# Plugins vs customization of syntax/parser - questions

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugins-vs-customization-of-syntax-parser-questions/10073>\
**Category:** Devs: Plugins & API\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugins-vs-customization-of-syntax-parser-questions/10073 "2020-12-16T14:41:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugins-vs-customization-of-syntax-parser-questions/10073/1 "2020-12-16T14:41:41Z")

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Questions: Will it be / Is it possible for plugins to:

- tell Obsidian which filename extensions are to be treated as notes?
- recognize custom syntax in editor mode?
- preprocess custom syntax before parsing from markdown to html for preview?
- or modify or substitute current parser by custom one to allow parsing any syntax (Roam, GFM, MultiMarkdown, Markua, …)?