Photo Search

Jump from a daily note (or any note that links to daily notes) straight to a Google Photos or Immich search for that date.

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fab4e2d7-88f5-480f-8692-601013330875

Dev

npm install
npm run build

Install ("official" plugin)

• Search for "Photo Search" in the obsidian community plugin registry
• Here's a direct link to the community plugin

Install (manual)

0. Make sure you have the main.js file built (see dev instructions)
1. Copy main.js and manifest.json into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/photo-date-search/
2. Enable "Photo Search" in Settings → Community plugins.

Commands

• Search photos for this note's date — parses the active note's filename using your Daily Notes format (or an override in settings).
• Search photos for a date mentioned in this note — collects the note's own date, all outgoing links/embeds/frontmatter links whose target names parse as dates, and all backlinks from daily notes. One date → opens immediately; multiple → fuzzy picker.

URL mechanics

• Google Photos: https://photos.google.com/search/<Month D, YYYY> search endpoint accepts natural-language dates. Being https, it's a universal/app link, so on iOS/Android it opens the Google Photos app when installed.
• Immich: <base>/search?query=<urlencoded JSON> with takenAfter/takenBefore set to local-day boundaries (ISO with offset).

Settings

• Default provider: Google Photos / Immich / Ask each time
• Immich base URL (empty disables Immich)
• Daily note date format override + extra comma-separated formats to try on linked note names (strict Moment parsing, so "Meeting Notes" won't false-positive)