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Unique Tab Labels

stephencarbonistephencarboni192 downloads

Attempts to make tab labels unique by prefixing the filename with the parent folders.

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This Obsidian plugin attempts to make tab labels unique by prefixing the filename with the parent folders. If adding one parent folder does not result in unique labels, another is added, and so on.

screenshot

Note that I'm using Bradley Wyatt's Autofit Tabs plugin in this screenshot.

Installation

Search "Unique Tab Labels" in the community plugins browser in Obsidian and install from there.

Usage

Simply enable the plugin. There are no settings.

Limitations

This plugin modifies Obsidian's tab labels by patching the rendered tab-header DOM. Obsidian does not currently expose a public API for changing built-in tab labels, so future Obsidian updates may break the plugin.

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Make tab labels unique by prefixing filenames with parent folder names, adding additional parents until each label is distinct. Keep labels minimal by only adding as many folder levels as needed.
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Current version
2026.5.11
Last updated
4 months ago
Created
4 months ago
Updates
2 releases
Downloads
192
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.12.7+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
0BSD
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Author
stephencarbonistephencarboni
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