Obsidian plugins with #journal#

The Thino plugin turns short notes into timestamped entries stored in your existing files, with its basic workflow centred on diary files and content under a chosen heading. It opens a dedicated capture view, lets you type a note and inserts it at the end of the target section or file in a parsed memo format such as time prefixed list items and checkboxes. The plugin can also read memos from more than one source, and the paid tier adds features such as extra layouts, a progress bar, random review, global capture and a local HTTP API. Version 2 renamed the project from obsidian-memos to Thino, and the minimum setup for diary mode is the Daily Notes core plugin.

The Journal Folder plugin enhances folder-based journaling in Obsidian by allowing any folder in the vault to serve as a journal without special setup. Notes within designated folders are organized by daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly types based on a fixed filename format, enabling multiple independent journals in a single vault. It features automatic headers with links to related entries, customizable date patterns for note titles and links, and folder-level configuration options. This flexibility supports tailored journal structures, such as project-specific logs or general personal journals. Future planned features include a dedicated journal folder view with a calendar and task management.

The Day One Importer plugin allows users to seamlessly convert their Day One journal entries into Obsidian markdown files. By exporting a Day One journal as JSON, the plugin imports the entries into a designated folder within the Obsidian vault. The plugin supports text entries, rich text, inline images, videos, and various metadata, such as tags, location, activity, and more. Importing is streamlined with customizable folder options, and any errors during the import process are logged for review. Once the import is complete, users can easily organize the files and remove the original JSON file, making it a practical solution for bringing Day One content into the Obsidian environment.

The Journal Review plugin helps users revisit their past daily notes on their anniversaries by displaying excerpts from notes created on the same day in previous years. It integrates with the Periodic Notes plugin to retrieve entries and presents them in an organized view, which can be accessed via the ribbon button or command palette. Users can customize time spans for review, choose how note previews are displayed, and enable notifications for new entries. The plugin automatically updates the view when a new daily note is created or at midnight to reflect changes.

The Day One Importer plugin allows users to seamlessly convert their Day One journal entries into Obsidian markdown files. By exporting a Day One journal as JSON, the plugin imports the entries into a designated folder within the Obsidian vault. The plugin supports text entries, rich text, inline images, videos, and various metadata, such as tags, location, activity, and more. Importing is streamlined with customizable folder options, and any errors during the import process are logged for review. Once the import is complete, users can easily organize the files and remove the original JSON file, making it a practical solution for bringing Day One content into the Obsidian environment.

The Auto Journal plugin enhances Obsidian's Daily Notes by automatically backfilling missing notes for past days, months, or years. It supports custom date formatting for organizing notes by year, month, and day, making it ideal for journaling and long-term note management. The plugin includes features like templating with dynamic date tokens, navigation buttons for quick access to daily and monthly notes, and compatibility with other Obsidian plugins like Templater and Reminder. It also provides seamless integration for automatic backfilling of notes, ensuring a complete journal archive.

The Yesterday plugin allows users to create and edit journal entries in Obsidian, with an extension to Markdown syntax. It supports various entry types such as chat logs (WhatsApp, Messenger, iMessage), dreams, and media content blocks. Users can document their experiences, such as adventures or personal reflections, and include images to enhance the storytelling. The plugin also offers features to clean up the sidebar, color code journal entries, and toggle entries between open and closed states. With hotkeys, users can streamline journal management and easily track open entries, making it an intuitive tool for keeping a digital journal in Obsidian.

The ChatCBT plugin is an AI-powered journaling assistant for Obsidian, inspired by cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. It helps users reframe negative thoughts and gain new perspectives by engaging in guided conversations. The plugin supports summarizing discussions into structured tables for affirmations and insights. Users can choose between cloud-based AI models like OpenAI for fast and high-quality responses or free local models like Ollama for enhanced privacy. The plugin works seamlessly on both desktop and mobile, storing conversations locally for private reflection or sharing with a therapist.

The e-Daiary plugin enables users to create and maintain daily journal entries within Obsidian. The plugin automatically generates a new file for each day's entry, organized by day of the year and timestamp. This tool simplifies the journaling process, making it easy to keep track of daily thoughts, ideas, and reflections. It allows you to configure the folder where entries will be stored, ensuring your journal is well-organized. With a simple click on the ribbon icon, users can create new entries effortlessly, promoting a consistent journaling habit.

The Diarian plugin brings robust journaling capabilities to Obsidian, enhancing your note-taking with features like a calendar view, daily note ratings, and an 'On this day' review pane. Users can quickly access daily notes, review previous entries, and even import content from the Diarium app. The plugin supports multiple daily notes, nested note organization, and allows for customizable templates. It also integrates a timestamp feature and lets users convert pre-existing daily notes to a new format. Diarian's unique functionality allows users to track their journaling activities in a visually organized manner, all within Obsidian.

