Random Note Filters
siulved5427 downloadsOpen or link a random note from a folder, tag, property or the current search results.
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Open or link a random note from a folder, tag, property or the current search results.
The core Random note command draws from the whole vault. This plugin lets you narrow the draw, avoids repeating the notes it picked lately, and keeps private or template notes out of it. It works offline and on mobile.
Usage
Run these from the command palette (there is no default hotkey: set yours in Settings → Hotkeys):
- Open a random note: any note in the vault.
- Open a random note in the current folder: includes its subfolders (for a note in the vault root, the whole vault).
- Open a random note sharing a tag with this one: picks one of the current note's tags, nested tags included.
- Open a random note from the search results: run a search in the core Search pane first, then draw from what it lists.
- Open a random note that nothing links to: rediscover orphans.
- Open a random note with a tag..., in a folder... or with a property value...: a searchable list with the number of notes in each.
- Open another random note with the same filter: roll again without choosing again.
- Insert a link to a random note and ... from the search results: put a link at the cursor, or over the selection, in one undo step.
A draw never returns the note you are on. It also skips the last 20 notes it picked (change it in the settings), so a small set is walked through completely before anything repeats. The list is shared by all the commands.
Settings
- Open the note in the current tab, a new tab or a split.
- How many recent picks to avoid, or zero to allow repeats.
- Folders and tags to leave out of every draw (nested tags count:
privatealso leaves outprivate/work). - A short notice with the size of the draw, and an optional dice button in the ribbon.
Notes
- Only Markdown notes are drawn, not images or PDFs.
- The search-results commands read the list shown by the core Search pane through an internal that Obsidian does not document. If a future version of Obsidian removes it, those two commands say so and the rest keep working.
- Nothing leaves your device. The plugin stores your settings and the list of recent picks in its own
data.json.
Installation
In Obsidian, open Settings → Community plugins → Browse and search for "Random Note Filters".
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Open or link a random Markdown note from your vault, a folder, tag, property value, or the current search results. Exclude private or template notes, skip recently-picked notes to avoid repeats, and roll again or insert a random link into the current note. Run offline and on mobile.Details
Current version
0.1.0
Last updated
6 days ago
Created
Last week
Updates
1 release
Downloads
27
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.16.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT