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Note Age Highlighter

ImeMineImeMine96 downloads

Highlights notes in the file explorer when they have not been modified for a configurable number of days.

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An Obsidian plugin that highlights notes in the file explorer when they haven't been modified for a configurable number of days.

The Problem

Your vault grows. Old notes get buried and forgotten. There's no visual signal that a note hasn't been touched in weeks or months.

The Solution

Note Age Highlighter scans your vault and highlights stale notes directly in the file explorer. You set the threshold — the plugin does the rest.

Features

  • Highlights notes older than N days in the file explorer
  • Configurable threshold in days (default: 30)
  • Configurable highlight color (default: #ff6b6b)
  • Uses mtime (last modified time), not creation date
  • Changes apply instantly when you update settings
  • Lightweight — no external dependencies

Settings

  • Threshold in days — notes not modified for longer than this will be highlighted
  • Highlight color — any valid CSS color value (e.g. #ff6b6b, tomato, rgb(255,107,107))

Installation

Manual

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest Release
  2. Copy them to your vault: .obsidian/plugins/note-age-highlighter/
  3. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

Via Community Plugins

Search for Note Age Highlighter in the Obsidian Community Plugins browser.

Support

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Author

Made by ImeMine

License

MIT

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Highlight notes in the file explorer that haven't been modified for a configurable number of days. Set an age threshold and highlight color to mark stale files using last-modified time (mtime); changes apply instantly and the plugin remains lightweight and dependency-free.
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Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
3 months ago
Created
3 months ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
96
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.5.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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