File Recency Star
Adds a green star to files created within 1 day, and a yellow star to files modified within 1 day.
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An Obsidian plugin that marks recently created and modified files in the file explorer with customizable markers.
Features
- Marker icons — configurable shape (★, ❗, ●, 🔥, ✦), color, and position (before/after filename)
- Title styling — bold, color change, or highlight on recent file titles
- Separate durations — independent thresholds for new and modified files
- Marker toggle — option to hide icons and use title styling only
- i18n — automatic Korean/English labels based on Obsidian language setting
Settings
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| New file color | Marker color for recently created files | #22c55e |
| Modified file color | Marker color for recently modified files | #eab308 |
| Marker shape | Icon character | ★ |
| Marker position | Before or after filename | After |
| New file duration | Hours to mark as new | 24 |
| Modified file duration | Hours to mark as modified | 24 |
| Refresh interval | Seconds between rescans | 60 |
| Title style | none / bold / color / highlight / bold+color | none |
| New file title color | Title color for created files | #22c55e |
| Modified file title color | Title color for modified files | #eab308 |
| Show marker icon | Toggle marker icon on/off | On |
Installation
From Obsidian Community Plugins
- Open Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
- Search for File Recency Star
- Click Install, then Enable
Manual Installation
- Download
main.jsandmanifest.jsonfrom the latest release - Create folder:
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/file-recency-star/ - Copy both files into the folder
- Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins
License
MIT © Keeho Song
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About
Mark recently created and modified files in the file explorer with configurable markers and title styling. Set independent time thresholds for new vs modified files, pick icon, color and position, toggle icons or use title-only labels, and auto-switch Korean/English labels.Details
Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
21 hours ago
Created
Yesterday
Updates
1 release
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.7.2+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT