Note Type

Obsidian Note Type

Features

• Adds a Note Type dropdown in the Properties editor to change the current note's type.
• Switching a note type populates properties and content from a template (supports built-in syntax and Templater).
• Default note type: automatically apply a note type to new files.

This plugin is heavily inspired by the latest update of Octarine (v0.42). Essentially, it just changes the Templater/QuickAdd template-filling workflow (Run command -> Choose template) into a dropdown-based switcher, but in my personal opinion, it greatly improves the user experience. Huge thanks to Octarine for the idea!

Getting Started

1. Install the plugin.
2. Add your Note Types (see configuration details below).
3. Open any note — use the dropdown at the top of the Properties editor to switch note types.

How It Works

The plugin does not introduce new note syntax, just binds a configurable property key (default: noteType) to represent the note type. A dropdown is displayed in the Properties editor listing all predefined note types. When a type is selected, the corresponding template is formatted and applied, both properties (frontmatter) and body content are populated.

Configuration

Base Settings

Note Types

Define your note types here. Each note type has the following options:

Formatters

Default (Built-in)

Uses {{ variable }} or {{ date:format }} syntax with variable. The following variables are available:

• now / date: Alias for moment().format(). see: https://momentjs.com/docs

  {{ now }} // default: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
  {{ now:YYYY-MM-DD }}
  

• ctime / mtime: create time / modify time of current note

  {{ ctime }} // default: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
  {{ mtime:YYYY-MM-DD }}
  

• name / ext / fullname: name of current note.

  {{ fullname }} // foo.md
  {{ name }} // name
  {{ ext }} // md
  

Templater

More complex templates can be implemented using the Templater plugin, see: Templater document

Overwrite Behavior

When a note already has content, you can control how templates are applied. If Show conflict modal is enabled, you will be prompted to choose the behavior each time a conflict occurs. Otherwise, the default settings are used.

Property Behavior

Content Behavior

Default Note Type