Create Note with Date in This Directory

An Obsidian plugin that helps you quickly create daily notes with today's date. Perfect for daily journals, meeting notes, or any date-based note-taking workflow.

✨ Features

• One-click note creation: Create a new note with today's date (YYYY-MM-DD format) in the current directory
• Automatic opening: Newly created notes open automatically for immediate editing
• Multi-language support: Available in 7 languages (English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese Simplified/Traditional)
• Smart language detection: Automatically detects your system language
• Lightweight: No external dependencies or database required

🚀 Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (Recommended)

1. Open Settings → Community Plugins
2. Disable Safe Mode
3. Click Browse and search for "Create Note with Date"
4. Click Install
5. Enable the plugin

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release
2. Extract files to your vault's .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-create-note-with-date/ directory
3. Reload Obsidian (Ctrl+R / Cmd+R)
4. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

📖 Usage

1. Open any note in the directory where you want to create a dated note
2. Press Cmd/Ctrl + P to open the Command Palette
3. Search for "Create note with today's date in this directory"
4. Press Enter

A new note named YYYY-MM-DD.md will be created in the same directory.

🌍 Supported Languages

• 🇺🇸 English (default)
• 🇰🇷 Korean (한국어)
• 🇯🇵 Japanese (日本語)
• 🇪🇸 Spanish (Español)
• 🇸🇦 Arabic (العربية)
• 🇨🇳 Chinese Simplified (简体中文)
• 🇹🇼 Chinese Traditional (繁體中文)

The plugin automatically detects your system's language preference from Obsidian settings.

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16.x or higher
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd obsidian-create-note-with-date

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development mode with watch
npm run dev

Build & Test

# Build for production
npm run build

# Lint code
npx eslint main.ts

# Load plugin in Obsidian for testing
# Copy built files to your vault's plugin directory
cp main.js manifest.json styles.css ~/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-create-note-with-date/

Project Structure

obsidian-create-note-with-date/
├── i18n/              # Internationalization files
│   ├── en/             # English translations
│   ├── ko/             # Korean translations
│   └── ...             # Other languages
├── main.ts             # Main plugin logic
├── manifest.json       # Obsidian plugin manifest (auto-generated)
├── package.json        # Dependencies and scripts
├── esbuild.config.mjs # Build configuration
└── tsconfig.json      # TypeScript configuration

The plugin follows standard Obsidian plugin conventions with no complex custom architecture.

📦 Release Process

Automated version management scripts are included:

# Patch version (e.g., 0.2.2 → 0.2.3)
npm run release

# Minor version (e.g., 0.2.2 → 0.3.0)
npm run release:minor

# Major version (e.g., 0.2.2 → 1.0.0)
npm run release:major

The release script automatically:

• Updates version numbers in package.json and manifest.json
• Builds the project
• Creates a Git commit with version change
• Adds a version tag
• Pushes compiled files to GitHub releases

🤖 Automated Release (GitHub Actions)

A GitHub Action is configured to automate this process:

• Trigger: Any push to the main branch
• Delay: 10 minutes (to allow for quick fixes or additional commits)
• Cancellation: If a new push occurs during the 10-minute wait, the previous release job is cancelled and a new one starts
• Manual Trigger: Can be executed manually via the "Actions" tab in GitHub

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to contribute:

1. Fork the repository (optional, you can also create a branch directly)
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature/my-feature
3. Make your changes
4. Test thoroughly:
   • Run npm run build to ensure no build errors
   • Run npx eslint main.ts to check code quality
   • Test in Obsidian with actual usage
5. Commit with conventional format: feat: add new feature or fix: resolve bug
6. Create a Pull Request (preferred) or commit directly to main

Commit Message Format

Follow conventional commits:

• feat: - New feature
• fix: - Bug fix
• chore: - Maintenance tasks
• docs: - Documentation updates
• refactor: - Code refactoring
• style: - Code style changes (formatting, etc.)
• test: - Adding or updating tests
• perf: - Performance improvements

Example:

feat: add support for custom date format

> Co-authored-by: opencode (oMo, vibe-kanban) <[email protected]>

📚 Documentation

• AGENTS.md - AI agent coding instructions and project guidelines
• README.ai-ready.md - Quick setup guide for AI agent development
• Obsidian Plugin API - Official Obsidian documentation

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE.md for details.

⚠️ Note

This is an OP.GG internal project. If you leave OP.GG, please delete this repository from your computer.

🐛 Troubleshooting

Plugin not appearing after installation?

• Make sure Safe Mode is disabled
• Try reloading Obsidian (Ctrl+R / Cmd+R)
• Check the Developer Console (Ctrl+Shift+I / Cmd+Option+I) for errors

Date format is wrong?

• The plugin uses your system's date format settings
• Ensure your system language is set correctly

Want to add a new language?

• Create a new directory in i18n/ with language code
• Add command.json and notice.json files
• Import and register in main.ts
• Submit a PR with your translation!

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