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Gemmy

silversilver6k downloads

Obsidian Unhelper. 2023 April Fool's plugin brought to you by Obsidian.

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Not sure if an AI assistant is going to be helpful in your workflow?

Don't worry, we've eliminated the guesswork for you because Gemmy is 100% going to be unhelpful.

Introducing Obsidian's first assistant — Gemmy, the Obsidian Unhelper. It has two major features:

Randomly saying things

Gemmy seeks validation by randomly saying things every now and then.

You can customize how often this happens. Or just don't summon Gemmy.

Writing mode

Gemmy pops out to motivate you when you have stopped typing for long enough. Again, you can customize how long that should be.

Risk: Gemmy might actually be helpful with writing if you use this mode. We're not responsible for any extra productivity Gemmy might bring.

How to use

Install Gemmy. There are four commands in the command palette when you type "Gemmy". You can figure out the rest on your own.


Special thanks: Rigmarole for creating and animating Gemmy

Credit: the talented Obsidian mods team, including argentum, CawlinTeffid, cotmax, Eleanor Konik, koala, Leah, rigmarole, ryanjamurphy & WhiteNoise

The code is under MIT license, whereas the Gemmy character is under CC BY 3.0 license.

Obsidian logo is adapted from:

Crystal shard icon
By Chanut is Industries
License: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)


Happy April Fools'

Gemmy was proudly released on April 1, 2023.

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Display a whimsical Unhelper that randomly blurts remarks or pops up to nudge you when you stop typing. Choose random or writing modes to inject playful interruptions that may, unexpectedly, spark creativity.
WritingAutomationCommands
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Current version
1.0.1
Last updated
10 months ago
Created
3 years ago
Updates
4 releases
Downloads
6k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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