I built a Android home screen widget for Obsidian — view notes, tick off tasks, and quick-capture without opening the app

Share & showcase
1

Screenshot_20260329-104843
Screenshot_20260329-104843960×2142 207 KB

https://github.com/harshilchordia/obsidian-widget/releases/tag/v2.0

What it does:

  • Pinned notes: show today’s daily note or pick specific files

  • Swipe between multiple notes: one widget, multiple files

  • Interactive checkboxes — tap to toggle - [ ] / - [x] right from your home screen

  • + Button : pop-up dialog to append text to the note (auto-formats as a checkbox if the note uses them)

  • Quick capture: Captures text and stores it as daily note in root folder (creates one if it doesn’t exist)

  • Markdown rendering — bold, italic, headings, bullet lists

  • Sort unchecked first — push completed tasks to the bottom so the relevant stuff stays visible

  • Tap the title to deep-link straight into Obsidian note

  • Adjustable transparency — blend it with your wallpaper

  • Auto-refreshes every 30 minutes and on screen unlock

5 Likes
2

This is sick. I wish there was something along these lines for Wear OS (like what runs on the Google Pixel Watch), especially if it was similar to Google Keep allowing you to browse through notes, create new ones, dictate, record audio etc. That’s the kind of thing I’d love for capturing guitar riffs and lyric ideas in the moment, or just dragging up my cabling table when I’ve got my head up the back of a 19” rack, or simply having my shopping list handy. :- )

3

Addendum: is it possible to set an Inbox folder for ‘quick capture’? I treat my unprocessed/unorganized notes that way by sticking them into a specific folder so the root doesn’t get messy!