The Daily Prompt plugin helps users incorporate structured prompts into their daily notes in Obsidian. It allows users to define custom prompts with various input types such as text, checkboxes, sliders, and embedded files. The plugin automatically populates daily notes with these prompts and can create the note if it does not already exist. Users can customize the section heading and line prefixes to fit their note-taking style.

The Browser Note plugin exposes a local HTTP API and a built in browser interface for working with notes outside the app. It can list, read, create, replace and delete markdown files, resolve wiki links using the app's own link logic and serve vault assets such as images, PDFs and media files. The plugin also supports raw asset uploads and reads the daily notes folder and date format so journal entries can be discovered through the API. The server binds to localhost by default, can be opened to the local network as an option and requires a bearer key for every request. It also includes a journal page in the browser for browsing and editing daily notes.

The LongtimeDiary plugin helps you revisit older daily notes from the same day of the month inside your current daily note. It works through a dedicated code block that must be placed in a daily note, where it searches past entries and displays matching notes directly in that context. Helps to have a quick way to look back without manual searching.

The Accounting Journal and Ledger plugin provides a lightweight way to practice and document double-entry bookkeeping inside your notes. It supports three custom block formats: a modern journal style, a traditional Spanish-style journal, and a T-account ledger layout. Entries are written in Markdown blocks with simple tags, then converted into clear HTML previews for better readability and presentations. You can register transactions with dates, concepts, debits, and credits, split them into phases, and view balances in a ledger format. The plugin also accepts a custom chart of accounts via CSV, so account names can be displayed consistently in both journal and ledger exports.

The Journalyst plugin is designed to help users track their daily journaling in Obsidian by creating and managing daily entries. It organizes each journal entry as a markdown file with a filename based on the date, such as `YYYY-MM-DD.md`. Users can designate a folder as their journal folder, and any subfolders will automatically be used to create new journals. The plugin provides a simple interface for adding new entries and keeping track of completed entries each day. It also supports multiple journals, allowing users to separate personal, work, or sleep tracking journals. This plugin makes daily journaling easier and more organized within Obsidian.

The Emotion Picker plugin simplifies the process of adding emotions or feelings to your Obsidian notes. It provides a customizable list of emotions that can be inserted at the current cursor position. Users can configure how emotions are added, including options for comma separation, converting them into links or tags, and capitalizing the text. This plugin is ideal for journaling, mood tracking, or any other use case where regularly recording emotions is needed, offering a quick and organized way to capture these sentiments in your notes.

The Journaling plugin allows you to view your daily notes in a journal-like format, similar to Logseq. This plugin enhances note organization and facilitates better reflection by consolidating daily notes into a continuous journaling view. With this plugin, you can specify multiple directories to be included in the journaling view, customize the date format of your notes, and filter entries by date. The plugin also supports customizable update intervals, so you can choose how frequently it scans for new or modified files. Overall, this plugin provides a unique way to review and reflect on your daily notes, making it an excellent tool for anyone who likes to keep a journal or track their progress over time.

The Random Structural Diary plugin helps generate random questions from a predefined list to inspire new thoughts. It allows users to create and customize their own question sets, which can be structured into sections within a file. The plugin randomly selects questions based on user-defined settings, offering flexibility in how many questions are chosen from each section. Users can also opt to have the questions inserted directly at the cursor location. This plugin is particularly useful for those seeking a structured approach to journaling or creative thinking, offering a dynamic way to explore different perspectives with each session.

The Journal View plugin turns daily notes into one continuous timeline inside the vault. It works with the daily notes and settings already present, so it does not force a separate journal format or extra files. You can scroll through entries, jump to any date from a calendar, return to today quickly and open nearby days from a note. The timeline stays editable, which means reading and writing happen in the same place without switching views or modes. It can create a daily note only when you start typing on an empty day, search across past entries and stay responsive even with years of notes.

The Previous Daily Note plugin allows users to quickly open the last daily note in Obsidian, starting from the current date rather than the currently open note. It provides a ribbon icon and a command palette option to streamline navigation between daily notes. This is useful for users who frequently reference previous entries in their journaling or task management workflows.

The Dropbox Photo Grid plugin brings Dropbox photo integration into Obsidian by allowing users to embed a grid of photos filtered by specific dates. Ideal for journaling or memory tracking, it presents images in a clean, responsive layout directly within notes. Users can specify folders or direct file paths, and the plugin supports viewing current and past-day photos using dynamic templating.

The Timestamper plugin adds a quick, reliable way to drop the current time into your notes, making it handy for people who log activities or maintain daily journals. It focuses on a single command that inserts a timestamp in a format you control, and the behaviour adapts to different writing styles. If you trigger it from another file, it can automatically open today's daily note before writing the entry. You can choose whether the timestamp appears at the end of the document or in the first empty spot after your cursor, and optional auto-scrolling keeps your view aligned with new entries.