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Follow Obsidian updates and improvements.

Shiny new things

  • Page preview can now be configured to require Ctrl/Cmd on hover for each component independently.
  • A new option in the About section can now let you specify a folder name for the vault config different than .obsidian. It must still begin with a dot, and must be a valid folder under the vault root. This supersedes the .obsidian.nosync fallback from the last release.

Improvements

  • Hardware acceleration has been moved to an advanced section.
  • Mermaid.js has been upgraded to 8.9.2.

No longer broken

  • Empty aliases in frontmatter should no longer cause the backlink pane to spin forever.
  • Sync should now properly delete folders with .DS_Store.

No longer broken

  • Fixed CSS snippets stopped working.

Improvements

  • Hover previews now always requires holding Cmd/Ctrl.
  • Markdown auto-pairing for =, ~ and $ now only works when you are selecting text. Auto-pairing as you type was an undesirable behavior that was quite annoying for these characters.
  • Introduced auto-pairing for comments %, also only happens when you are selecting text.
  • Obsidian Sync now no longer cause a few characters of glitching when receiving multiple changes over a high latency network.
  • Obsidian Sync will now ignore files with illegal characters when downloading, rather than constantly running into an error and retrying.
  • File Recovery will now retry saving files that has been edited but was still in the cooldown period.
  • It is now possible to rename .obsidian to .obsidian.nosync to prevent iCloud from syncing the config folder. Make sure to close the app before the rename.

No longer broken

  • Fixed publish unable to upload publish.js.
  • Fixed swapping panes causes one of them to shrink.
  • Disabled plugins now properly disables the previously selected hotkeys.
  • Fixed file property of new URI handler not working without a parent folder.
  • The active pane will now be properly restored between restarts of the app.
  • Pressing End will now properly go to the line end in tables.
  • Fixed title and body flashes to "No file" briefly when switching notes.

Developers

  • There is now a mobile emulation flag that can be used to emulate mobile mode. Use app.emulateMobile(true) to turn on emulation and app.emulateMobile(false) to turn off.
  • Officially starting to discourage the use of CodeMirror 5's API if possible, and migrate to using the Editor interface. The Editor interface supports Obsidian Mobile and will be used to power the future WYSIWYG mode. We will gradually add any missing APIs to ensure feature compatibility with the older CM5 API when possible.
  • Fix iCloud sync not downloading whole vault.
  • Fix unable to save/move files to Obsidian's iCloud folder.
  • Sync will now ignore paths with invalid characters.
  • Fixed Obsidian URI executes twice on first starting.
  • Also includes updates up to Obsidian desktop v0.11.10.
  • Improved iCloud performance (Should no longer lag or freeze).
  • You can now add local Obsidian vaults, sub folders, and files to other apps in Files.
  • Improved Obsidian Sync reliability.

Shiny new things

  • Backlinks and unlinked mentions can now be filtered using a search query.
  • Several new features for Obsidian Publish:
    • Option to insert a Google Analytics code (make sure your local regulations allows). Note that this is only available for sites under a custom domain.
    • Option to run JavaScript on your site, by uploading a file named publish.js in the root of your vault. Note that this is only available for sites under a custom domain.
    • An option to redirect visitors from publish.obsidian.md to your custom domain.
    • Password protected sites on custom domains should now work even if third party cookies are blocked.

Improvements

  • Hotkeys in Obsidian will now override default hotkeys set by the CodeMirror editor, which previously would also be triggered, causing confusing behavior.
  • On Windows and Linux, the non-standard editor hotkeys Ctrl+Up/Down, Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down and Alt+Left/Right have been removed to avoid confusion.
  • On macOS, the Option+B/F/D hotkeys have been removed, and will now insert the special symbols ƒ and normally.
  • On macOS, the legacy emacs navigation key bindings for the editor can now be disabled in the editor settings.
  • Obsidian will now restore windows to your main screen on startup if they are off-screen, which could be caused by removing a monitor that was previously connected.
  • Improved Tibetan language behavior in search and auto-complete.

No longer broken

  • tiff files are no longer listed as supported images. The browser engine didn't support it in the first place.
  • Sync should no longer get stuck on files larger than 100mb.
  • Added obsidian:// URI handler.
  • Added "Insert attachment" toolbar item (needs to be configured).
  • Fixed iCloud files with spaces and special characters don't refresh when they're edited elsewhere.
  • Fixed left drawer animation.
  • Fixed cursor goes under toolbar when pressing enter.
  • Fixed small editor glitch with Japanese and Chinese input.
  • Fixed copy to clipboard on Android.

No longer broken

  • Fixed crash on new vault.
  • Fixed plugin tabs not added to the correct setting section.

Improvements

  • Clicking on a search result will now expand any folded regions to highlight the match.
  • Improved initial cache loading performance when vault has lots of resource/media files.

