Obsidian plugins tagged with #folder-navigation. There are 4 plugins in this collection.
The GridExplorer plugin enhances note browsing in Obsidian by introducing a grid-based view for notes and folders. It offers multiple display modes, including folder view for structured navigation, bookmark mode for quick access to saved notes, and search results mode for visually organizing search queries. Users can customize the grid by adjusting item width and setting default sorting preferences, such as sorting by name, modification time, or randomly.
The Gallery Navigator plugin turns the vault into a visual browser with a folder and tag tree on the left and a masonry wall of cover cards on the right. It pulls covers from frontmatter, embedded images, image files, PDF first pages and link note metadata, and it can render Canvas and Base files as cards too. The wall supports pinning, per card colours, multi select actions, inline rename, favourites and follow mode so the current note stays visible in the tree and card wall. Search uses a built in BM25 index across notes and PDFs, shows thumbnails, highlights and context snippets, and can send results back to the card wall. Optional modules add image preview, rich link cards and URL cleanup, while PDF text search reads Text Extractor's cache when available.
The Alternative Explorer plugin replaces the default file pane with an Apple Notes style sidebar that switches between a folder tree and a notes list. It can show all notes across the vault, reveal the current note's location, expand or fold the tree in one action and organise root folders into collapsible sections that exist only inside this view. Folders can be reordered, nested and sorted by name or timestamps, while notes can stay scoped to one folder or include everything below it, with grouping by created or modified date and an optional pinned group. It also adds smart folders built from rules for tags, properties, paths, dates and pinned status, supports keyboard navigation and leaves renaming, deletion and note content search out of scope.
The Folder Navigator plugin improves how users move through their Obsidian vault by enabling quick, fuzzy search-based folder navigation. Instead of manually browsing through deep folder structures, users can instantly locate and jump to the desired folder with just a few keystrokes. The plugin supports expanding the target folder upon arrival, works seamlessly with nested structures, and offers control over the maximum number of displayed results.
