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This is the official Obsidian releases repo: it hosts public releases of the app plus the community plugins and themes directories that power the in-app plugin and theme browser.
This is the official Obsidian releases repo: it hosts public releases of the app plus the community plugins and themes directories that power the in-app plugin and theme browser.Is Obsidian open source, then? What is actually in this repo?No — Obsidian itself is not open source, and this repo contains none of its source code. What is here is the downloadable releases plus the JSON lists that feed the community plugin and theme directories.
No — Obsidian itself is not open source, and this repo contains none of its source code. What is here is the downloadable releases plus the JSON lists that feed the community plugin and theme directories.How do I get started with it?Grab the latest Obsidian installer from this repo's Releases page and install it like a regular desktop app. After that, plugins and themes are browsed and installed from inside Obsidian itself — nothing to build.
Grab the latest Obsidian installer from this repo's Releases page and install it like a regular desktop app. After that, plugins and themes are browsed and installed from inside Obsidian itself — nothing to build.What if I run into a problem or want to report something?This repo accepts no issues at all. Problems with a plugin go to that plugin's own GitHub repo, and questions about core Obsidian go to the official community forum.
This repo accepts no issues at all. Problems with a plugin go to that plugin's own GitHub repo, and questions about core Obsidian go to the official community forum.What actually happens when I install a community plugin?Obsidian looks the plugin up in community-plugins.json — the name, author and description fields are used for search — then downloads manifest.json, main.js and styles.css (if available) from the plugin's GitHub releases and stores them inside your vault.
Obsidian looks the plugin up in community-plugins.json — the name, author and description fields are used for search — then downloads manifest.json, main.js and styles.css (if available) from the plugin's GitHub releases and stores them inside your vault.What if a plugin needs a newer version of Obsidian than I run?The plugin's versions.json is consulted to find the latest release compatible with your running app, so you get an older-but-working version instead of a broken install.
The plugin's versions.json is consulted to find the latest release compatible with your running app, so you get an older-but-working version instead of a broken install.Can I try plugins that are not officially listed yet?Yes. Authors can announce a working version as a public beta before officially submitting it, and the README recommends the BRAT plugin to make beta installation easy for testers.
Yes. Authors can announce a working version as a public beta before officially submitting it, and the README recommends the BRAT plugin to make beta installation easy for testers.How does a plugin or theme make it into the community directory?The developer follows the documented submission process and must conform to Obsidian's developer policies. Once admitted, Obsidian pulls the manifest.json and README.md straight from the plugin's GitHub repo, with files served from its GitHub releases.
The developer follows the documented submission process and must conform to Obsidian's developer policies. Once admitted, Obsidian pulls the manifest.json and README.md straight from the plugin's GitHub repo, with files served from its GitHub releases.What are similar projects?obsidian-skills, obsidian-second-brain, claude-obsidian, open-knowledge, Life-Compass-Obsidian-CN, note-gen, My-Brain-Is-Full-Crew, obsidian-git
obsidian-skills, obsidian-second-brain, claude-obsidian, open-knowledge, Life-Compass-Obsidian-CN, note-gen, My-Brain-Is-Full-Crew, obsidian-gitWhich topics is it in?extensible, obsidian-md, second-brain, personal-knowledge-management, obsidian, marketplace, themes, community, knowledge-management, note-taking, theme, plugin-system
extensible, obsidian-md, second-brain, personal-knowledge-management, obsidian, marketplace, themes, community, knowledge-management, note-taking, theme, plugin-system