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Canvas
Organize notes visually on an infinite whiteboard. Connect ideas with arrows, group related cards, and embed web pages.
Graph view
Visualize relationships between notes as an interactive node graph. Discover unexpected connections across your vault.
Backlinks
See every note that links to the one you’re reading, including unlinked mentions of its name.
Daily notes
Create and open a note for today’s date with a single click or keyboard shortcut. Great for journaling and task tracking.
Search
Find anything across your vault with powerful search operators, boolean logic, and regular expressions.
Templates
Insert pre-defined content into notes, with dynamic variables for the current date, time, and note title.
All core plugins
| Plugin | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio recorder | Record and save audio recordings directly in a note. |
| Backlinks | See all links and unlinked mentions of a note. |
| Bases | Create custom views to edit, sort, and filter files using their properties. |
| Bookmarks | Save links to notes, headings, searches, and more. |
| Canvas | Organize notes visually with an infinite space to lay out ideas. |
| Command palette | Quickly access commands from your keyboard. |
| Daily notes | Create and open notes based on the current date. |
| File explorer | Browse files and folders inside your vault. |
| File recovery | Recover your work from regular snapshots. |
| Format converter | Convert Markdown from other apps to Obsidian format. |
| Graph view | Visualize relationships between notes in your vault. |
| Note composer | Merge two notes or split one into two. |
| Outgoing links | Show all links for the active note. |
| Outline | Show the table of contents for the active note. |
| Page preview | Preview the contents of a note by hovering over links. |
| Properties view | List all properties in your vault and see properties for the active note. |
| Quick switcher | Search, create, and open notes from your keyboard. |
| Random note | Opens a random note in your vault. |
| Search | Find files in your vault. |
| Slash commands | Perform commands inside the editor using the / key. |
| Slides | Create a presentation from your notes. |
| Tags view | List all the tags in your vault. |
| Templates | Insert pre-defined content into your notes. |
| Unique note creator | Create a unique note using a time-coded title. |
| Web viewer | Open external links inside Obsidian. |
| Word count | Display the number of words and characters. |
| Workspaces | Save layouts and switch between them. |
| Publish | Publish notes online using Obsidian Publish. |
| Sync | Sync notes across devices using Obsidian Sync. |
Community-maintained plugins
The Obsidian team also maintains these plugins available through the Community plugin store:- Importer — Convert files from various apps and formats to Obsidian.
- Maps — Add a map view to Obsidian Bases.