[FR]: Support Markdown Formatting and Image Insertion in Task Creation Modal

[SoRobby]

Feature Category

Task Management (creating, editing, organizing tasks)

Problem Statement

When creating a new task using the modal/dialog, users are currently unable to insert images or use markdown formatting within the task details. This limits the ability to add contextual information like screenshots, sub-tasks, or emphasized text, reducing the richness and clarity of newly created tasks.

• Pasting screenshots (e.g., via Windows + Shift + S → paste) into the details field does not work.
• Dragging and dropping images into the modal is not supported.
• Common Obsidian markdown hotkeys (e.g., Ctrl + B for bold, Ctrl + L for link or sub-task) do not function.

Proposed Solution

• Enable support for pasting images into the task details field (especially from clipboard or drag-and-drop).
• Add markdown formatting support in the task creation modal, including:
  • Bold, italic, and links via standard Obsidian hotkeys.
  • Sub-tasks using markdown checkboxes (- [ ]) or shortcut keys.
• Ideally, preview the markdown (and any pasted images) live within the details field or provide a toggle between raw and preview modes.

Use Case Examples

• A user wants to quickly create a task that includes a screenshot of a bug or UI issue. Being able to paste the image directly saves time.
• When defining a task with several sub-steps, the user can write out a checklist using markdown directly in the creation modal.
• Using Ctrl + B to bold key parts of the task detail helps with visual scanning later.

Priority/Impact

Critical - I can't use TaskNotes effectively without this

Additional Context

Supporting markdown and image handling during task creation would align with Obsidian’s core strengths and improve consistency across the plugin and app. It would significantly improve the speed and utility of task capture workflows.

[callumalpass]

This will be a difficult feature to add support for, since Obsidian relies on images being added to the vault before they get "transcluded" inline, but I'll have a look into it.

[digitaldoctors]

A workaround could be to easily "attach" the most recent image file or pdf file.

so the workflow would be:

uh oh. the problem is ... how do you get the images into obsidian without pasting them ?

I guess you could have another TaskNotes workflow ...
.... such as making a TaskNote Task FROM a Current Note - and the Attachments will be included in the TN note.

You could also use Meta Bind 's image suggester to include images

https://www.moritzjung.dev/obsidian-meta-bind-plugin-docs/reference/inputfields/imagesuggester/

This is how it works - https://youtu.be/rKHM3-I0_LE?t=133

[digitaldoctors]

For me, I am just going to go to the note and attach the image or .pdf from there.

[callumalpass]

Closing as implemented in v4. You can now drag images into the task creation field. Those images will be added to the vault, and transcluded into the body of the note.

You need to make sure the the image is NOT inserted into the first line of the NLP field (which is reserved for task metadata)