PodNotes

Take notes on podcasts without leaving Obsidian.
Listen beside your notes, capture timestamps that link back to the moment, and create a note for any episode.

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What you can do

• Listen beside your notes. Search Apple Podcasts or paste any RSS feed, then play audio and video with chapters, the feed's transcript, speed control, a queue, and playlists.
• Capture the moment. One command inserts a timestamp link, such as 00:12:41, into your note. Select it later to play from that second.
• Create a note for any episode. A template fills in the show, date, description, and a link that resumes playback. Browse the notes as a table with Obsidian Bases.
• Take it with you. PodNotes works on iOS and Android. Download episodes for offline listening, or play your own audio and video files.
• Transcribe episodes. Save the transcript a podcast publishes for free, or transcribe the audio with your own OpenAI or Deepgram key.
• Build your own workflows. Use the commands, the JavaScript API, and QuickAdd.

Get started

PodNotes needs Obsidian 1.13 or later.

1. In Obsidian, open Settings → Community plugins. If you see Exit Restricted mode, select it. Select Browse, search for PodNotes, then select Install and Enable.
2. In the PodNotes view, which opens in the right sidebar, search for a show or paste its RSS feed URL, then select the show.
3. On the show's page, select an episode to play it.
4. In a note in editing view, run PodNotes: Capture Timestamp, or select Timestamp in the player.

Getting started walks through each step.

Learn more

• Use PodNotes on your phone
• Capture timestamps
• Create episode notes
• Sync between devices
• FAQ

Help and contributing

To report a bug or suggest an idea, open an issue. To work on PodNotes itself, read CONTRIBUTING.md.

PodNotes is free and open source under the MIT license. If it helps you, you can support its development.