`
After extract	Open / Open in new pane / Do nothing	What happens to the new note after creation
Conflict policy	Append number / Append to existing / Ask	How to handle a filename collision

Filename

Setting	Values	Description
Filename rule	First line / Prompt / Pattern	How the new note's filename is determined
Pattern	Template string	Used when rule is Pattern. Variables: `{{title}}`, `{{date:YYYYMMDD}}`, `{{time:HHmm}}`

Content transforms

Setting	Description
Exclude first line	Removes the first line from the extracted content. Useful with the First line filename rule to avoid duplicating the title.
Include first line as heading	Prepends the original first line as a Markdown heading (H1, H2, or H3) in the new note. Best combined with Exclude first line.
Normalize heading levels	Promotes all heading levels in the extracted content so the shallowest heading becomes H1.

Destination folder

Setting	Values	Description
Destination	Same as source / Fixed folder	Where the new note is saved
Folder path	Vault-relative path	Used when Destination is Fixed folder. Empty = vault root.

Target

Setting	Values	Description
Target	New note / Append to existing note	Create a new file or append to one that already exists
Target file	Vault-relative path	The file to append to. Empty = prompt at runtime.
Append position	End of file / Under heading	Where in the target file the content is appended
Heading name	Exact heading text	Required when Append position is Under heading

Template & frontmatter

Setting	Description
Template file	Path to a `.md` file used as the body template for the new note. Leave empty for plain content extraction.
Run Templater after creation	Passes the new note through the Templater plugin immediately after creation. Requires Templater to be installed and enabled.

To add frontmatter properties (tags, source reference, custom keys) to extracted notes, include a YAML front matter block in your template file.

Template variables

The following variables can be used in template files and Note link template:

Variable	Description
`{{content}}`	The extracted text
`{{title}}` / `{{new_note_title}}`	The new note's filename (without extension)
`{{source_link}}`	A Markdown link to the source note (respects vault link format)
`{{source_title}}`	The source note's filename without extension
`{{source_path}}`	The source note's full vault-relative path
`{{heading}}`	The nearest heading above the cursor (for selection extractions)
`{{date:FORMAT}}`	Current date. FORMAT uses `YYYY`, `MM`, `DD` tokens. Example: `{{date:YYYYMMDD}}`
`{{time:FORMAT}}`	Current time. FORMAT uses `HH`, `mm`, `ss` tokens. Example: `{{time:HHmm}}`

When Show context menu is enabled in global settings, right-clicking in the editor shows extract options directly. The top N most-used profiles appear as direct items; if you have more profiles than N, a "choose profile…" item appears at the bottom.

The Context menu items slider controls N (default: 3).

Importing from Note Refactor

If you were using the Note Refactor plugin, you can import its settings as a starting profile:

Make sure Note Refactor is installed (it does not need to be enabled).
Open Settings → Note Refactor Plus → Compatibility.
Click Import.

The importer reads Note Refactor's data.json and creates a new profile with equivalent settings. If Note Refactor had an inline note template (not a template file), the content is shown in a notice so you can create a .md file and assign it as the Template file in the new profile.

CSS classes

All CSS classes used by this plugin are prefixed with nrp-. You can override them with a CSS snippet.

Class	Element
`.nrp-profile-list`	Container for the profile list in settings
`.nrp-profile-item`	Individual profile row
`.nrp-profile-item.nrp-dragging`	Profile row being dragged
`.nrp-profile-item.nrp-drag-over`	Profile row that is the drop target
`.nrp-drag-handle`	Drag handle icon on the left of each profile row
`.nrp-profile-icon`	Profile icon
`.nrp-profile-info`	Name + description container
`.nrp-profile-name`	Profile name text
`.nrp-profile-desc`	Profile description text
`.nrp-default-badge`	"default" badge shown on the default profile
`.nrp-reorder-btns`	Up/down button container
`.nrp-profile-actions`	Action buttons container (set default, edit, duplicate, delete)
`.nrp-btn-default-active`	"Default" button when the profile is already default
`.nrp-profile-editor-modal`	Profile editor modal
`.nrp-section-heading`	Section headings inside the profile editor
`.nrp-icon-preview`	Live icon preview next to the icon name input
`.nrp-setting-group`	Indented group of related settings (e.g. append-to-existing details)
`.nrp-editor-actions`	Bottom action bar (Preview / Cancel / Save)
`.nrp-preview-modal`	Template preview modal
`.nrp-preview-label`	Section label inside the preview modal
`.nrp-preview-filename`	Filename preview block
`.nrp-preview-body`	Note body preview block

License

MIT