Vault Issues 1.0.0 — First Stable Release

Vault Issues is a Markdown-native issue tracker for Obsidian, inspired by GitHub Issues. Issues stay as ordinary Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, so the underlying data remains readable and portable outside the plugin.

1.0.0 is the first stable release.

It includes issue creation and editing, Open/In progress/Closed workflows, priorities, projects, labels, due dates, search and filtering, sorting, list and Kanban views, drag-and-drop status management, note-to-issue linking, configurable storage/settings, migrations, automated tests, CI, and a desktop-focused interface.

This release completes the first generation of Vault Issues and establishes the stable baseline for future development.

Vault Issues 0.9.0 — Release Candidate

Vault Issues 0.9.0 is the release candidate for the first stable release.

The feature set for 1.0 is now considered complete. This release focuses on reliability, documentation, release engineering, and final compatibility review rather than introducing major new functionality.

Highlights

• Markdown-native issue management

• List and Kanban views

• Open, In progress, and Closed workflows

• Priorities, projects, labels, and due dates

• Search, filtering, and sorting

• Desktop context menus and quick status actions

• Drag-and-drop Kanban workflow

• Bidirectional links between issues and vault notes

• Configurable issue folder, ID prefix, priority, layout, and sorting

Reliability and engineering

• Expanded automated regression testing

• Build, lint, and test validation in continuous integration

• Hardened GitHub release validation

• Safer release version checks

• Improved compliance with Obsidian plugin development guidelines

• CSS-only visual styling

• Preserved migration support for issues created by earlier versions

• Improved code organization and maintainability

Documentation

• Reworked public-facing README

• Added changelog

• Added contributing documentation

• Added GitHub bug and feature request templates

• Updated development and testing instructions

Vault Issues 0.9.0 is intended for final desktop beta testing before 1.0. No major features are planned between this release and the first stable version.

Desktop UX & Cleanup v0.8.0

Vault Issues 0.8.0 focuses on refining the desktop experience and cleaning up the codebase before the release-candidate stage.

Added

• Desktop context menus for issue actions

• Quick status changes from list and Kanban views

• Direct access to linked source notes from issue menus

• Project information on Kanban cards

• Clearer feedback when search or filters are active

Improved

• Refactored view rendering into smaller and more focused UI modules

• Improved consistency between list and Kanban views

• Expanded automated coverage for migration and new issue-management behavior

Changed

Vault Issues is now explicitly desktop-only. Development will focus on providing a polished desktop workflow rather than maintaining a separate mobile experience.

Configuration and architecture v0.7.0

This release makes Vault Issues configurable for different vault structures and prepares the plugin for public distribution.
This release also focuses on the internal architecture and reliability of Vault Issues as the project moves toward a stable release.

Added:

• Configurable issues folder
• Configurable issue ID prefix
• Default priority setting
• Existing default layout and sorting preferences
• Improved migration of issues created by earlier versions
• Expanded automated test suite
• Tests for issue IDs, statuses, sorting, filtering, settings, and metadata handling
• Automated tests in GitHub Actions

Improved

• Refactored the Issues view into smaller, focused modules
• Improved separation between UI, filtering, persistence, and issue-management logic
• Improved handling of malformed or incomplete Markdown issue files
• Improved maintainability of the TypeScript codebase

This release focuses on removing hardcoded assumptions while preserving the Markdown-first design of the plugin. The focus is on making the existing functionality safer, easier to test, and easier to extend.

Obsidian Integration and Kanban v0.5.0

Introduces a visual workflow for managing issues alongside the existing list view. Connects issues directly to the user's Obsidian knowledge base, allowing tasks and project work to reference the notes they originated from.

Features:

• List / Kanban view switching
• Open, In Progress, and Closed columns
• Drag-and-drop issue cards
• Moving a card automatically updates Markdown frontmatter
• Status synchronization between Kanban and list views
• Basic dashboard statistics
• Create issue from the currently open note
• Link issues to source notes
• Navigate from an issue to its related note
• Project relationships
• Commands for creating and managing issues from anywhere in Obsidian
• Improved integration with Obsidian's workspace

Search and Organization v0.3.0

Adds tools for managing larger collections of issues through search, filtering and sorting.

Features:

• Issue search
• Open / Closed / All filters
• Project filtering
• Priority filtering
• Label filtering
• Due-date filtering
• Sort by priority, creation date and due date
• Overdue indicators
• Open and closed issue counters

Issue Management v0.2.0

Expands the basic issue model into a practical issue-management system with editable metadata and lifecycle controls.

Features:

• Create Issue modal
• Edit existing issues
• Close and reopen issues
• Priority levels
• Project assignment
• Labels
• Due dates
• Improved issue cards and metadata display

Obsidian Issues v0.1.0

First version of Obsidian Issues.

Features

• Custom Issues sidebar
• Create Markdown-backed issues
• Automatically generate issue IDs
• Display issue title and status
• Open issues from the sidebar
• Automatic refresh when issue files change

Known limitations

• No editing UI yet
• No priorities or labels
• No filtering