Using (and automating) Obsidian on macOS - Meta Post

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Here is my first attempt at Obsidian Mac Automation, hope it is of interest.

Keyboard Maestro Daily Journal Template

I recently moved my Daily Journal process from DEVONthink to Obsidian. Through a combination of Applescript and Shell commands I have automated the creation of the Journal via a Keyboard Maestro macro. Along with some standard Categories such as Weather (via wttr.in), Daily Quotes and News Headlines (via DEVONthink RSS feeds) I wanted to add in Today’s Events from Calendar and due tasks from Reminders. Unfortunately the process to extract Calendar Events via Applescript is notoriously slow. …

Iain