Notebook Navigator

by Johan Sanneblad
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Description

The Notebook Navigator plugin replaces the default file explorer with a notes-style dual-pane interface that prioritises fast navigation and visual organisation. It presents a hierarchical folder and tag tree alongside a configurable file list, supports keyboard-first workflows, multi-selection, drag-and-drop, and pinning to streamline file operations. Visual features include note previews, feature-image thumbnails, date grouping and customizable appearances per folder or tag, plus extensive theming support and RTL layout handling. The plugin scales to very large vaults through virtualised rendering and IndexedDB caching, and exposes a public API for scripts and other plugins. Mobile and desktop interactions are considered equally, making it a full-featured alternate navigator for users who prefer a more structured, themeable file browser.

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  • Prakash
    Reviewed on Dec 29th, 2025
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  • Uwe Wennmann
    Reviewed on Nov 25th, 2025
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  • Johan Sanneblad
    Reviewed on Nov 24th, 2025
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total PRs
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closed PRs
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merged PRs
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total issues
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Latest Version
2 days ago
Changelog

New

  • Periodic notes can now use template files (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly). Configure templates in Settings > Calendar.
  • New iOS / iPadOS setting: Settings > General > Use floating toolbars on iOS/iPadOS. Default enabled. Disable to use fixed toolbars on iOS/iPadOS.
  • New Style setting: Calendar > Right sidebar date placement. Show dates in the calendar in the right sidebar bottom right (default) or centered.

Improved

  • Weekly periodic note patterns now accept nested year/quarter/month/week folder paths.
  • Greatly improved keyboard performance in list pane when scrolling through large lists by holding the UP or DOWN key.
  • Folders and tags now show tooltips for truncated names on desktop devices, similar to how shortcuts and recent files works.

Changed

  • Due to issues with React native, scrollbar positioning and multiple themes, the UI panels are no longer shown with transparency in front of the list scrollers. Notebook Navigator now again works fine with themes like Baseline and Cupertino.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where some customized user icons were not applying consistently to all UI elements.
  • Increased image size limit on mobile devices for feature image thumbnails from 15 MB to 50 MB (matches desktop).
  • Right sidebar calendar now properly sets background color to --background-primary on desktop for theme support.
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