Name: Binary File Manager – Obsidian Plugin · Obsidian Stats
Rating: 52 (106 reviews)
Author: qawatake

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Category: File Management

#binary-files #metadata #file-management

The Binary File Manager plugin enhances file organization in Obsidian by detecting new binary files in your vault and automatically creating associated markdown metadata files. These metadata files allow users to leverage Obsidian's core features, such as full-text search, tagging, aliases, and internal linking, for binary files like images or PDFs. Users can format metadata files with customizable templates, including file paths, names, extensions, and timestamps. The plugin also supports integration with the Templater plugin for advanced formatting options, making it a powerful tool for managing non-text files in a structured and searchable manner.

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Latest Version

0.3.3

2 months ago

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ci: declare least-privilege GITHUB_TOKEN permissions by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/24
ci: commit package-lock.json and build release with npm ci by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/25
build: migrate from npm to pnpm by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/27
ci: pin GitHub Actions to commit SHAs with pinact by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/28
build: harden pnpm settings (minimum-release-age, exact pins, pinned pnpm) by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/29
ci: add Dependabot version updates with a 7-day cooldown by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/30
build: move to Node 24 (current Active LTS) by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/36
ci: bump pinned mise to 2026.8.3 by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/37
Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.6.2 to 3.0.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/33
Bump jdx/mise-action from 2.4.4 to 4.2.5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/32
Bump actions/checkout from 4.4.0 to 7.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/31
Bump esbuild from 0.28.1 to 0.28.2 in the npm-minor-patch group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/34
build: replace eslint + prettier with Biome by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/38
deps: update build-time dependencies to current majors by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/40
ci: stop Dependabot proposing majors we pin on purpose by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/41
ci: run lint in CI (and build on every PR) by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/42
ci: generate GitHub release notes on release by @qawatake in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/43
Release for 0.3.3 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/26

New Contributors

@dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/pull/33

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin/compare/0.3.2...0.3.3

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Binary File Manager Plugin

This plugin detects new binary files in the vault and create markdown files with metadata.

By using metadata files, you can take advantage of the rich functionality provied by Obsidian such as

full text search,
tags and aliases,
internal links, and so on.

For example, if you add tags to the metadata of an image file, then you can indirectly access the image file by tag-searching (and following an internal link in the metadata).

Quick start

Install and enable this plugin.
Go to the setting tab of Binary File Manager and enable auto detection.
Add a static file like sample.pdf to your vault.

Then you will find a meta data file INFO_sample_PDF.md in the root directory. You can customize the new file location and the templates for names and contents of metadata files.

Format syntax

You can use the following syntax to format the names and contents of metadata files.

Date

Syntax	Description
`{{CDATE:<FORMAT>}}`	Creation time of the static file.
`{{NOW:<FORMAT>}}`	Current time.

Replace <FORMAT> by a Moment.js format.

Link

Syntax	Description
`{{LINK}}`	Internal link like `[[image.png]]`
`{{EMBED}}`	Embedded link like `![[image.png]]`

Path

Syntax	Description
`{{PATH}}`	Path of a static file.
`{{FULLNAME}}`	Name of a static file.
`{{NAME}}`	Name of a static file with extension removed.
`{{EXTENSION}}`	Extension of a static file.

You can choose between uppercase and lowercase letters by adding suffixes :UP and :LOW, respectively. For example, {{NAME:UP}}.

Templater plugin support

You can also use Templater plugin to format your meta data files. Just install Templater plugin and set Use Templater in the setting tab of Binary File Manager.