# Obsidian-Templates **Repository Path**: xiewangsun/Obsidian-Templates ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: Obsidian-Templates - **Description**: No description available - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: MIT - **Default Branch**: main - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2026-05-09 - **Last Updated**: 2026-05-09 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README ![](https://badgen.net/github/release/groepl/Obsidian-Templates?icon=github) ![](https://badgen.net/github/releases/groepl/Obsidian-Templates?icon=github) ![](https://badgen.net/github/watchers/groepl/Obsidian-Templates?icon=github) ![](https://badgen.net/github/stars/groepl/Obsidian-Templates?icon=github) ![](https://badgen.net/mastodon/follow/groepl@darmstadt.social?icon=github) ![](https://badgen.net/twitter/follow/groepl?icon=twitter) ![](https://badgen.net/github/license/groepl/Obsidian-Templates?icon=github) # Obsidian-Templates for Zettelkasten A repository containing templates and scripts for #Obsidian to support the #Zettelkasten method for note-taking. ## Obsidian Obsidian is a note-taking and knowledge management app from Shida Li and Erica Xu. It works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files and lets you turn a collection of plain text files into a rich network of linked thought. More about: https://obsidian.md ## Zettelkasten Zettelkasten is a personal tool for thinking and writing created by Niklas Luhmann. It has hypertextual features to make a web of thought possible. The difference to other systems is that you create a web of thoughts instead of notes of arbitrary size and form, and emphasize connection, not a collection. More about: https://www.soenkeahrens.de/en/takesmartnotes ## Usage Copy templates to your Obsidian template folder location to make them available as templates within Obsidian. More about: https://help.obsidian.md/Plugins/Templates Or use it as part of the [Obsidian-Zettelkasten-Starter-Kit](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Zettelkasten-Starter-Kit). ### Six Mandatory Obsidian Plugins - [Book Search](https://github.com/anpigon/obsidian-book-search-plugin) - Easily creates book notes from Google Books API. - [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - Provides a query language for filtering, sorting, and extracting data from Markdown pages. - [Frontmatter Tag Suggest](https://github.com/jmilldotdev/obsidian-frontmatter-tag-suggest) - Autocompletes tags in the YAML frontmatter. - [Projects](https://github.com/marcusolsson/obsidian-projects) - Manage and visualize notes for project management. ⚡⚡⚡ No longer active since May, 2025. - [Update Time on Edit](https://github.com/beaussan/update-time-on-edit-obsidian) - Saves the metadata of the file with the time it was updated. - [Wikipedia](https://github.com/jmilldotdev/obsidian-wikipedia) - Gets the first section of Wikipedia and pastes it into your active note. ### Eleven Optional Obsidian Plugin - [Auto Link Title](https://github.com/zolrath/obsidian-auto-link-title) - Fetches the webpage to extract link titles when they're pasted, creating a markdown link with the correct title set. - [Banners](https://github.com/noatpad/obsidian-banners) - Adds banner images to your notes. - [Callout Manager](https://github.com/eth-p/obsidian-callout-manager) - Creating and configuring callouts. - [Charts](https://github.com/phibr0/obsidian-charts) - Easily create interactive charts for your notes. - [File Explorer Note Count](https://github.com/ozntel/file-explorer-note-count) - Shows number of elements under all available folders within file explorer. - [Homepage](https://github.com/mirnovov/obsidian-homepage) - Use any note, canvas, or workspace as a homepage - [Paste image rename](https://github.com/reorx/obsidian-paste-image-rename) - Allows to rename the image if you want images to be named and organized clearly. - [PlantUML](https://github.com/joethei/obsidian-plantuml) - Renders PlantUML Diagrams in Obsidian. - [Table-to-CSV-Exporter](https://github.com/metawops/obsidian-table-to-csv-export) - Exports table data from reading mode into a CSV file. - [Tag Wrangler](https://github.com/pjeby/tag-wrangler) - Rename, merge, toggle, and search the tag pane. - [View Count](https://github.com/decaf-dev/obsidian-view-count) - Tracks the view count for each file in your vault. ## Basic Template Structure ## List of Templates You first may have a look at my note examples created from these templates: [EXAMPLES](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md). ### 2_Literature Notes - [Book Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/4_Book%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [Book Search](https://github.com/anpigon/obsidian-book-search-plugin) + [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Person Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/4_Person%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Quote Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/4_Quote%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Recipe Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/4_Recipe%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Term Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/4_Term%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) + [Wikipedia](https://github.com/jmilldotdev/obsidian-wikipedia) - [Tool Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/4_Tool%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) ### 3_Permanent Notes - [Note Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/3_Note%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Prompt Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/3_Prompt%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Question Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/3_Question%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) ### 4_Project Notes - [E-book Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/6_E-book%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [Better Word Count](https://github.com/lukeleppan/better-word-count) + -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Post Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/6_Post%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) ### 5_Structures - [BuJo - Future Log](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_BuJo%20-%20Future%20Log.md) - [BuJo - Monthly Log](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_BuJo%20-%20Monthly%20Log.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [BuJo - Weekly Log](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_BuJo%20-%20Weekly%20Log.md) - [BuJo - Daily Log](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_BuJo%20-%20Daily%20Log.md) - [Meeting Notes Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_Meeting%20Notes%20Template.md) - [OKR Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_OKR%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [Structure Template](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/5_Structure%20Template.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) ### Template Snippets - [Back Matter Snippet](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/x_Back%20Matter%20Snippet.md) - [Book Frontmatter Snippet](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/x_Book%20Front%20Matter%20Snippet.md) - [Dataview Table Snippet](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/x_Dataview%20Table%20Snippet.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [DataviewJS Quote Snippet](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/x_DataviewJS%20Quote%20Snippet.md) -> needs plugin: [DataView](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) - [E-book Back Matter Snippet](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/x_E-book%20Back%20Matter%20Snippet.md) - [Frontmatter Snippet](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/blob/main/Templates/x_Front%20Matter%20Snippet.md) ## How to Use Links More about: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/link-notes-but-how/ ## How to Use Tags
More about: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/use-meta-data-but-how/ ## How to Use Properties
More about: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/16-obsidian-templates-for-zettelkasten-to-start-with/49098/58 ## How to Search Notes More about: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/search-and-retrieve-notes-how-do-you-search-in-zettelkasten/65386 ## Zettelkasten Ontology More about: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/limit-folders-how-do-you-use-zettelkasten-in-obsidian/35008/32 ## Zettelkasten Canvas More about: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/12-principles-for-using-zettelkasten/51679/13 ## The Minimalist's Zettelkasten The provided podcast from NotebookLM consists of excerpts from a book titled "The Minimalist’s Zettelkasten: Think Better with Less", authored by Edmund Gröpl. It is set to be independently published in early 2026.

More about: https://github.com/groepl/Take-Useful-Notes/ ## FAQ - [Where can I discuss my own experiences with these templates?](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/16-obsidian-templates-for-zettelkasten-to-start-with/) - [What are the rules for using Properties with YAML Frontmatter?](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Properties) - [How to use Tags and Nested Tags in Obsidian?](https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Tags) - [How can I learn more about Obsidian and Zettelkasten?](https://github.com/groepl/Take-Useful-Notes) ## Creative Commons License [Obsidian Templates](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates) © 2022-25 by [Edmund Gröpl](https://github.com/groepl) is licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.) ## Contact Please leave feedback here in the [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/groepl/Obsidian-Templates/discussions) or file a new issue if you found a bug or have a feature request. You can reach me via Mastodon too: [https://darmstadt.social/@groepl](https://darmstadt.social/@groepl)