Checklist Sort

An Obsidian plugin that sorts checklists by unchecked items first, while preserving the order of nested items.

Created by Adam Tweedie (profsr-chaos)

Features

• Sorts checklist items so unchecked items appear at the top and checked items at the bottom
• Nested items always stay attached to their parent — they are never reordered independently
• Relative order within each group is preserved
• Non-checklist content (headings, paragraphs, etc.) is never affected

Usage

Command Palette

1. Open the command palette with Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on Mac)
2. Search for "Sort Checklist (unchecked first)"
3. Press Enter

Hotkey

1. Go to Settings → Hotkeys
2. Search for "Sort Checklist"
3. Assign any keybind you like

Example

Before:

• Buy groceries
  • [] Milk
• [] Walk the dog
• Do laundry

After:

• [ ]Walk the dog
• Buy groceries
  • Milk
• Do laundry