Knap
title: Knap type: tool created: 2026-09-18 last_updated: 2026-09-18 related: [] sources: ["https://knap.md/"] radar_quadrant: Tools radar_ring: Assess
Knap is a template language for turning structured JSON data into formatted Markdown. A template written in Knap can insert data values, apply filters such as sorting or table formatting, branch on conditions, and loop over arrays, producing a finished Markdown document -- including YAML frontmatter and Obsidian-specific syntax such as wikilinks and custom properties -- from a plain data file.
The templating approach originated as the engine behind Obsidian's own template feature, one of the most widely used note-taking applications, and it continues to power the Obsidian Web Clipper and Importer plugins. It is now also distributed separately as an open source, MIT-licensed package with a standalone command-line tool and a JavaScript API, so it can be used outside Obsidian in any pipeline that needs to convert JSON into Markdown notes.
Knap is placed in Assess. Its templating engine has real production history through Obsidian's own feature set and its companion plugins, which is a stronger starting signal than a typical new tool, but that track record is third-party evidence rather than confirmed first-person use in the user's own workflow. It is worth exploring for any pipeline that needs to generate Markdown notes from structured data.
