Adding GPS coordinates to note

[ggtrails]

New to using GitHub - apologies if I'm not following protocol.

I have a single "Inbox.md" file that I use to capture notes from quick note when I'm on the go. Coupled with my Google Pixel's offline voice to text transcription it works amazing. I have the timestamp added to each note and it just appends to the bottom of my md file which is perfect for when I get back home to process through my notes/thoughts.

Because I'm often offline, this setup works. The one thing that would be even better would be to allow for offline GPS coordinates to be added to the note using something like {{coordinates}} so I have the note time-stamped and also geo-located.

I believe you can include a photo to the note which captures the location metadata and you can get the location that way but was hoping a more direct option could be considered.

TIA

[chhoumann]

Hey! I think you can do it with a user script, and I packaged the whole workflow so you can import it instead of building a Macro by hand.

QuickAdd still does not have a {{coordinates}} placeholder. Location has to come from the phone, and if we dropped that lookup into your existing Capture format, Obsidian would wait for GPS before the text box opened. That would fight Pixel voice-to-text. This version starts the location lookup in the background, then opens the prompt so you can dictate as usual, then appends one line to Inbox.md.

Walkthrough, including the download: Capture to Inbox with GPS.

A run looks like this:

- 2026-08-31 15:42 Saw the trail marker at the ridge (55.676098, 12.568337)

If GPS is slow, denied, or you are on desktop, you still get the timestamped line, just without the coordinates.

Install

1. Open that page on your phone (or desktop) and download capture-inbox-gps.quickadd.json.
2. In Obsidian: Settings → QuickAdd → Import package…
3. Paste the file contents. You will get a review screen because the package includes a script. Read it, tick the acknowledgement, and import.
4. That adds a command called Capture to Inbox with GPS. Bind a hotkey under Settings → Hotkeys, same idea as your current capture.

This needs Obsidian mobile 1.11+. The first run on a Pixel asks Android for location permission; allow it while using the app. GPS itself does not need internet, so it still works offline. A cold satellite lock can take a bit. There is a 30 second timeout, then it saves without coordinates rather than hanging.

The Inbox path defaults to Inbox.md. If yours lives somewhere else, open the choice, click the cog on the script step, and change Inbox path.

Pasting a photo for EXIF GPS is a different path, and QuickAdd does not read that metadata today. But I think this workflow should cover your ask :)