Monthly notes

An Obsidian plugin to create or open this month's note with a single click.

This project attempts to replicate the features of the core Daily Note plugin without adding additional features. Many of the other similar plugins add tons of complexity. We're trying for small and simple.

Usage

• Click the calendar ribbon icon, or
• Run the Open monthly note command from the command palette.

If this month's note already exists, it opens. Otherwise it's created (along with its folder, if needed) and opened.

Settings

• Date format — how notes are named. Pick a preset or a custom moment.js format (default: YYYY-MM).
• New file location — the folder new notes are placed in.
• Template file location — a note to use as a template for new monthly notes.

Template variables

Templates support the following placeholders:

{{date}} and {{time}} accept an optional moment.js format after a colon — e.g. {{date:dddd}} → Tuesday, {{time:h:mm A}} → 2:30 PM.

Development

bun install
bun run dev    # build and watch
bun test       # run tests
bun run build  # production build