Core plugins

Core plugins are officially built and supported by the Obsidian team. Learn how to enable them and what each one does.

Core plugins are built and maintained by the Obsidian team and come included with the application. Some are enabled by default; others you enable when you need them.

Enable or disable a core plugin

1. Open Settings

   Click the gear icon in the bottom-left corner of Obsidian, or press Ctrl+, (Cmd+, on macOS).

2. Go to Core plugins

   In the left sidebar, select Core plugins.

3. Toggle the plugin

   Find the plugin you want and flip its toggle on or off.

If you need a feature that isn’t in the core plugins list, check the Community plugins section in Settings. The community has built hundreds of plugins for Obsidian.

Featured plugins

Canvas

Organize notes visually on an infinite whiteboard. Connect ideas with arrows, group related cards, and embed web pages.

Graph view

Visualize relationships between notes as an interactive node graph. Discover unexpected connections across your vault.

Backlinks

See every note that links to the one you’re reading, including unlinked mentions of its name.

Daily notes

Create and open a note for today’s date with a single click or keyboard shortcut. Great for journaling and task tracking.

Search

Find anything across your vault with powerful search operators, boolean logic, and regular expressions.

Templates

Insert pre-defined content into notes, with dynamic variables for the current date, time, and note title.

All core plugins

Plugin	Description
Audio recorder	Record and save audio recordings directly in a note.
Backlinks	See all links and unlinked mentions of a note.
Bases	Create custom views to edit, sort, and filter files using their properties.
Bookmarks	Save links to notes, headings, searches, and more.
Canvas	Organize notes visually with an infinite space to lay out ideas.
Command palette	Quickly access commands from your keyboard.
Daily notes	Create and open notes based on the current date.
File explorer	Browse files and folders inside your vault.
File recovery	Recover your work from regular snapshots.
Format converter	Convert Markdown from other apps to Obsidian format.
Graph view	Visualize relationships between notes in your vault.
Note composer	Merge two notes or split one into two.
Outgoing links	Show all links for the active note.
Outline	Show the table of contents for the active note.
Page preview	Preview the contents of a note by hovering over links.
Properties view	List all properties in your vault and see properties for the active note.
Quick switcher	Search, create, and open notes from your keyboard.
Random note	Opens a random note in your vault.
Search	Find files in your vault.
Slash commands	Perform commands inside the editor using the / key.
Slides	Create a presentation from your notes.
Tags view	List all the tags in your vault.
Templates	Insert pre-defined content into your notes.
Unique note creator	Create a unique note using a time-coded title.
Web viewer	Open external links inside Obsidian.
Word count	Display the number of words and characters.
Workspaces	Save layouts and switch between them.
Publish	Publish notes online using Obsidian Publish.
Sync	Sync notes across devices using Obsidian Sync.

Community-maintained plugins

The Obsidian team also maintains these plugins available through the Community plugin store:

• Importer — Convert files from various apps and formats to Obsidian.
• Maps — Add a map view to Obsidian Bases.