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Card View Switcher

qawatakeqawatake8k downloads

Quick switcher with card view.

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This plugin provides a quick switcher with card view. Just execute command Card View Switcher: Open switcher.

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Search Modes

There are three search modes.

Recent Search

Searches the contents and file names of the 10 most recently opened files.

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Normal search

Search by all file names. To switch to the normal search, prefix your search term with ' or Space.

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Random search

Search by all file names and randomly choose 10 of them. To switch to the random search, prefix your search term with ;.

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About
Open Card View Switcher to browse and select notes in a card-style quick switcher. Search in three modes: recent (search contents and filenames of the 10 most recently opened files), normal (search all filenames; prefix query with ' or a leading space), or random (search all filenames and randomly pick 10; prefix with ;).
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Details
Current version
0.4.6
Last updated
2 days ago
Created
5 years ago
Updates
22 releases
Downloads
8k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.12.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
MIT
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Author
qawatakeqawatake
github.com/qawatake/obsidian-binary-file-manager-plugin
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  4. Card View Switcher

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