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Templater

silentvoid13silentvoid134.6M downloads

Create and use dynamic templates.

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Templater is a template plugin for Obsidian.md. It defines a templating language that lets you insert variables and functions results into your notes. It will also let you execute JavaScript code manipulating those variables and functions.

Documentation

Check out the complete documentation to start using Templater.

Warning

Templater allows you to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and system commands.

It can be dangerous to execute arbitrary JavaScript code or system commands from untrusted sources. Only run code / commands that you understand, from trusted sources.

Template Showcase / Questions / Ideas / Help

Go to the discussion tab to ask and find this kind of things.

Don't be shy and share your templates created using Templater in the Template Showcase category. Use gists to share the template file.

Resources

A list of useful resources about Templater:

  • @GitMurf quick demo How to setup and run your first Templater JS script: https://github.com/SilentVoid13/Templater/discussions/187
  • @chhoumann Templates showcase: https://github.com/chhoumann/Templater_Templates
  • @zachatoo Templates showcase: https://zachyoung.dev/posts/templater-snippets
  • @lguenth Templates showcase: https://github.com/lguenth/obsidian-templates
  • @tallguyjenks video: https://youtu.be/2234DXKbNgM?t=1944
  • @ProductivityGuru videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSawi0tYPMM

Alternatives

  • https://github.com/chhoumann/quickadd
  • https://github.com/garyng/obsidian-temple
  • https://github.com/avirut/obsidian-metatemplates

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on reporting bugs, proposing features, and submitting pull requests.

License

Templater is licensed under the GNU AGPLv3 license. Refer to LICENSE for more information.

Support

If you want to support the current maintainer (Zachatoo), you can sponsor them on Github (preferred method) or buy them a coffee on Ko-fi.

If you want to support the original creator (SilentVoid13), you can sponsor them on Github (preferred method) or donate something on Paypal.

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Create dynamic templates that insert variables and function results into your notes. Run JavaScript and system commands to compute, transform, or auto-generate content inside your vault.
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Current version
2.22.1
Last updated
Last week
Created
6 years ago
Updates
147 releases
Downloads
4.6M
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.13.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
AGPL-3.0
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