Recommended Plugins for Obsidian
Core Plugins to Enable
- Daily Notes: Creates a new note each day using your daily note template
- Templates: Allows using templates for new notes
- Backlinks: Shows which notes link to the current note
- Graph View: Visualizes connections between your notes
- Outgoing Links: Shows links from the current note to other notes
- Page Preview: Hover over links to preview note content
- Random Note: Opens a random note from your vault
- Starred: Allows starring favorite notes for quick access
Community Plugins to Install
Organization & Productivity
- Dataview: Query your notes like a database (essential for dashboards)
- Calendar: Adds a calendar view for navigating daily notes
- Tasks: Enhanced to-do management in your notes
- Kanban: Create kanban boards for project management
- Outliner: Improves outlining and list management
- QuickAdd: Quickly add content to your vault through customizable macros
Note Enhancement
- Admonition: Create block-styled content (warnings, notes, tips)
- Advanced Tables: Improved table formatting and navigation
- Excalidraw: Create diagrams directly in Obsidian
- Citations: Manage academic references and citations
- Mind Map: View your notes as a mind map
Navigation & UI
- Hover Editor: Edit notes in a hover popup
- Gallery: View images in your vault as a gallery
- Sliding Panes (Andy’s Mode): Better pane management
- Tag Wrangler: Rename, merge, and manage tags
- Recent Files: Quickly access recently opened files
Connection & Linking
- Graph Analysis: Advanced graph analysis tools
- Map View: Display notes with location data on a map
- Obsidian to Anki: Sync notes with Anki flashcards
- Journey: Track the evolution of your notes over time
Installation Instructions
- Go to Settings → Community plugins → Browse
- Search for each plugin by name
- Install and enable the plugin
- Configure plugin settings as needed
Note: Some plugins may require additional configuration. Check each plugin’s documentation for detailed setup instructions.