A curated list of awesome themes, plugins and more for Obsidian.

Table of contents

What is Obsidian?
Resources
Plugins
External Tools
Templates
CSS Snippets
Themes
For Developers

What is Obsidian?

Resources

Obsidian Help: a open-source Obsidian's official help vault.
Obsidian Roundup: a weekly roundup of Obsidian.md tips, news & resources via Eleanor Konik.
Official Getting Started Guide (may be a little outdated)
🎬 Obsidian Office Hours
🎬 Obsidian Community Talks
🎬 Linking Your Thinking (Nick Milo)
🎬 Bryan Jenks
🎬 Productivity Guru
🎬 Santi Younger
🎬 Effective Remote Work
🇨🇳 AllinBon: a Chinese alternative to Obsidian Roundup

Plugins

Name	Description	Credits
Obsidian Day Planner	Plugin for day planning and managing pomodoro timers from a task list	lynchjames
Flashcards	Simple and intuitive integration for Anki	reuseman
Shell commands	You can predefine system commands that you want to run frequently, and assign hotkeys for them. For example open external applications. Automatic execution is also supported.	Jarkko Linnanvirta

External Tools

Converters
Browser extensions
Publishing
Other

Converters

Name	Description	Credits
Notion to Obsidian converter	Simple script to convert exported Notion notes to Obsidian.	Conner Tennery
Yarle - Yet Another Rope Ladder from Evernote	Node.js app to convert exported Evernote notes to Markdown (Obsidian)	Akos Balasko
keep-it-markdown	Convert Google Keep notes dynamically to markdown for Obsidian and Notion using the unofficial Keep API.	Don Sudduth
gooseberry	A command line utility to generate a knowledge base from Hypothesis annotations.	out-of-cheese-error
BibleGateway to Obsidian	Fetch the text from Bible Gateway and save it as formatted markdown file. Each chapter is saved as one file and navigation between files as well as a book-file is automatically created. All of the chapter files of a book are saved in its numbered folder.	selfire1
DayOne JSON to MD	Simple app that converts jsons (packed with media files into zip) exports from Day One to Markdown.	Kirill Kleymenov
Annotation tools	connecting hypothesis and obsidian.md	Nicolas Collignon
A thousand notes	Scripts for cleaning, validating and maintaining the markdown notes exported from Evernote.	Davide Della Casa
PKMigrator	Tools to migrate between various Personal Knowledge Management Utilities, including Remnote, Obsidian, Roam and Org-roam.	Anwesh Gangula
Goodsidian	Goodsidian takes updates to your shelves on Goodreads and formats them to a note in Obsidian.	selfire1

Browser extensions

Name	Description	Credits
Markdownload	A Firefox and Google Chrome extension to clip websites and download them into a readable markdown file.	deathau
Copy Selection as Markdown	Firefox add-on to copy a selection or link as formatted Markdown	0x6b
Obsidian Clipper	An unofficial Obsidian clipper for Chrome, that allows you to easily clip a selection to a note in Obsidian	Joost Plattel
Obsidian Bookmark	A Chrome extension and nodejs server to allow web clipping to Obsidian.	Liamballin

Publishing

Name	Description	Credits
mdzk	Zettelkasten system and command line static publishing tool. Aims at full support for Obsidian Markdown.	mdzk-rs
publish	An open-source Obsidian Publish alternative	obsidian-userland
quartz	Host your own second brain and digital garden	jackyzha0
obyde	A minimal tool to convert a "standardly" configured Obsidian vault to a Jekyll or Hugo blog.	Khaled M. Nassar
writeup-converter	Script for grabbing markdown files and Obsidian attachments from one folder and copying them to another. Also contains a 'website formatter' that uses regex to parse markdown headers and links and reformat them to create Jekyll-friendly links and contents tables.	Mac Goodwin
pelican-obsidian	Makes it possible to bridge work in obsidian to pelican seamlessly.	Jonathan Sundqvist
yet-another-free-publish-alternative	A Jekyll digital garden template, optimized for integration with Obsidian. It aims to enhance discoverability and help you build a personal knowledge base that can scale with time.	Mara Li
Perlite	A webbased markdown viewer optimized for Obsidian	secure-77

Other

Name	Description	Credits
Obsidian For Business	A combination of a template vault with initial structure and some Microsoft Office VBA Macros to facilitate a powerful, extensible, and flexible plain text workflow using Microsoft Office and Obsidian For Business.	Bryan Jenks
Sourcegraph knowledge bases extension	Browse Markdown knowledge bases (e.g. Obsidian vaults or Foam repositories) in Sourcegraph.	Robert Lin
Obweb	Web applcation to view and edit files in an Obsidian vault. Optimized for mobile devices.	Yukang Chen