No longer broken

  • Fixed nested section: search always matched files with no headings.
  • Fixed file:/// image and iframe paths for MacOS and Linux.
  • Fixed clicking on a link suggestion doesn't do anything.
  • File recovery items can now be scrolled.
  • Sync will no longer get stuck trying to delete a folder that has files inside.
  • Fixed file explorer glitching out when there are many hidden unsupported files.
  • Fixed saving files always corrupts files larger than 5MB.
  • Community plugins can now be installed. Some of them might not work correctly.
  • You can now rename and delete vaults.
  • Fixed Audio Recorder for Android. iOS waiting for Apple's bugfix coming in iOS 14.5.
  • Fixed broken creation and modified dates on iOS.
  • Added file context menu in right sidebar.
  • Added file context menu when long-hold three dot menu on the top right, as a shortcut for the one in the sidebar.
  • Added long-hold file context menu in file explorer.
  • Fixed side drawers titles & icons sometimes not updated.
  • Improved Obsidian Sync version history interface.
  • Fixed animation glitches.
  • Fixed notices not showing up in the correct spot.
  • Tons of small UI tweaks for mobile interface.

Shiny new things

  • There is now a new File Recovery core plugin that keeps snapshots of your most recently edited files for recovery. This can be used to restore lost data in cases where a computer crash causes a file to be corrupted, or when a plugin malfunction causes a file to be wiped.
  • You can now nest a section: search within another one to search for sub-headings. For example, section:(Heading1 section:(Subheading))
  • There is now an option to disable GPU acceleration, especially helpful for those experiencing kernel panics and graphical glitches on MacOS.

Improvements

  • Embedded query blocks will now exclude its own block when searching.
  • Folder auto-complete for setting options that take a path is will now match case-insensitive.
  • There is now an option to switch vault when the app encounters an error when loading the vault.
  • Vim mode now has a confirmation dialog to prevent it from being accidentally turned on.
  • "Open today's note" command has been tweaked to "Open today's daily note" to avoid confusion.

No longer broken

  • Fix heading and list folding not persisted properly.
  • Fix the link suggestion box stuck on page when opening a links using hotkey.
  • Fixed rare case of Sync getting stuck on a merge failure.
  • The global action bar from the left swipe menu has been replaced with a ribbon that works identically to the desktop version.
  • Command palette, and all the core plugin actions are now available from the ribbon.
  • New option to close panes in right drawer.
  • iOS: Fixed app zooms in when taking some actions.
  • iOS: Can now double-tap to select words.
  • iOS: Screen doesn't fade when scrolling with cursor on a link.
  • iOS: Graph no longer crash the app on closing.
  • iOS: Fixed status bar text unreadable on light theme.
  • Can now press enter in a blockquote.
  • Tap on outline item now closes the outline.
  • Keyboard retract on search to give more space.
  • Performance improvements for animations.
  • Lots of small UI tweaks to make various elements size correctly, overflow nicely, scrollable and fit within the viewport.

Shiny new things

  • A new command has been added for opening a new workspace while saving the current one.
  • Obsidian Sync will now automatically merge sync conflicts instead of overwriting the file. Note that this only applies to .md files.
  • When a change is made to a note on disk, but you also have changes in Obsidian that hasn't been auto-saved (within 2 seconds), the two versions will now be merged automatically. Previously the app would discard any unsaved changes causing you to lose a few characters typed.

Improvements

  • Search will no longer get stuck if some note failed to load due to a filesystem error.
  • When opening a note fails due to a filesystem error, it will no longer be possible to accidentally save the contents of the previously opened note on the newly opened note.

No longer broken

  • Fixed a rare case sync race condition on high latency network when running on multiple devices. This would previously undo the last few characters typed into the document.

No longer broken

  • Toggle checklist now works again when the line is empty.
  • Fixed link suggestion incorrectly positioned sometimes, overlapping the link itself.
  • Fixed tables wrapping in edit mode.
  • Search suggestions should now be correctly rendered.
  • Fixed scroll sync with embeds that contain lists.

Shiny new things

  • You can now start a timelapse graph animation using a command.
  • You can now reorder graph color groups by drag and drop on the color picker.
  • There is now a new command to toggle the spellchecker.

Improvements

  • We've removed the hotkey Ctrl/Cmd+R which previously reloads the app. It is now a command that can be customized, and is not assigned to any hotkey by default.
  • Link auto-complete will now stay when no results are found, so that hotkeys like Tab and Enter will work consistently.
  • The language you choose will now be applied to the locale of moment.js, which affects the language generated from your date formats.
  • There is now a count for number of community plugins installed.
  • Clicking on a suggested item in search will automatically add double quotes " for paths that contain spaces.

No longer broken

  • / will no longer show up twice in the forbidden characters list.
  • Fixed Ctrl+Click on MacOS not working as right click in graph view.
  • Fixed middle click not working on graph view to open in new pane.
  • Changing ignored folders or changing file type filters should no longer cause sync to delete some files accidentally.

