Quick Memos
liqiuyue9597517 downloadsA flomo-style quick capture and card view for your vault.
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Flomo-style quick capture and card view for Obsidian. Jot down ideas in seconds, browse them as cards, filter by tags, and rediscover forgotten thoughts with random review.
All data is stored as local Markdown files — your data, your rules.
Installation
- Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
- Search for "Quick Memos"
- Click Install, then Enable
Alternative: BRAT (beta testing)
- Install BRAT
- BRAT → Add a beta plugin →
https://github.com/Liqiuyue9597/quick-memos
Features
| Category | Feature |
|---|---|
| Capture | Quick capture view with Ctrl+Enter to save |
| Capture | Tag suggestions — recent and frequent tags shown first |
| Capture | Wikilink support — type [[ to search and insert note links |
| Capture | Image attachment (iOS Photos / desktop file picker) |
| Capture | Mood and source metadata (optional) |
| Browse | Card waterfall view with heatmap stats |
| Browse | Filter by tag, date, or keyword |
| Browse | Random review (dice button) |
| Export | Share memo as PNG card image |
| Export | Export filtered memos to Obsidian Canvas |
| Integration | Right-click any text → Save as Memo |
| Integration | ![[memo]] transclusion renders as styled card |
| Integration | iOS Shortcuts via obsidian://memo-view |
| Import | One-click Flomo HTML import with timestamps and tags |
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Memos: Quick capture |
Open the capture view |
Memos: Open Memos view |
Open the card waterfall view |
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter |
Save memo (in capture view) |
[[ |
Open note search for wikilink insertion |
Usage
Quick capture
- Click the ribbon icon or run
Memos: Quick capture - Type your thought
- (Optional) Add tags, mood, source, or images
- Press
Ctrl+Enteror click Save
Card view
- Click any tag to filter
- Click a heatmap cell to filter by date
- Click × on a filter pill to clear
- Click the dice icon for random review
- Click a card to open the source file
- Click the share button to export as image
iOS Shortcuts
Create a home screen shortcut to open Quick Memos directly:
- iOS Shortcuts app → tap +
- Add "Open URL" action → enter
obsidian://memo-view - Name and save the shortcut
Import from Flomo
- Flomo → Settings → Account → Export (download
.zip) - Extract to get the
.htmlfile - Obsidian → Settings → Quick Memos → Import → Choose HTML file
- (Optional) Copy images from
file/into your vault's attachment folder
Import preserves original timestamps, extracts #tags into frontmatter, marks memos with source: "flomo", and deduplicates on re-import.
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Save folder | Memos |
Where memo files are stored |
| Fixed tag | Off | Auto-add a tag to every new memo |
| Enable mood | Off | Show mood emoji picker in capture view |
| Enable source | Off | Show source label picker in capture view |
| Show author name | Off | Display author on exported images |
| Show branding | On | Display "Quick Memos for Obsidian" on exported images |
Memo file format
Each memo is a standalone Markdown file:
---
created: 2026-03-14T14:30:00.000Z
type: memo
tags:
- idea
- project
mood: "\U0001f4a1"
source: "thought"
---
Had a great idea for a new feature today! #excited
All memos have type: memo in frontmatter, making them easy to query with Dataview.
Network disclosure
This plugin makes no network requests. All data stays local in your vault.
FAQ
Where are memos saved?
In the configured save folder (default Memos/). Each memo is a standalone .md file.
Does it work on mobile? Yes. The card view opens automatically on mobile. The capture view adapts to virtual keyboards. iOS users can set up Shortcuts for one-tap access.
How do I back up my memos? Memos are regular Markdown files. Sync with Obsidian Sync, iCloud, Dropbox, or Git.
Can I use this with Dataview?
Yes. Query type: memo in frontmatter. With mood/source enabled, those fields are also available.
Development
npm install # Install dependencies
npm run dev # Dev mode with hot reload
npm run build # Production build
npm run test # Run tests
npm run lint # Lint (matches Obsidian Community Portal checks)