Em Mar 7

What is your favourite Obsidian community plugin, and why do you find it helpful?  👀

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Show threadAMar 7
@Em0nM4stodon I would have said dataview in the past, but since bases was released, templater.
Show threadEm Mar 7
@a Why do you find it helpful?
Show threadcaptgoodhopeMar 7
@Em0nM4stodon @a I agree about Templater. I use it for inserting different sets of note properties depending on the note type
Show threadAMar 7
@captgoodhope @Em0nM4stodon yeah, it is a bit of a pain to create custom templates, but then you are done. Daily notes? book reviews? anything else? you have a bunch of fields ready to fill or already filled (e.g., dates)
Show threadEm Mar 7
@a @captgoodhope That seems similar to what I'm used to with Anytype.
Show threadcaptgoodhopeMar 7
@Em0nM4stodon @a I looked at Anytype but stuck with Obsidian. A lot of the functionality in alternate apps can be done in Obsidian with plugins
Show threadEm Mar 7

@captgoodhope @a I absolutely love Anytype, and will definitely keep using it for some usages. It's so powerful customization-wise. But I need more separation, and I cannot have multiple installs of Anytype at once.

What I'm looking to replace with Obsidian is actually Standard Notes, which unfortunately lacks a lot of functionalities I need in my work now. Plus it has some bugs/weaknesses and I can't tolerate anymore.

Show threadcaptgoodhopeMar 7
@Em0nM4stodon @a You can have multiple vaults in Obsidian, if that’s what you mean by separation
Show threadEm Mar 7
@captgoodhope @a Indeed, I just discovered that this week and it's absolutely amazing! ✨ Do you know if separate Obsidian vaults can Sync (or not) independently from each other?
Show threadcaptgoodhope
@Em0nM4stodon @a Yes but I think the limit is five
Mar 7 at 5:30pmWeb
Show threadEm Mar 7
@captgoodhope @a Good to know, thanks!
Show threadConstantin (he/him) Mar 7
@Em0nM4stodon @captgoodhope @a I use a raspberry pi running Syncthing to sync my Obsidian vaults (and many other things). Always have my Obsidian vaults on my mobile. If I make a change on the go, it is synced to my computer and tablet shortly after arriving home.
Show threadAMar 7
@ConLuegering @Em0nM4stodon @captgoodhope you have an android device?
Show threadConstantin (he/him) Mar 8
@a @Em0nM4stodon @captgoodhope Me? Yes. 🙂
Show threadAMar 8
@ConLuegering @Em0nM4stodon @captgoodhope I guessed, because it is not that easy to use syncthing with iOS
Show threadConstantin (he/him) Mar 8
@a @Em0nM4stodon @captgoodhope Can you use the iCloud to sync files? Or OneDrive? Tricky bit under iOS is, that Apple is very strong to reduce energy consumption and with that does not allow background sync.
With that you might need to manually open the sync app to get your files, which might be annoying.
Show threadAMar 8
@ConLuegering @Em0nM4stodon @captgoodhope you can, but as you mention, it has some nuances.