Hollow Knight and Silksong Companion

The companion to the Hollow Knight and Silksong theme. It turns empty tabs into a game title screen, fades in an area card whenever you open a note, adds a soul vessel HUD to the status bar, and rests at a bench when you save. It works without the theme, but it is drawn to match it.

Hallownest, Inventory panel

Pharloom, Crest ring

[!TIP] Pair it with the theme. The colours, fonts, ornaments, callout icons and both kingdoms' styling come from the Hollow Knight and Silksong theme. The plugin works with any theme, but it is drawn to match this one.

Contents

• Title screen
• Configure the menu
• Area title cards
• HUD
• Bench
• Install
• Privacy
• Commands

Title screen

Every empty tab shows the title screen: the title (your vault name by default), the date and time, a game menu, and your recent notes and bookmarks side by side. Soul motes drift in Hallownest; silk threads and embers fall in Pharloom.

Inventory panel (Hallownest default)	Crest ring (Pharloom default)
Medallion arc (Hallownest)	Hanging bells (Pharloom)
Classic (Hallownest)	Classic (Pharloom)

Pick the style in Style Settings, Hollow Knight and Silksong, Kingdom. Move with the mouse or the arrow keys; press Enter or click to open.

Configure the menu

In Settings, Hollow Knight and Silksong Companion:

• Title: starts as your vault name. Type anything else, or clear it to show the kingdom name. "Use vault name" puts the default back.
• Wallpaper: any image in your vault, behind the title screen.
• Each menu entry: show or hide it; its label; what it opens (last note, a note, a folder or any command, with autocomplete); its icon from the game icon set; its description line.

Title, wallpaper and the first menu entries.

One entry: show, label, opens, icon, description.

Area title cards

Opening a note in a pane dims the pane and fades in the note's name, with its folder above it. The card stays fully visible for exactly the hold time set in Style Settings (default 0.8 seconds). Switching between panes that already show their notes does not show a card.

Hallownest

Pharloom

HUD

Click the HUD for a tally. Words count when you add them; deleting text does not drain the vessel.

Hunter's tally

Pilgrim's tally

Bench

Every save, with Ctrl+S or the command, sends a glow up the pane and shows "Rested".

Hallownest

Pharloom

Install

From Obsidian (recommended):

1. Open Settings, Community plugins, then select Browse.
2. Search for Hollow Knight and Silksong Companion, then select Install and Enable.

With BRAT (beta builds):

1. Install BRAT from Community plugins.
2. Run "BRAT: Add a beta plugin" with abdullahhasan42/hollow-knight-and-silksong-plugin.
3. Enable Hollow Knight and Silksong Companion under Community plugins.

By hand:

1. Download main.js, manifest.json and styles.css from the latest release.
2. Put them in <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/hollow-knight-hallownest/.
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Community plugins.

Install Style Settings too: the kingdom, the menu style and the visual switches live there.

Kingdom and menu styles

Particles, cards, HUD and bench switches

Privacy

The plugin makes no network requests and collects no data. It only reads your vault to count words, list recent notes and open the targets you choose.

Performance

Particles draw at 30 frames a second (15 under Low power) and stop while Obsidian is in the background or the title tab is hidden. Animations follow your system's reduced motion setting and the theme's Still air switch.

Commands

• Return to the title screen
• Rest at bench (save)
• Show the area title card

License

MIT, see LICENSE. The icons and ornaments are original drawings.

[!WARNING] This is an unofficial fan project, made because the author loves these games. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Team Cherry.