Hey everyone,
Our team recently started using Obsidian for task management, documentation, planning, and more. While exploring its capabilities, we thought it would be great to use Obsidian for storing and accessing snippets (e.g., for tech support or repetitive tasks). However, we couldn’t find a specialized solution that fit our workflow.
That inspired us to add a snippets feature to our product, Direct Folders (for Windows). A dedicated Mac app is in the works too!
Here’s how it works:
- Point Direct Folders to a folder in your Obsidian vault.
- Press a hotkey (default: double-tap the Shift key) to bring up a menu listing all Markdown files and subfolders.
- Select a file, and the app will:
• Read it and convert the Markdown content to HTML.
• Copy it to your clipboard.
• Paste it directly into the active window.
Additionally, any attached images will be encoded in base64 format. There’s even support for basic templates like {clipboard}, {date}, and {time} to make your snippets more dynamic.
While solutions like the “Copy as HTML” plugin exist, our integration provides faster and more streamlined access to your snippets directly from your vault.
We’d love for you to try it out and share any ideas or suggestions for improvements!