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Overview

Folder notes is a plugin for the note taking app Obsidian that lets you attach notes to folders so that you can click on the name of a folder to open the note like in the app Notion. This plugin has some unique features that separate it from similar "Folder note" plugins like opening folder notes through the path, creating folder notes for every existing folder, templater/template support and more.

Features

  • Open folder notes through the file explorer/path by clicking on folder names
  • Only open folder notes through alt or ctrl + mouse click
  • Excalidraw, Canvas, ... folder notes unlimited file type folder notes
  • Sync folder note name with the folder name
  • Automatically create folder notes when creating folders
  • Turn every folder into a folder note
  • Folder overview code block with default settings in settings from the plugin
  • Hide folder notes in the file explorer
  • Underline, bold and cursive folder names in the file explorer/path option
  • Stop collapsing of folders (with folder notes) in the file explorer
  • Only open folder note through the folder name and the rest collapses the folder
  • Front matter title plugin support
  • Exclude folders with regex, path and a pattern with *

Get started

Read the Getting started page for further details.

Credits

Thank you to everyone who has created a plugin that inspired me and I took code from. - Template suggester, created by SilentVoid13 and Liamcain (their plugins: Templater, Periodic notes) - Apply template to note, first seen in https://github.com/mgmeyers/obsidian-kanban/ from Mgmeyers - Folder underline, inspired from https://github.com/aidenlx/alx-folder-note - Stop folders from collapsing, the basic idea from https://github.com/alangrainger/obsidian-folder-notes and some code lines - The basic idea is from https://github.com/xpgo/obsidian-folder-note-plugin

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