6 Obsidian plugins that satisfied me to delete my different productiveness instruments

Every so typically I do a self audit of gadgets, apps, and even media I personal. I’ll ask myself if I take advantage of it typically sufficient to justify protecting it. If the reply is not any, bam, purged. Done. I’ve observed myself doing this fairly a bit with numerous productiveness apps, like Tasker. It even extends to some Markdown-friendly apps on my tablet. As I’ve been building more and more with Obsidian, I’ve observed a few of its plugins have made me ditch different productiveness apps. Here are my favorites.

Two plugins began me on this path

They’re the inspiration for elevated productiveness

I am unable to discuss Obsidian plugins with out mentioning the 2 that actually made me start thinking about changing different apps with them: Importer and Wikipedia Helper. Importer makes transferring notes into Obsidian seamless.

I like Wikipedia helper as a result of it helps me seek for one among my favourite sources shortly and effectively. And additionally integrates higher with Obsidian. I’ve used Wikipedia associated group plugins earlier than, however this one has truthfully been the very best. It hasn’t fairly but changed principally visiting Wikipedia (I simply try this for enjoyable in my free time) but it surely has changed opening a browser window to do a Wikipedia search throughout my analysis phases.

There is not a lot to say about Importer that I have never already talked about up to now, however I can truthfully say having the ability to seize internet pages and put them straight into my second mind continues to be wonderful each time I do it.

I additionally use Web Clipper, however that hasn’t changed any productiveness apps. For now.

Excalidraw

Flowcharts and drawings proper inside my Obsidian Vault

I really like visible pondering instruments. Ever since I discovered about it, Excalidraw has been on the prime of my record. I used to be initially utilizing draw.io, which is an effective app, however Excalidraw simply drew me in.

I nonetheless use Excalidraw in Docker as nicely, however I’ve leaned into utilizing it extensively in Obsidian as nicely. I’m presently doing a complete overhaul and redesign of my private web site, together with my freelancing web site. So I’ve been utilizing excalibrol to jot down concepts for web site circulate.

I’ve additionally been utilizing it to resolve how a selected music goes to work. Should I do a easy guitar solo? An prolonged jam maybe? Excalidraw helps me determine it out.

Having it in Obsidian is tremendous handy as a result of I’ve it on my cellular gadgets and my laptop, so I can simply shuttle each time I please to my initiatives.

The better part is that the drawings are saved in markdown on my gadget, which makes them straightforward to export.

Tasks and Kanban

A shocking to-do record alternative and organizer

I used to make use of Todoist. Loads. I had a gig the place it was a useful software for principally every little thing I did. But that was a number of years in the past, and I’ve barely touched it since 2024.

Tasks is a good plugin as a result of it does precisely what it is presupposed to. It helps me preserve monitor of notes throughout my Vault. It’s in my Vault, too, which is the important thing level right here. Everything is inside my very own app, on my gadget. No third events concerned.

I can set due dates, reminders, and present statuses with a single command. That makes process administration simpler.

I mixed Tasks with the Kanban plugin.

Kanban is a group plugin that acts as a Kanban board. If you are unfamiliar, Kanban is a board that tracks duties by means of numerous phases of completion. If you’ve got labored in an workplace, you’ve got in all probability used one.

I’m utilizing it to determine and strategize my foolish YouTube channel. I’ve some, let’s assume, organizational and motivational points in the case of the channel. Obsidian helps with that, too.

QuickAdd

Automating repetitive duties

It jogs my memory of a Tasker app I used up to now. I had been looking for a alternative, however when I discovered the plugin, it turned out I did not want one. I like QuickAdd as a result of I could make notes shortly from a template or shortly swap between notes with a shortcut key. It saves quite a lot of time.

There’s additionally a option to combine it with an AI assistant should you’re into that type of factor (I’m not).

I reasonably like the thought of making a fancy workflow in Obsidian by means of shortcuts and plugins. QuickAdd is easy, but it surely makes stuff like that potential, which is truthfully fairly cool.

I’ve all the time type of resisted the thought of an all-in-one software for productiveness. It is sensible to have a collection of instruments in your personal productiveness toolbox. But with obsidian, you may create basically a Leatherman software or a Swiss military knife that helps in quite a lot of conditions. Then you retain specialised instruments for different duties that it could actually’t deal with. These plugins made me drop a number of of my very own productiveness apps. I’m excited to see what else I can give you as I proceed to increase my second mind with Obsidian.