# Ability to install a community plugin locally and keep safety mode active

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ability-to-install-a-community-plugin-locally-and-keep-safety-mode-active/30964>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [January 20, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ability-to-install-a-community-plugin-locally-and-keep-safety-mode-active/30964 "2022-01-20T15:11:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dwellman2](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@Dwellman2](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Dwellman2)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ability-to-install-a-community-plugin-locally-and-keep-safety-mode-active/30964/1 "2022-01-20T15:11:36Z")

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### Use case or problem

I use Obsidian on the job and do not want to disable the safe mode to use community plug-ins such a Calendar since that would be a security issue.

### Proposed solution

Allowing installation of a plugin locally. Would like documentation on how to do this if this is allowed.

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**Author:** ![EleanorKonik](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/eleanorkonik/32/6180_2.png) [@EleanorKonik](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/EleanorKonik)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ability-to-install-a-community-plugin-locally-and-keep-safety-mode-active/30964/2 "2022-01-21T20:34:37Z")

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You can already install a plugin locally instead of having Obsidian “phone home,” but that’s not “Safe mode.”

Safe mode is there specifically to protect users from third party plugins _executing malicious code_ and there’s no real way to do that if the plugin is installed. See: [Security of the plugins](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/security-of-the-plugins/7544)

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**Author:** ![110baud](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/110baud/32/81190_2.png) [@110baud](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/110baud)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ability-to-install-a-community-plugin-locally-and-keep-safety-mode-active/30964/3 "2025-06-08T02:56:39Z")

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Hello from 3 1/2 years in the future. From my perspective, the issue is wanting to protect the plugins directory so only “trusted” plugins can be installed. So maybe what I am requesting is support for signed plugins? Should I create a separate feature request for this?

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**Author:** ![rigmarole](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/rigmarole/32/29973_2.png) [@rigmarole](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/rigmarole)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ability-to-install-a-community-plugin-locally-and-keep-safety-mode-active/30964/4 "2025-06-08T03:34:39Z")

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> [@110baud](#):
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> So maybe what I am requesting is support for signed plugins? Should I create a separate feature request for this?

That has already been requested and discussed in depth.