Templates

Vault templates

Name	Description	Credits
Linking Your Thinking Kit	This starter kit is designed to get you immediately hands-on with ways to manage your digital notes. Experiment. Learn by doing. See what methods work for you.	Nick Milo
PARA Starter Kit	It’s a full vault to explore around and some of the methodology for P.A.R.A. and how to get started for yourself.	cotemaxime
Obsidian Starter Templates	Obsidian Starter Templates gathers examples from the Obsidian community. Its broader aims are to uncover and communicate how others use backlinks and various markdown tricks and why these techniques work.	masonlr
Obsidian JG Method	A starter kit that follows how to use Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software development knowledge base.	joshwingreene
SlRvb’s Journaling Setup	This is a deep dive into how SlRvb go about journaling the things that happen in his life.	SlRvb
SlRvb’s MediaDB Setup	Setup for a database vault that stores entertainment media.	SlRvb

Note templates

Name	Description	Credits
Obsidian Templates	Few templates, such as admonitions, chess plays, clipboard and others	Chetachi Ezikeuzor
Template Showcase for Templater	Templates for Templater made by its community.	Templater Community

CSS Snippets

Small tweaks to add to your vault/.obsidian/snippets folder.

Collapsing Sidebar
Bullet Point Relationship Lines
Auto-fading UI
Smaller Scrollbar
Subtler Folding Gutter Arrows
Hyphenation and Justification
Enlarge Image on Hover
Nicer Checkboxes
Stylish Block Quotes
Bigger Link Popup Preview
Custom Icons Differing Files and Folders
Custom Icons for Specific Folders
Tag Pills
Custom Icons for Frontmatter Tags
Outliner For The Outline and File Explorer
Better Bullet Points in Edit Mode
Image Cards
Media Grid
Custom-folder-files-tree

Not enough? There are many other places related to snippets:

Collapsing Sidebar

by @Kmaasrud

📁 collapsing-sidebar.css

Bullet Point Relationship Lines

by @deathau

Relationship lines that shows hierarchy, like in code editors.

📁 bullet-point-relationship-lines.css

Auto-fading UI

by @Rumen Dimitrov

Fades note's header controls and status bar items when not hovered.

📁 autofading-ui.css

Smaller Scrollbar

by @Rumen Dimitrov

📁 smaller-scrollbar.css

Subtler Folding Gutter Arrows

by @Rumen Dimitrov

Increases the size of the folding gutter arrows and decreases their opacity until hovered.

📁 subtler-folding-gutter-arrows.css

Hyphenation and Justification

by @Boyd

Justifies the whole text and breaks words into two lines if needed.

📁 hyphenation-and-justification.css

Enlarge Image on Hover

by @den

📁 enlarge-image-on-hover.css

Nicer Checkboxes

by @kepano & @rsdimitrov

To toggle a checkbox, place your cursor right after it, press left arrow once and then press backspace.

📁 nicer-checkboxes.css

Stylish Block Quotes

by @Thery

📁 stylish-blockquotes.css

Bigger Link Popup Preview

by @Cannibalox & @konhi

📁 bigger-link-popup-preview.css

Custom Icons Differing Files and Folders

by @deathau

Adds custom icons for files and folders. Please read the comments in the .css file.

📁 custom-icons-differing-files-and-folders.css

📁 IcoMoon.io Free Version

Custom Icons for Specific Folders

by @ScottKillen

Adds custom icons to specific folders.

📁 custom-icons-for-specific-folders.css

Tag Pills

by @uzerper

📁 tag-pills.css

Custom Icons for Frontmatter Tags

by @ScottKillen

Adds custom icons to specific tags in the frontmatter section. Compatible with Tag Pills and most themes, including minimal.

📁 custom-icons-for-frontmatter-tags.css

Outliner For The Outline and File Explorer

by @Shamama, @wonton & @konhi

📁 outliner-for-the-outline-and-file-explorer.css

Better Bullet Points in Edit Mode

by @Piotr & @konhi

📁 better-bullet-points-in-edit-mode.css

Image Cards

by @TClark1011

Give your images a shadow and rounded corners.

📁 image-cards.css

Media Grid

by @zremboldt

Add more meaning and visual interest to your documents by easily grouping sets of images, videos, or even audio tracks into grid layouts.

IMPORTANT For information on requirements and how to use this snippet, see its original repo.

📁 media-grid.css

Custom-folder-files-tree

📁 custom-folder-files-tree.css

Themes

Most themes should be available through the Appearance => Community themes in Obsidian's settings. You can find more info at Obsidian Help/Add custom styles.

