How to Install a Local Plugin in Obsidian (Step-by-Step Guide)
Learn how to manually install any local or beta plugin in Obsidian: even if it's not in the community store. A complete visual guide with screenshots.
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Learn how to manually install any local or beta plugin in Obsidian: even if it's not in the community store. A complete visual guide with screenshots.

Supercharge your vault in 2026 with these essential plugins for sync, visualization, planning, writing, and aesthetics.
by Michael Brenan
Treat your vault as a database. Query, filter, sort, and display data from your Markdown notes using a powerful query language similar to SQL. Essential for building dashboards, MOCs, and automated lists.
by SilentVoid
A powerful template engine for Obsidian. Define templates with dynamic commands, JavaScript execution, user prompts, and system commands. Far more powerful than core templates.
by Zsolt Viczián
A full-featured drawing and diagramming tool embedded directly in Obsidian. Create hand-drawn-style diagrams, mind maps, wireframes, and illustrations linked to your notes.
by Matthew Meyers
Create Markdown-backed Kanban boards in Obsidian. Manage projects, track tasks, and organize workflows with drag-and-drop cards: all stored as plain Markdown.
by Martin Schenck & Clare Macrae
Task management inside Obsidian. Track tasks across your entire vault with due dates, recurrence, priorities, filters, and global queries. Works with any note.
by Liam Cain
A simple calendar widget for Obsidian. Visualize and navigate your daily notes from a clean sidebar calendar. Click any date to open or create its daily note.
by Vinzent
Back up your vault with Git. Automatic commits, push/pull, diff view, and history: all without leaving Obsidian. Works with GitHub, GitLab, and any Git remote.
by remotely-save
Sync your vault across devices for free using S3, Dropbox, OneDrive, Backblaze B2, or WebDAV. The #1 alternative to Obsidian's paid Sync.
by Nick Milo
The renowned LYT (Linking Your Thinking) starter vault. A complete system for building a personal knowledge management workflow with Maps of Content (MOCs), home notes, and daily workflows. The gold standard for PKM setups.
PKM Systemby Obsidian Community
The community-maintained knowledge base for everything Obsidian. Contains documentation, plugin guides, theme showcases, workflow tips, and community resources: all inside an Obsidian vault.
Community & Docsby Whyl / PKM-er
A demonstration vault showcasing the full power of the Blue Topaz theme. Includes example notes, dashboards, CSS snippets, and creative layouts to inspire your own setup.
Theme Showcaseby masonlr
A collection of starter vault templates for common use cases: Zettelkasten, PARA method, GTD, journaling, and more. Great for new users looking for a structured starting point.
Starter Templatesby SlRvb
The documentation vault for the ITS Theme, packed with examples of custom callouts, image adjustments, Kanban styling, and creative CSS techniques you can apply to any vault.
Theme Showcaseby cotemaxime
An Obsidian vault template implementing Tiago Forte's PARA method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives). Pre-configured folder structure, templates, and workflows to get started immediately.
PKM System