Shiny new things

  • Obsidian Publish now has an option to block search engines from indexing your site.

No longer broken

  • Fixed couldn't drag and drop text around the editor.
  • Drag and drop files from the system explorer has been restored to copy the file into the vault by default. Holding Ctrl will create a link instead.

No longer broken

  • Fenced code blocks are now properly styled.
  • The obsidian:// URL handler won't be registered again if it's already registered with the operating system, which causes a permission prompt on Linux snap.
  • Fixed custom CSS not hot-reloading when the file has been changed.
  • Clicking on links to create a folder structure should now display those folders properly in the file explorer.
  • On MacOS, to drag and drop files on panes, you now have to hold Shift instead of Alt due to MacOS overriding the Alt-drop behavior.
  • On MacOS, to drag and drop files from the system explorer and copy the file into the vault, you now have to hold Ctrl instead of Cmd due to a similar issue.
  • Fixed vaults not working inside an emulated file system, such as a Cryptomator drive.

Shiny new things

  • Obsidian will now recognize symlinks or folder junctions inside the vault. They are supported, but not recommended because of the many issues they can cause. Learn more.
  • You can now change the sorting order when browsing community plugins by alphabetical, initial release, or download count.
  • When you drag and drop files from your native file explorer into Obsidian, it will now default to creating file:/// absolute links. Holding the Ctrl/Cmd key will copy the files into your vault like it did previously.
  • There is now a command to toggle comments. By default it's Ctrl/Cmd + /.

Improvements

  • Clicking on links to notes that haven't been created will now create the folder structure if the parent folders don't yet exist.
  • Global search will now find attachments as well if you use file: or path: operators.
  • You can now use <iframe> to embed even more sites that previously wouldn't show. This is done by patching the Content-Security-Policy header containing frame-ancestors that some websites use to prevent embedding.
  • When looking through the version history of Obsidian Sync, you can now select and copy the file contents for each specific version.
  • Hovering Markdown links in edit mode will now highlight them.
  • Korean handling has been improved to perform character match instead of word match for unlinked mentions and quoted searches.

No longer broken

  • Image embeds will no longer go to the next line.
  • Fixed lag when typing at the end of a large document.
  • Graph color groups no longer reset to black for some colors.
  • Moving a file will no longer show a "successfully renamed" message.
  • The toggle highlights command/hotkey will now toggle properly for multi-line selections.

Shiny new things

  • You can divide nodes in graph view into groups based on queries, and customize the color of each group. Color all the nodes!
  • Folding is now persisted for edit mode and preview mode.
  • You can now create a new note with an optional content using the Obsidian URI. More details.
  • There is now an official Hook integration using the Obsidian URI.
  • You are now allowed to use more special characters on MacOS and Linux, such as ? and *. Keep in mind that if you synchronize your files with a Windows machine, those will not work.
  • When right clicking a link, there is now an option to rename the target file.
  • You can now hover search results, backlinks, and unlinked mentions to preview the match using the page preview plugin.
  • There's now an option to automatically open your daily note whenever you open your vault.

Improvements

  • Folding is now persisted for folders in file explorer.
  • Folding is now persisted for graph control sections.
  • Folding is now persisted for nested tags.
  • You can now use file:/// absolute paths to embed images and iframes from your local machine.
  • You can now hold Alt to drop a file anywhere on a pane to open it there, rather than having to drop it in the header.
  • Graph filters will now automatically apply after you finish typing.
  • Block references to list items now scrolls and highlights the exact list item, instead of the whole list.
  • Clicking on link to notes that don't yet exist will now open the newly created note in edit mode.

No longer broken

  • Playing a video in a hover preview no longer causes the video to continue playing after the preview is closed.
  • Preview panes will now attempt to keep your scroll location when you resize or split the pane.
  • Clicking on a search result now scrolls all linked panes to the result location.
  • Word count now properly counts Tamil letters.

Developers

  • There is now an API available to handle URI actions using the obsidian:// protocol. Look for the function Plugin.registerObsidianProtocolHandler(action, handler).
  • You can now use App.fileManager to rename files and update links.
  • You can now use Workspace.onLayoutReady(callback) to have a callback run if and when the app's layout is ready. This replaces the previous pattern
    if (workspace.layoutReady) {
      callback();
    } else {
      workspace.on('layout-ready', callback);
    }
    

Improvements

  • Graph view can now zoom out more.
  • Sync will no longer accidentally sync a new vault if the .obsidian folder was copied.

No longer broken

  • Fixed opening a note in the current pane does not focus on the editor.
  • Pressing Tab after typing in the file name bar should also focus on the editor.
  • Revert mermaid patch which caused links to stop working.
  • Fixed buttons in global search pane disappearing when pane is small.
  • Fixed Markdown links sometimes not properly converting for space character.