Obsidian

Installation

Installing the Plugins

Every plugin installs the same way. The fastest path is the official Obsidian Community Plugin Store — or install manually from a GitHub release if you prefer. Pick one method below.

✨ Recommended

Obsidian Community Plugin Store

The plugins are published in the official Obsidian Community Plugin Store — Obsidian's built-in marketplace. This is the recommended way to install.

The fastest path: open the plugin's community page and click Add to Obsidian at the top. Obsidian opens to the plugin's listing in the Community Plugins store — then click Install and Enable.

Why install from the store

  • One-click install and enable — no folders, no file copying, no manual updates.
  • Automatic updates — Obsidian tells you when a new version ships and updates in one click.
  • Verified by the Obsidian team — every release is reviewed for compliance and security before it goes live.
  • Managed like everything else — All of your plugins sit right alongside each other in the store.

Option A — Add to Obsidian (one click)

Open the plugin's official Community page and click Add to Obsidian. Obsidian jumps straight to the listing — then click Install, then Enable.

Option B — Browse from inside Obsidian

If the button above doesn't work, install from inside Obsidian directly — works on any browser or platform:

  1. 1 Open Obsidian and go to Settings → Community Plugins.
  2. 2 If Restricted Mode is on, click Turn on community plugins.
  3. 3 Click Browse and search for the plugin's name.
  4. 4 Click Install, then Enable.

That's it — the plugin is now active in your vault.

📥 Alternative — manual install from GitHub

Prefer to install by hand, or running a build that isn't in the store yet? Every release is versioned and tagged on GitHub.

  1. 1. Download the latest release

    Open the plugin's GitHub Releases, grab the newest version, and download these three files:

    main.js manifest.json styles.css
  2. 2. Create the plugin folder

    In your vault, open {VaultFolder}/.obsidian/plugins/ and create a folder named after the plugin's id (from its manifest.json), e.g. {VaultFolder}/.obsidian/plugins/prisma-calendar/.

  3. 3. Move the files in

    Drop the three downloaded files into that folder.

  4. 4. Reload Obsidian

    Press Ctrl/Cmd + R, or close and reopen Obsidian.

  5. 5. Enable the plugin

    Go to Settings → Community Plugins, find the plugin in the installed list, and toggle it on.

Note on manual updates: you'll need to repeat these steps for every new version. Installing from the Community Store handles updates automatically.

Requirements

  • A reasonably recent version of Obsidian. Some plugins need newer builds for features like Bases integration or encrypted secret storage — update Obsidian first if you're on an older version.
  • Check each plugin's own docs for its exact minimum version and any required companion plugins it relies on.

Prefer to watch?

Step-by-step video tutorials walk through installing, setting up, and using each plugin.

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Next steps

Installed and enabled? Head to a plugin's page for setup, configuration, and your first steps.