The Pretty properties plugin transforms how frontmatter metadata appears by adding visual flair and interactivity. You can embed cover images, banners, and icons directly into the metadata area, with customizable shapes, placements, and sizes. It supports colorful styling for list values, tags, text fields, and even dates-allowing you to visually distinguish metadata at a glance. It also offers progress bars for number fields, relative date coloring, and clickable property values for instant search. For power users, it integrates with Bases (still experimental) and TaskNotes, syncing task counts into note properties. The plugin also includes several quality-of-life touches, like the ability to hide properties or apply custom CSS to pill elements.

The Text Progress Bar plugin enhances Obsidian by allowing users to create customizable text-based or emoji-based progress bars directly in their notes. Progress bars are defined in code blocks, where users specify labels, completed progress, and totals. Additional customization options include defining the fill, empty, and transition characters or emojis, along with prefixes, suffixes, and bar length. The plugin supports partial completion with transitions and decimal progress values. Users can group multiple progress bars in a single block, making it ideal for tracking progress across multiple goals or tasks in a visually engaging format.

The CountdownTo plugin lets you visualize progress toward upcoming events or deadlines using customizable countdown bars. You can choose between various styles like line, circle, semicircle, and square, with full control over colors, update intervals, and date formatting. It also provides flexible display options using placeholders that show percentages, dates, and durations, all powered by Luxon formatting.