Default template for new note (cltr-n, click to non-existing note)

[xmgvcxmvqwet]

+1 for this

[Mummel]

Please, Obsidian Gods. Let me inject a basic YAML template into every new note and my life is yours.

[blue_emperor]

Note that there are implicit properties already:

File properties

File properties refer to the file currently being tested or evaluated. File properties are available for all file types, including attachments.

For example, a filter file.ext == "md" will be true for all Markdown files and false otherwise.

Property	Type	Description
file.ctime	Date	Created time
file.ext	String	File extension
file.file	File	File object, only usable in specific functions
file.folder	String	Path of the file folder
file.mtime	Date	Modified time
file.name	String	File name
file.path	String	Path of the file
file.size	Number	File size
file.links	List	List of all internal links in the note, including frontmatter

https://help.obsidian.md/bases/syntax#File%20properties

[dario006]

+1 for this to be a core feature please

[CawlinTeffid]

Related request:

Automatically applied folder templates

Use case or problem I have many folders and each of them has its own unique setup, with the same backlinks and tags consistently throughout all documents in that folder. Proposed solution I would like to be able to make a template for a given folder such that every time I make a new note in that folder, it already has the associated template copied in. Current workaround (optional) I make a template for each different folder and remember to apply it to each note that goes into that folder as t…

[awfulwoman]

Genuinely surprised that this doesn’t exist by default! Feels like such a natural thing.

[Jopp]

Indeed.
As for now, download the community plugin QuickAdd and create a template workflow, then re-assign the default “new-note” hotkey to use your new workflow instead