Welcome to a simple and efficient template for Obsidian! This template is designed to help you get started quickly with a structured and efficient note-taking system. Below you will find detailed instructions on how to use and customize this template.
The template is based on this Video from Odysseas
- Download the Template: Clone or download the repository containing this template.
- Rename folder: Rename the folder that was downloaded according to your needs
- Move folder: Move the downloaded folder into your desired location on your file system
- Open in Obsidian: Open the Obsidian program on your desktop and select open vault and there you navigate to the place where you moved the downloaded folder and select open
- Enable Core Plugins: Activate all "Core Plugins" like "Templates" in Obsidian settings if they’re not already enabled.
- Enable Community Plugin: Activate "Dataview" Plugin in the settings under section "Community Plugins"
┌— [Your Vault Name]
├── 1 - Rough Notes
├── 2 - Source Material
├── 3 - Tags
├── 4 - Indexes
├── 5 - Templates
├── 6 - Atomic Notes
- Rough Notes: For unstructured Notes can serve as Content to create Atomic Notes from
- Source Material: All external resources, that where created by someone else like: slides, papers, images, videos etc.
- Tags: Notes that serve as categories (is a best pratice - closer decribed in section 'Design Choses')
- Indexes: Tags that where linked by alot of Notes (is a best pratice - closer decribed in section 'Design Choses')
- Templates: For common structures for Notes like Definitions, Experiments etc.
- Atomic Notes: For Notes that contain the actual content and optimally are split in very small pieces (atomic way)
- press the button on the top left to create a new Note
- Give it a name and write something in it
- Move the Note to the "1 - Rough Notes" folder
- go to your file system and select some pdf document
- drag this file into the best fitting subfolder under the "2 - Source Material" folder
- create new Note (like described in step 1. of Getting Started)
- now tip in ![[--And here the comes the name of the resource file--]]
- Navigate to the
Templatesfolder. - Edit the
.mdfiles to customize them to your workflow. - In Obsidian settings, link the "Templates" plugin to the
Templatesfolder.
- Use the Daily Notes plugin to automatically create a new daily note in the
Daily Notesfolder. - Use predefined templates to quickly create meeting notes, project plans, or other structured content.
Add metadata to your notes using YAML front matter, for example:
---
tags: [project, meeting]
date: 2024-12-23
status: in-progress
---Leverage plugins like Kanban and Dataview for advanced functionality:
- Kanban: Manage tasks visually with drag-and-drop ease.
- Dataview: Query your notes and create dynamic views of your data.
Feel free to customize the folder structure, templates, or metadata to suit your workflow. Here are a few ideas:
- Add more folders, such as
ClientsorIdeas, based on your needs. - Create additional templates for recurring note types.
- Adjust metadata fields to better align with your projects.
- New Notes (connected with Links) for tags focusing on content -> These Notes can later be used as an index (or a MoC) to structure your Notes
- The actual Tags from Obsidian are used for status, types (book, paper, website, etc.) here is a video about it
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, feel free to open an issue or contribute to the repository.
Thank you for using my obsidian template! I hope it helps streamline your Obsidian workflow.