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Plugins Galore

by dylanpizzo
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Description

Category: 3rd Party Integrations
#sideloading

The Plugins Galore plugin is a game-changer for Obsidian users who want to access plugins that aren't officially listed in the directory. With this plugin, you can easily sideload other plugins by simply pasting the URL of the repository and clicking "Install". The plugin will automatically install it for you, and you'll be able to enable/disable/remove it just like any other plugin. Plus, Plugins Galore checks for updates when you ask it to, so you can stay up-to-date with the latest versions. This plugin is a must-have for anyone who wants to expand their Obsidian plugin library beyond what's officially available.

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Latest Version

0.1.1
4 years ago

Changelog

Highlights:

  • Now stores data about installed plugins in a centralized persistent data specific to this plugin instead of dispersed among each plugin.
See all version on GitHub

README file from

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Plugins Galore

This is an Obsidian plugin to allow easily sideloading other plugins.

Why Sideload Plugins?

Not every plugin is going to be in the official plugin directory. If there's a plugin you want that isn't there, you would have to manually download the files and put them in the .obsidian/plugins directory under your vault. What a drag! Plugins Galore allows you to simply paste the url of a repository and it will automatically install it for you. Since Obsidian presumably doesn't know how to check for updates for these plugins, Plugins Galore also checks for updates, but only when you ask it to.

DISCLAIMER: It is not recommended to install a plugin made by someone you don't trust, so please make sure you understand the security risks of sideloading plugins before using this

How to Use

Adding a plugin

Paste in the url of a plugin repo (e.g. https://github.com/plugins-galore/obsidian-plugins-galore) and then click "Install". Simple as that. After that, the plugin is installed like any other, and you can enable/disable/remove it just like any other in the regular "Community Plugins" tab in the Obsidian Settings. The repo can be installed from GitHub or any GitLab (untested) or Gitea instance.

Updating plugins

To update plugins installed through Plugins Galore, click the "Check for updates" button, and then if there are any plugins that can be updated, you can decide which ones (if any) to update.

Related Plugins

See also Obsidian42 - BRAT which similarly allows sideloading plugins, but is targeted more at beta-testers, whereas this plugin is meant as a way for plugin developers to easily distribute actual releases of their plugins if they don't want to be a part of the official plugin directory.

Future Features

Tentative Roadmap:

  • Allow users to see the plugins they've installed through Plugins Galore, and view READMEs
  • Create a plugin browser to search unofficial plugin directories to find more plugins
  • Give the user more control and transparency into the plugins installed
  • Allow users to opt to download the source of plugins and transpile plugins themselves

How it works (under the hood)

We check for releases on the git server, almost identically to how Obsidian handles it themselves. I'm too lazy to write out more info right now, but if you have a question or need help, feel free to make an issue letting me know to update this section of the readme.

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