AddToObsidian

A lightweight macOS menu bar app for quickly adding notes to your Obsidian vault using a global keyboard shortcut.

Features

• Menu bar app - Lives in your menu bar, no Dock icon
• Global keyboard shortcut - Press Control + Option + Cmd + O from any application to open the note window
• Quick save - Press Cmd + Enter to save your note
• Cancel with Escape - Press Escape to close without saving
• YAML frontmatter - Notes are saved with creation date metadata
• Automatic file naming - Files are named with timestamp: 2024-01-19_14-30-45.md

Installation

1. Download AddToObsidian-v1.0.0.zip from the Releases page
2. Unzip and move AddToObsidian.app to your Applications folder
3. Open the app (you may need to right-click and select "Open" on first launch due to Gatekeeper)
4. Grant Accessibility permissions when prompted (required for global keyboard shortcut)

Setup

1. Right-click the menu bar icon and select Settings
2. Click Select Folder and choose your Obsidian vault folder
3. Start adding notes with Control + Option + Cmd + O

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
⌃⌥⌘O	Open note window (global)
⌘↩	Save note
⎋	Cancel / Close window

Note Format

Notes are saved as Markdown files with YAML frontmatter:

---
created: 2024-01-19T14:30:45Z
---

Your note content here...

Requirements

• macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
• Accessibility permissions (for global keyboard shortcut)

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository
2. Open AddToObsidian.xcodeproj in Xcode 15+
3. Build and run (Cmd + R)

Privacy

• No data is collected or transmitted
• Notes are stored only in your selected Obsidian vault folder
• The app uses security-scoped bookmarks for persistent folder access

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details