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Built Simple Research

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Search PubMed, ArXiv, and Wikipedia directly from your notes.

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Search PubMed, ArXiv, and Wikipedia directly from your Obsidian notes.

Features

  • Multi-source search: Query PubMed, ArXiv, and Wikipedia simultaneously
  • Quick citation insert: One-click citation insertion into your notes
  • Selection search: Select text and search for related research
  • Customizable: Enable/disable sources, adjust result limits

Commands

  • Built Simple: Search selected text - Search the currently selected text
  • Built Simple: Search PubMed - Open PubMed search
  • Built Simple: Search ArXiv - Open ArXiv search
  • Built Simple: Search Wikipedia - Open Wikipedia search

Installation

From Community Plugins (Coming Soon)

  1. Open Obsidian Settings
  2. Go to Community Plugins
  3. Search for "Built Simple Research"
  4. Install and enable

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release
  2. Extract to your vault's .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-builtsimple/ folder
  3. Enable the plugin in Settings > Community Plugins

Powered By

  • PubMed API - Biomedical literature
  • ArXiv API - Scientific preprints
  • Wikipedia API - Encyclopedia articles

License

MIT License - Built-Simple.ai

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Search PubMed, arXiv, and Wikipedia directly from Obsidian and query all sources simultaneously. Insert one-click citations into notes, search selected text for related research, and toggle sources or set result limits.
ResearchSearchIntegrations
Details
Current version
0.1.5
Last updated
4 months ago
Created
4 months ago
Updates
4 releases
Downloads
58
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.0.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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built-simplebuilt-simple
built-simple.ai
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  1. Community
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  3. Research
  4. Built Simple Research

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