I was watching YouTube video and loved how he had a clean interface with icons on the left. I have vault, help and settings icons show up on the bottom
how can I move them to the left ribbon? or add any other useful icons there. Currently I am using Obsidian default theme. I was not sure if this was theme related or not. I am using Mac Latest OS 15.5
reaty
July 7, 2025, 4:21pm
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You can use the Commander plugin to add any commands, including settings, to ribbon and to other menus.
@reaty - just realized you were the one who posted an option on below thread
Yes. I’m working from these assumptions:
Basic configuration of basic UI elements should not require community plugins.
Newcomers are overwhelmed by the complexity of Obsidian’s pane layout, not by individual icons. It’s really hard to explain, how the various panes are called, why some tabs can be moved or split and others cannot, why some tabs have two rows of icons, how to reopen closed tabs from plugins, and how the Ribbon is not the same as the Sidebars.
Most newcomers quickly start to t…
This thread talked a lot about it. Looks like this was part of new UI update. The YouTube video i saw was perhaps on bit older version.
Here’s a plugin that brings back the pre-1.6.0 vault switcher, help, and settings buttons.
Contribute to Quorafind/Obsidian-Legacy-Vault-Switcher development by creating an account on GitHub.
system
October 5, 2025, 9:30pm
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