Obsidian plugins & themes
Hosts Obsidian's official community plugins, themes, and release files for the proprietary note-taking app.
What is Obsidian plugins & themes?
obsidianmd/obsidian-releases is the official repository for distributing Obsidian's community plugins, themes, and application releases. It provides the backend infrastructure that powers Obsidian's built-in plugin and theme browsers, allowing users to discover and install extensions directly within the app. The repository maintains JSON directories that Obsidian reads to populate its extension marketplace.
Obsidian plugin and theme developers who want to distribute their creations through Obsidian's official channels, and Obsidian users who rely on the app's built-in extension browser for discovering enhancements.
It offers the only official way to list plugins and themes in Obsidian's native extension browser, ensuring broad visibility and easy installation for users. The repository handles version compatibility and provides a structured submission process that maintains quality across the ecosystem.
Overview
Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.
Use Cases
Best For
- Discovering community plugins for Obsidian
- Finding CSS themes to customize Obsidian's appearance
- Distributing Obsidian plugins to a wide audience
- Submitting themes to Obsidian's official theme store
- Accessing official Obsidian release downloads
- Learning about Obsidian's plugin submission process
Not Ideal For
- Developers seeking open-source note-taking software with full code access and modification rights
- Teams requiring integrated issue tracking and direct support within the repository for plugins or themes
- Projects needing web-based or real-time collaborative editing features not fully supported by Obsidian's ecosystem
- Developers wanting to distribute plugins through multiple version control platforms beyond GitHub
Pros & Cons
Pros
Hosts community-curated JSON directories for plugins and themes, enabling users to easily discover and install enhancements directly within the Obsidian app without manual searching.
Uses pull requests with specific JSON formats for plugins and themes, ensuring consistency and quality control, as outlined in the submission guidelines and developer policies.
Supports plugin versioning and compatibility checking through manifest files and versions.json, preventing conflicts when Obsidian app updates, as detailed in the plugin pull process.
Integrates directly with Obsidian's built-in browser for one-click installation and updates, leveraging GitHub releases to fetch files automatically upon user request.
Cons
Tied exclusively to Obsidian, a proprietary application, limiting transparency, customization of core features, and creating vendor lock-in for developers and users.
Relies solely on GitHub for hosting releases and submissions, excluding developers using alternative platforms like GitLab, and centralizing control in a single service.
Does not provide source code for Obsidian itself, and plugin source requires navigating to individual GitHub repos, hindering easy code review and community auditing.
Issues are not accepted in this repo, forcing users to seek help on forums or Discord, which can delay resolution and scatter community knowledge.
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