The Snippet Commands plugin for Obsidian enhances workflow customization by turning CSS snippets into accessible commands. Users can trigger these snippets via the command palette or assign them to hotkeys for quicker access. It also provides a feature to reload snippets dynamically if they change during an Obsidian session. Designed to leverage Obsidian’s native snippet functionality, this plugin simplifies applying aesthetic or functional adjustments to the workspace without manually navigating settings. Ideal for users looking to streamline and personalize their Obsidian experience.
Snippet Commands Obsidian Plugin
A plugin for Obsidian to add all your CSS snippets as commands, accessible from the command pallette and even assignable to hotkeys!
Important: If your snippets change while Obsidian is running, there is also a command to "Reload all snippet commands"
Compatibility
Compatible with Obsidian v0.9.18+ (when the CSS snippets were introduced).
Notes
This is all very experimental at the moment, so parts might not work, etc.
Installation
From within Obsidian
From Obsidian v0.9.8, you can activate this plugin within Obsidian by doing the following:
- Open Settings > Third-party plugin
- Make sure Safe mode is off
- Click Browse community plugins
- Search for this plugin
- Click Install
- Once installed, close the community plugins window and activate the newly installed plugin
Updates
You can follow the same procedure to update the plugin
From GitHub
- Download the Latest Release from the Releases section of the GitHub Repository
- Extract the plugin folder from the zip to your vault's plugins folder:
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/
Note: On some machines the.obsidianfolder may be hidden. On MacOS you should be able to pressCommand+Shift+Dotto show the folder in Finder. - Reload Obsidian
- If prompted about Safe Mode, you can disable safe mode and enable the plugin.
Otherwise head to Settings, third-party plugins, make sure safe mode is off and
enable the plugin from there.
Security
Third-party plugins can access files on your computer, connect to the internet, and even install additional programs.
The source code of this plugin is available on GitHub for you to audit yourself, but installing plugins into Obsidian is currently a matter of trust.
I can assure you here that I do nothing to collect your data, send information to the internet or otherwise do anything nefarious with your system. However, be aware that I could, and you only have my word that I don't.
Development
This project uses Typescript to provide type checking and documentation.
The repo depends on the latest plugin API in Typescript Definition format, which contains TSDoc comments describing what it does.
If you want to contribute to development and/or just customize it with your own
tweaks, you can do the following:
- Clone this repo.
npm ioryarnto install dependenciesnpm run buildto compile.- Copy
manifest.json,main.jsandstyles.cssto a subfolder of your plugins
folder (e.g,<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/<plugin-name>/) - Reload obsidian to see changes
Alternately, you can clone the repo directly into your plugins folder and once
dependencies are installed use npm run dev to start compilation in watch mode.
You may have to reload obsidian (ctrl+R) to see changes.
Pricing
Huh? This is an open-source plugin I made for fun. It's completely free.
However, if you absolutely have to send me money because you like it that
much, feel free to throw some coins in my hat via the following:
Version History
0.0.1
Initial Release