Tidus RemiJul 27, 2023
Obsidian

Introducing Properties.

A simple way to add tags, aliases, dates, and even link between notes. As always, the metadata is stored durably in plain text files local to your device.

Obsidian 1.4.0 is now available for early access 💜
https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-26-desktop-v1.4.0/

Obsidian 1.4.0 Desktop (Catalyst)

Shiny new things Introducing **Properties**. A simple and durable way to add tags, aliases, dates, and other metadata to your notes. Your properties can even in...

Jul 26, 2023 at 6:54pmWeb
Show threadAm1noJul 26, 2023
@obsidian Cool.
Show threadMaxim Syomochkin Jul 26, 2023
@obsidian Just wow!
Show threadLexTenebrisJul 26, 2023

@obsidian At this rate, Dataview will be integrated by the end of the year.

Though I really don't care for the Properties editor compared to directly editing the YAML. It takes up a lot of screen real estate compared to just some slightly smaller monospaced font.

I'm still getting to grips with it, but the editor doesn't fill me with excitement. I like the auto completion but I wish it was more integrated with simple text editing of the headers.

Show threadMickaël Rémond — Double VieJul 26, 2023
@obsidian wow !
Great new feature, I will update right now. 👍
Show threadThéotimeJul 26, 2023
@obsidian Not sure I like it shown this way directly in the note, the way it currently is takes less space. Hopefully we can disable it (or at least collapse it like the metadata?)
The thing in the sidebar is nice tho.
Show threadkepanoJul 26, 2023

@Theotime812 @obsidian You can turn it off and only use the sidebar pane if you prefer

Settings → Editor → Show file properties

Show threadAleksandar TodorovićJul 26, 2023

@obsidian Absolutely love this!

I have checked the roadmap to see the status of the "metadata improvements" task far too many times, glad to see it shipped!

Show threadBen Gillam Jul 26, 2023
@obsidian When’s the new stuff coming to public release , don’t think we’ve even had the pdf deep linkning yet and catalyst build is onto more new stuff now
Show threadAnders ThoressonJul 26, 2023
@obsidian Is it possible to limit the suggestion list to only certain files? Like if you have an Author property, only include files with Type property set to author? It looks like it is from the video!
Show threadQuicksilver Giant #6Jul 27, 2023

@anders @obsidian

This sounds like a great idea, so if it's not a feature, hopefully it will be some day.

Obsidian please answer this question. I'd like to know if this is a feature. if not, then is it planned? If not, then are you considering it?

Show threadPreslav RachevJul 26, 2023
@obsidian this is huge!
Show threadPavel ZinovievJul 26, 2023
@obsidian It's incredible! And the fact that it's stored as a simple plain text frontmatter makes it even greater!
Show threadHexJul 26, 2023

@obsidian

Oh wow, this might actually get me to use frontmatter more regularly! Really like the tabular look.

Show threadHans-HelgeJul 26, 2023
@obsidian This is huge. Thx
Show threadKaiernJul 26, 2023
@obsidian Ooooh, that looks sweet!
Show threadTillJul 26, 2023
@obsidian Looks great! Still waiting to switch from Roam, this is a great addition. Would be great if the import tool at some point would convert Roam properties to Obisdion ones.
Show threadAnders ThoressonJul 26, 2023

@obsidian Also, is there a reason to not allow for multiple properties of tag-type?

I can think of some use cases where it would make sense to have different “tag dimensions". Source type and source topic, as one example from the Zettelkasten part of my vault.

It's still possible with just one tag property, thanks to nested tags. But from a UX/UI perspective I would rather have separate properties for each.

And also sorry for asking for more already minutes after this huge release! :)

Show threaddakerDrawsJul 26, 2023
@obsidian That is amazing! I've been using Dataview and other plug-ins to do something similar. So a native Properties feature is a game changer! Oh boy, time to update all my notes.
Show threadEmmanuel ClementJul 26, 2023
@obsidian EXCELLENT.
Show threadSimon CarpentierJul 26, 2023
@obsidian This is great news! I'm looking forward to a first-party dataview implementation that would close the feature gap with Notion. It really is the last thing preventing me from migrating.
Show threadClair (KD3BCC)Jul 26, 2023
@obsidian This is great! Now it's a much easier choice of whether to put tags inline or in frontmatter.
Show threadAlex RamppJul 26, 2023
@obsidian the property feature looks awesome 👍
Show threadnickyJul 26, 2023
@obsidian very excited to try this! 🙌🏽
Show threadDavid RioJul 27, 2023
@obsidian this is game changing foundation for something bigger. You guys rock
Show threadOvanJul 27, 2023
@obsidian Going back and forth between Obsidian and Tana, this is a very nice improvement 👍
Show threadLostNetizenJul 27, 2023
@obsidian A few improvements I’d like to see before I’d use Properties:
– store tags with hash sign, so they’re recognizable as tags for a simple text search outside Obsidian
– make date and time display format configurable (I’ll never use anything but ISO8601)
– add a time zone to time entries (can be optional)
#ObsidianMD
Show threadkepanoJul 27, 2023
@LostNetizen @obsidian the date format is tied to your OS setting, in macOS under Language & Region (requires restarting the app)
Show threadAfif R.Aug 1, 2023
@obsidian can i ask for password-protected notes? It’s the only thing preventing me from fully switching to you
Show threadAndrewkfbAug 4, 2023
@obsidian looking forward to it!