Zoom MyNotes Sync

Obsidian desktop plugin that deploys and controls a Python + Playwright backend to download Zoom AI Companion / My Notes transcripts into your vault.

What it does

• Deploy wizard — creates a Python .venv, installs dependencies, prepares the transcripts folder, registers a background job every 30 minutes, and ensures the plugin files are in the vault
• Background jobs by OS
  • Windows — Task Scheduler (or the backend’s scripts/register-task.ps1 when present)
  • macOS — user LaunchAgent (launchd)
  • Linux — user crontab entry
• Sync now / Login commands and a ribbon button
• Settings — path to the Python sync repo, transcripts folder, headless browser mode, auto-sync interval
• Sets ZOOM_TRANSCRIPTS_DIR to <vault>/<output folder> on every run so notes land in your vault
• Sets ZOOM_BROWSER_CHANNEL to msedge on Windows and chromium on macOS/Linux (overridable)

The Python sync backend is bundled inside the plugin. Deploy wizard installs it automatically under your vault config folder — no separate clone or path setup.

Requirements

• Obsidian desktop (Windows, macOS, or Linux)
• Network access on first deploy (downloads portable Python if needed, plus Playwright browser bits)
• Browser:
  • Windows: Microsoft Edge preferred
  • macOS / Linux: Chromium (installed by deploy)

Install in Obsidian

Option A — Community plugins (after approval)

Once this plugin is listed in the Obsidian community plugin directory:

1. Open Settings → Community plugins.
2. If needed, turn off Restricted mode.
3. Click Browse.
4. Search for Zoom MyNotes Sync.
5. Click Install, then Enable.
6. Continue with First-time setup below.

Option B — BRAT (recommended while waiting for community review)

BRAT installs plugins directly from GitHub releases.

1. Install BRAT from Community plugins (obsidian42-brat).

2. Open Settings → BRAT → Add beta plugin.

3. Paste:

   https://github.com/script-repo/Zoom-MyNotes-Obsidian-plugin
   

4. Choose the latest release version when prompted.

5. Enable Zoom MyNotes Sync under Settings → Community plugins.

6. Continue with First-time setup.

Option C — Manual install from a GitHub release

1. Open the latest release.

2. Download these three files (do not download source zip only):

   • main.js
   • manifest.json
   • styles.css

3. In your vault, create this folder (create .obsidian / plugins if missing):

   <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/zoom-mynotes-sync/
   

   The folder name must match the plugin id: zoom-mynotes-sync.

4. Copy the three files into that folder. You should have:

   <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/zoom-mynotes-sync/main.js
   <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/zoom-mynotes-sync/manifest.json
   <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/zoom-mynotes-sync/styles.css
   

5. In Obsidian: Settings → Community plugins — turn off Restricted mode if it is on.

6. Click Reload plugins (or restart Obsidian).

7. Find Zoom MyNotes Sync in the installed list and toggle it on.

8. Continue with First-time setup.

Option D — Build from source (developers)

git clone https://github.com/script-repo/Zoom-MyNotes-Obsidian-plugin.git
cd Zoom-MyNotes-Obsidian-plugin
npm install
npm run build

Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into:

<YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/zoom-mynotes-sync/

Or install straight into a vault:

# macOS / Linux
npm run install-vault -- "/path/to/your/vault"

# Windows (PowerShell)
npm run install-vault -- "D:\path\to\your\vault"

Then enable the plugin in Obsidian and reload.

First-time setup

1. Enable the plugin, then run Open deploy wizard (command palette or settings).
2. Click Run full deploy. This automatically:
   • installs the bundled Python backend under <vault>/<configDir>/zoom-mynotes-backend
   • uses system Python if present, otherwise downloads a portable CPython
   • creates .venv, pip installs dependencies
   • installs Playwright browser bits (Edge on Windows, Chromium on macOS/Linux)
   • creates the vault transcripts folder (default mynotes)
   • registers a background job every 30 minutes (Task Scheduler / launchd / cron)
3. Run Login (interactive SSO) once and complete Zoom sign-in in the browser.
4. Run Sync now (ribbon or command palette).

Transcripts appear under the configured vault folder (default mynotes/), often with month subfolders.

The only interactive step after deploy is Zoom login (SSO cannot be automated without your credentials).

Commands

Settings

Privacy

• Meeting titles are not written to logs unless you enable Log meeting titles.
• Auth state is stored by the Python/Playwright backend on disk under the sync repo, not in Obsidian cloud sync by this plugin.

Troubleshooting

Development

npm install
npm run dev      # watch build → main.js
npm run build    # production build

Release checklist (maintainers)

1. Bump version in manifest.json and package.json (same value, no v prefix).

2. Add "<version>": "<minAppVersion>" to versions.json.

3. Commit and push to main.

4. Tag and push the version (triggers .github/workflows/release.yml):

   git tag 1.0.0
   git push origin 1.0.0
   

5. Confirm the GitHub Release attaches main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css.

Obsidian loads community installs from GitHub release assets, not from the git tree alone. The manifest.json at the repo root must match the latest release tag.

Community plugin directory

To list this plugin in Obsidian’s Community plugins browser, a pull request is opened against obsidianmd/obsidian-releases adding an entry to community-plugins.json:

{
  "id": "zoom-mynotes-sync",
  "name": "Zoom MyNotes Sync",
  "author": "DaemonBehr",
  "description": "Deploy and run Zoom Notes transcript sync into this vault (Python + Playwright backend).",
  "repo": "script-repo/Zoom-MyNotes-Obsidian-plugin"
}

Requirements before/during review:

• Public GitHub repo with a clear README
• At least one GitHub Release whose tag equals manifest.json → version, with main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css attached
• id never changes after publish (zoom-mynotes-sync)
• Desktop-only and process-spawning plugins receive stricter review

Until the PR is merged, use BRAT or manual install above.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.