Repository	Screenshot
kognise/obsidian-atom
cotemaxime/obsidian-amethyst
insanum/obsidian_gruvbox
insanum/obsidian_nord
jarodise/Dracula-for-Obsidian.md
chad-bennett/warmth-obsidian-theme
dogwaddle/obsidian-gastown-theme.md
deathau/80s-Neon-for-Obsidian.md
deathau/Base2Tone-For-Obsidian.md
deathau/Notation-for-Obsidian
deathau/obsidian-christmas-theme
Slowbad/obsidian-solarized
obsidian-ezs/obsidian-comfort-color-dark
obsidian-ezs/obsidian-ursa
nickmilo/Cybertron
kartik-karz/moonlight-obsidian
seanwcom/Red-Graphite-for-Obsidian
kartik-karz/subtlegold-obsidian
sainadh-d/obsidian-boom
pgalliford/Obsidian-theme-Incredible-Hulk
GuangluWu/obsidian-pisum
elliotboyd/obsidian-traffic-lights
mediapathic/obsidian-arsmagna-theme
cannibalox/Obsdn-dark-rmx
kepano/obsidian-minimal
rcvd/obsidian_ia
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-Charcoal
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-Panic_Mode
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-Graphite
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-Ayu
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-Ayu_Mirage
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-GDCT
bcdavasconcelos/Obsidian-GDCT_Dark
DubininDmitry/Obuntu-theme-for-Obsidian
cannibalox/ono-sendai_obsdn
whyt-byte/Blue-Topaz_Obsidian-css
santiyounger/Reverie-Obsidian-Theme
ryjjin/Obsidian-Dark-Graphite-Pie-theme
bennyxguo/Obsidian-Obsidianite
ishgunacar/gitsidian
jamiebrynes7/clair-de-lune-obsidian-theme
manassadasivuni/obsidian-molecule
sparklau/comfort-smooth
dxcore35/Suddha-theme
mgmeyers/obsidian-california-coast-theme
radekkozak/discordian
chad-bennett/al-dente-obsidian-theme
santiyounger/Wasp-Obsidian-Theme
davidgolding/obsidian-big-sur-aesthetic
lukauskas/obsidian-highlighter-theme
SlRvb/Obsidian--ITS-Theme
Braweria/Spectrum
hipstersmoothie/hipstersmoothie-obsidian-theme
hungsu/vileplume-obsidian
auroral-ui/aurora-obsidian-md
izumin5210/obsidian-iceberg
bencodezen/obsidian-night-owl-theme
chetachiezikeuzor/Yin-and-Yang-Theme
shaggyfeng/obsidian-Golden-Topaz-theme
shaggyfeng/obsidian-Pink-topaz-theme
eleanorkonik/-palatinate
sergey900553/obsidian_githublike_theme
Wittionary/mammoth-obsidian-theme
luke-rmaki/rmaki-obsidian
ArtexJay/Obsidian-CyberGlow
johackim/obsidian-darkyan
mrglitchbyte/obsidian_everforest
ZaherAlMajed/Illusion-Theme.md
tylernguyen/obsidian-horizon
RuslanGagushin/Tokyo-Night-Obsidian-Theme
nikbrunner/obsidian-deep-work-theme
vanadium23/obsidian-blackbird-theme
kinmury/GoldenCoffeeTheme
Chrismettal/Obsidian-Behave-dark
SMUsamaShah/Obsidian-Win98-Edition
dogwaddle/lizardmen-zettelkasten
firinael/obsidian-cidreira-coast-theme
chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus
caro401/royal-velvet

For Developers

Creating Themes

#custom-css at Obsidian Forum
🎬 Create a Custom Theme in Obsidian
ReggieNotes' about Obsidian CSS Themes
obsidian-style-settings: allows snippet, theme, and plugin CSS files to define a set of configuration options. It then allows users to see all the tweakable settings in one settings pane.

Creating Plugins

Developers & API at Obsidian Forum
Obsidian at GitHub
- Obsidian API
- Obsidian Sample Plugin
obsidian-tools: an unofficial collection of tools that helps devs build plugins for obsidian.
obsidian-rust-plugin: boilerplate needed to write obsidian plugins in rust!
obsidian-api-docs: community-provided documentation of the Obsidian API.
obsidian-dev-tools: allows for a modified console (useful for debugging on mobile), and viewing all Obsidian icons/strings.
obsidian-daily-notes-interface: a collection of utility functions for working with dates and daily notes in Obsidian plugins.
obsidian-calendar-ui: provides an out-of-the-box calendar view for Obsidian plugins.
obsidian-plugin-template: a plugin template customized with a nicer directory structure and some additional tool (like featuring automatic releases with Github's Actions).
obsidian-vault-parser: vault parser for the Obsidian note taking app.
Liam Cain's Obsidian API FAQ
#obsidian-md at GitHub
Svelte (sometimes used by plugin developers to create components)
What tools and libraries are used in Obsidian?

License

kmaasrud/awesome-obsidian

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