Obsidian Weekly 2025-08-03：Multi-cloud Synchronization, Same-tag Document Display, and Attribute-based Filtering

Obsidian Weekly 2025-08-03：Multi-cloud Synchronization, Same-tag Document Display, and Attribute-based Filtering

Abstract

Statistical time: 2025-07-27 21:00 ~ 2025-08-03 21:00
Statement: This column is inspired by a series of Obsidian Roundup articles written and published by Ms. Eleanor Konik from April 2021 to June 2023. Those interested may follow the original author’s personal website Obsidian Iceberg. The section’s content is sourced from the official Obsidian Discord channel and information on corresponding projects on Github or there independent websites. Descriptions may have been modified based on personal interpretation, and corrections are welcome if there are any inaccuracies. Thank you to the Obsidian team for bringing us such excellent software.

Plugin News

Community Plugins

New

Pixel Pets By Lucas Jin

Adds cute pixel pets.

Checkbox Autochecker By Klaas Klee

Automatically sync parent and child checkboxes inside your Markdown files in Obsidian.
Supports hierarchical task lists with flexible propagation modes.

Auto Close Tags By k0src

Automatically close HTML tags as you type in Obsidian.

Variant Editor By Kunal Jain

Create variations of words and sentences and compare them, in context, with a single click.

Efficient Word Count By Blue Heron

Efficiently calculates and caches word counts for all Markdown files in your vault, with folder exclusion. Uses cache to avoid recalculating word counts for unchanged notes.

Cloud sync By Bing

Sync notes to multiple cloud storage services with end-to-end encryption.

Publish Note to Mowen Note By ziyou

Publish note to Mowen note mini program.

Related Notes by Tag By Chris Howard

Displays list of notes in the sidebar that share tags with the currently active note.

Custom File Viewer By peabody28

Open files with custom external applications based on file extension.

WebDAV Image Uploader By ste

Uploads, downloads and deletes images on WebDAV server within notes.

Citation Callouts By Michael Marvive

Elegantly formats quotes with citations from various sources into custom callouts.

.md Merge By Tosatur

Merge multiple Markdown files from a folder (and optionally its subfolders) into a single consolidated file.

Discrete By shkarlsson

Filter in Explorer based on file frontmatter metadata.

• Dynamic Filtering: Filter files in your vault based on their frontmatter metadata
• Multiple Filter Types: Support for various comparison operators:
  • = (Equals exactly)
  • ∈ (Contains text)
  • ∃ (Field exists)
  • ⊂ (Includes value in list/array)

  • (Greater than)

  • < (Less than)
• Flexible Value Types: Handle different types of metadata:
  • Text
  • Numbers
  • Arrays/Lists
  • Boolean (Yes/No)
• Customizable Behavior:
  • Choose to hide or show matching files
  • Combine multiple filters with AND/OR logic

Updates

HiNote v0.4.7 By Kai

• Added AI support for comment input box. Now you can input any text as a Prompt in the comment input box, and click the Tab key to trigger the AI service;
• Added AI conversation window to obtain the context of highlighted text. When you drag and drop highlighted text into the AI conversation window, a preview feature is added, allowing you to set the scope of the context so that AI can better understand your highlighted text;
• Added a switch for displaying comment widgets in the editor;
• Added drag and drop for highlighted card title bar. Now all highlighted cards support drag and drop, and you can drag them to documents, canvases, AI conversation boxes, etc. By holding the title bar area;
• Fixed the issue where the AI conversation window could not be freely resized;
• Fixed the issue where it was not possible to select multiple comments when entering multiple comments on a highlighted card;
• Fixed the issue where widgets could not update the display of the number of comments in real time;
• Optimized the export format of highlighting and comments.

Any Block 3.3.2 By LincZero

• Feat
  • Added strictTable handler for use with table transposition
  • Added Codemirror online demo page (semi-complete, full implementation in next version)
• Enhance
  • Refactored code patterns and migrated to Obsidian API (passed secondary code review from Obsidian)
  • Refactored table-related handlers, encapsulated reusable code into TableMap
• Fix
  • Minimum auto-refresh interval 1000ms → 500ms
  • Markmap rendering issues when formulas are present
  • Potential infinite refresh when notes self-reference specific blocks
  • activityDiagram handler fails when using match keyword instead of switch
  • Code block selectors with nested indentation not handling space prefixes correctly
  • Mobile edit button optimization (The display size seems to have been restricted by the mobile device, but the clickable area has been restored to its normal state.)
• Docs
  • Improved multi-language support
  • Merged tables, fixed broken links, beautified documentation homepage

Sidebar Highlights v1.20.0 By trevware

• Add minimum character count setting to filter short highlights and native comments from sidebar
• Add auto-unfold on focus setting to automatically unfold content when clicking highlights
• Add class-based custom CSS support for span elements with CSS classes
• Fix HTML highlight color alteration issue where colors couldn’t be changed once set
• Fix comment expansion persistence to work across all tabs and for new highlights
• Improve settings UI consistency by adding periods to setting descriptions

Produced by PKMer

Info

PKMer (PKMer.cn, PKMer.net) aims to create a powerful knowledge management community in the Eastern Hemisphere. “PKM” stands for Personal Knowledge Management, and the “er” suffix represents individuals. Anyone who is focused on and enjoys personal knowledge management work, and who seeks efficiency, can be included in this category. We hope the community can bring together more people like this.

Task Genius has been updated to v9.2.2

Shinny new things

• Task Timer: Integrated task timing with start/stop/pause controls, persistent timer state across sessions (Only available in editor)
• User Onboarding: Smart guided setup with experience level presets (Beginner/Advanced/Power User)
• Multi-line Task Capture: Quick capture now supports multi-line task input
• Natural Language Dates: Support for natural language date parsing (e.g., “tomorrow”, “next Monday”)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed task timer display and subtask detection issues
• Fixed task categorization errors in forecast view
• Fixed inbox filtering for tasks with tgProject metadata
• Fixed view refresh interruptions during task editing
• Fixed task icon display issues
• Fixed DOM priority errors

Improvements

• Optimized mini calendar layout for more compact design
• Improved task editing experience by preventing unexpected view refreshes
• Enhanced cross-platform build compatibility
• Streamlined README documentation