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Better Bujo

Sebastien DelisleSebastien Delisle289 downloads

Render bullet-journal markers (events, migration, future log, emotions) in your notes in the same way you would on paper.

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Render bullet-journal (BuJo) markers in your notes instead of Obsidian's checkboxes — in both Reading mode and Live Preview.

Better Bujo demo

Markers

At the beginning of a line:

You type Renders as Meaning
- item – Plain note (a dash, not a bullet)
- [ ] • Open task
- [x] x Done
- [>] > Migrated to the month note
- [<] < Sent to the future log
- [o] ○ Event
- [O] ● Completed event
~ ... ~ (styled) An emotion or a thought

How it works

A regular - dash triggers a list, just as normal. A markdown task turns into a • bullet. Click it to complete the task. A migrated task looks like >, and a task sent to the future log looks like <. Events look like a small circle. Click it to complete the circle.

Known Limitations

This plugin does not work with the Border theme.

Acknowledgements

Inspired by obsidian-bujo-bullets by Frank Olson and Bullet Journaling by Ryder Carroll.

My other Obsidian plugins

  • Date List — Returns a list of dates according to the conditions you supply.
  • Calendar List — Insert macOS Calendar events into your notes.
  • File Filter — Filter your pages and sidebar by a search term; everything else fades away.
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About
Bring the simplicity of your bullet journal to the screen. A dash is a note. A dot is a task. An arrow means it moved. Type your BuJo shorthand the way you always have (- [ ], - [>], - [o], ~ …), and the plugin replaces Obsidian's checkboxes with the glyphs they were always meant to be — a bullet, an arrow, a ringed dot, a styled emotion line. It works in both Reading mode and Live Preview, and it leaves no trace when disabled: all styling is scoped to a single body class, so switching it off hands full control back to Obsidian instantly.
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Details
Current version
0.4.1
Last updated
3 weeks ago
Created
Last month
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
289
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.5.7+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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