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File Recency Star

Keeho SongKeeho Song

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

  1. Open Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
  2. Search for File Recency Star
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Create folder: <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/file-recency-star/
  3. Copy both files into the folder
  4. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

License

MIT © Keeho Song

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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.
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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
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Author
Keeho SongKeeho Songsongkeeh
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