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Follow Obsidian updates and improvements.
February 18, 2026

Improvements

CLI

  • Added help <command> to get help with a specific command.
  • Added --help as an alias for the help command.
  • Added daily:path command to get the expected daily note path.
  • Added rename command.
  • Split the search command into search and search:context.
  • Added descriptions to filter parameters in help output.
  • CLI commands now default to silent operation and doesn't expect an active file by default.
    • the all parameter has been replaced by active (to target active file)
    • the silent parameter has been replaced by open to open the target
  • The CLI now ignores unrecognized flags starting with --.
  • Changed the CLI setup cancel button to say "Skip" to indicate the step is optional.

Bases

  • Added the ability to import files into Bases via drag and drop.
  • file.linksTo() treats files embedded within a Canvas as links.

Other

  • Added new "Copy image" menu item when right-clicking on an image.
  • Copying text from the editor now includes HTML formatting, making it easier to paste into apps like Google Docs.
  • Obsidian Sync now logs when files were skipped for being too large.
  • Improved fuzzy search results when the query contains spaces.
  • Opening files in an external application now shows a confirmation dialog for added safety.
  • Added a warning when attempting to open an executable file.

No longer broken

  • Fixed a bug where notices would stop appearing after being dismissed.
  • Fixed the outline view flickering while typing.
  • Fixed scroll position not updating after changing the row height in Bases table view.
  • Bases: Fixed search input text overlapping with the result count if the input text is long.
  • Fixed "More options" menu not closing when clicking the "..." button in a pop-out window.
  • Fixed the app restart sometimes leaving the app in a broken quitting state.
  • Fixed obsidian:// URIs not working if the CLI was not enabled.
  • Fixed list properties not showing edit and remove options in the context menu when right-clicking a link inside a list item.
  • CLI: Fixed commands not working with unicode characters.
  • CLI: Fixed pasting.
  • CLI: Fixed commands running before the workspace finished loading.
  • CLI: Fixed erroneously operating on the current vault when the specified vault is not found.
  • CLI: Fixed arguments with colons not being handled correctly on Windows.
  • macOS: The dock icon is no longer shown during CLI invocations.

Developers

  • If your theme or snippet updates the macOS traffic light position using the new CSS variables, these offsets are now applied immediately when the app loads.