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Aaaand… Actions For Obsidian 2026.1 is out! This update for my #Obsidian #automation tool brings lots of bug fixes, ups the lower bar to #iOS 18.4 and #macOS 15.4, and does important prep work for <redacted>.

- Website: https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian?ref=mastodon
- Release notes: https://forum.actions.work/t/actions-for-obsidian-2026-1-0-ios-macos/858?ref=mastodon

#ActionsForObsidian #Shortcuts #ShortcutsApp

#Obsidian 1.9 changes its front matter format for array values, so "tags: tag1, tag2, tag3" no longer works. If your vault is full of front matter in that format (aliases, note IDs etc.), then here's what you can do about it:

https://forum.actions.work/t/front-matter-format-in-obsidian-1-9-and-how-to-deal-with-it/671

- Option 1 is for my Actions For Obsidian customers (you're good folk)
- Option 2 is for everyone (you're also good folk) 🖖🏼

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #PKM #ShortcutsApp

Obsidian als unabhängige Read-It-Later Lösung

Nutze Obsidian als unab­hän­gi­ge Read-it-later-Lösung: Mit Apple-Kurzbefehl & Actions for Obsidian spei­che­re ich inter­es­san­te Links als Markdown lokal im Vault – unab­hän­gig von Diensten wie #Pocket. Mit #Obsidian und #ActionsForObsidian

https://ileif.de/b/Ld
#ActionsForObsidian #AppleShortcuts #BarCuts #macOS #Obsidian #Pocket #ReadItLater

If you like any of my Obsidian projects (https://actions.work), I'd be delighted if you would take the time to nominate them and/or vote for them later this month. Stuff like that can really make a difference to an indie dev. Thanks, maybe? 🙏🏼😅

https://mas.to/@obsidian/113759732329392057

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #ObsidianPlugins #PKM #ShortcutsApp

If you like any of my Obsidian projects (https://actions.work), I'd be delighted if you would take the time to nominate them and/or vote for them later this month. Stuff like that can really make a difference to an indie dev. Thanks, maybe? 🙏🏼😅

https://mas.to/@obsidian/113759732329392057

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #ObsidianPlugins #PKM #ShortcutsApp

n die­sem Artikel wird gezeigt, wie man mit Hilfe von „Browser Actions” und „Actions for Obsidian” aus­ge­wähl­te Bereiche aus Web-Browsern effi­zi­ent in Obsidian-Notizen inte­griert. Der Kurzbefehl ermög­licht es, Snippets mit Anmerkungen und Tags zu ver­se­hen und läuft aus­schließ­lich auf dem Mac.

https://ileif.de/2024/12/30/erfassung-ausgewaehlter-bereiche-in-web-browsern-fuer-obsidian/
#005999 #007acc #333 #ActionsforObsidian #AppleShortcuts #Automation #BrowserActions #ccc #ddd #f4f7f9 #fff #JavaScript #macOS #Obsidian

My man @leif did it again! 🚀 Here, he shows you how you can cap­ture #Markdown selec­tions from any brows­er to #Obsidian, and enrich them with your own notes and tags – by using two of my #macOS apps, Actions For Obsidian and Browser Actions (in public beta!) 🙏🏼

https://en.ileif.de/2024/11/07/improving-web-selection-capture-for-obsidian-with-browser-actions/

Get the apps: https://actions.work/

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #PKM #ShortcutsApp #BrowserActions #ShortcutsApp #Safari #BraveBrowser #GoogleChrome #Chromium #Vivaldi #MicrosoftEdge #browsers #automation

Learn how to cap­ture selec­tions from any brows­er and enrich them with your own notes and tags, and seam­less­ly inte­grate them into Obsid­i­an using ‘Brows­er Actions’ and ‘Actions for Obsid­i­an.’ Ele­vate your note-tak­ing work­flow

https://en.ileif.de/2024/11/07/improving-web-selection-capture-for-obsidian-with-browser-actions/

Learn how to cre­ate a cus­tom input form for your Obsid­i­an notes! 🌟 This guide walks you through design­ing an HTML form to col­lect health data and inte­grate it into Obsid­i­an. Enhance your note-tak­ing work­flow and stream­line your data entry process! 💻📋

https://en.ileif.de/2024/10/27/form-base-entry-for-obsidian/

I'm happy to report that Actions For Obsidian 2024.2.2 is out for both #macOS and #iOS (after an excitingly speedy App Store review time of only 7h). It's a maintenance release but one you shouldn't skip, especially on Mac!

https://forum.actions.work/t/release-2024-2-2-ios-macos/499

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp

Actions For Obsidian 2024.2.1 is finally available for macOS!

This minor release adds a workaround for a bug introduced in Sequoia which would make existing actions which got their note file path from another AFO action ask for a file path, when before they did not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

- Release notes: https://forum.actions.work/t/release-2024-2-1-ios-macos/472
- Website: https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian
- Docs: https://docs.actions.work/actions-for-obsidian

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #macOS #macOS15

In case you're wondering where the bug fix release of Actions For Obsidian 2024.2.1 for #macOS is – it's currently an occupant of the App Store Review bardo, and I'm kind of pulling my hair out. More here:

https://forum.actions.work/t/state-of-2024-2-1-for-macos/481/1

I've *purchased* a one-year extension to my Apple Developer Connect account a short while ago, i.e., I spent ~100€ there, yet I don't feel like a customer right now. Weird, isn't it.

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp

Actions For Obsidian 2024.2.1 is now available for iOS!

This minor release adds a workaround for a bug introduced in iOS 18.0 which would make existing actions which got their note file path from another AFO action ask for a file path, when before they did not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

- Release notes: https://forum.actions.work/t/release-2024-2-1-ios-macos-still-in-review/472
- Website: https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian

AFO's macOS version is still undergoing App Store review, and hnnnngh… well.

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #iOS #iOS18 #macOS

Actions For Obsidian 2024.2.1 is in app review for iOS/macOS.

This minor release adds a workaround for a bug introduced in iOS 18.0 & macOS 15.0 which would make existing actions which got their note file path from another AFO action ask for a file path, when before they did not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'll keep you posted.

https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #macOS15 #iOS18 #macOS #Sequoia

I finally got around to putting a section re #ObsidianMD and #iCloudDrive / #iCloudSync up on the Actions For Obsidian FAQ pages.

TL;DR: Don't do it, you'll run into issues.

https://docs.actions.work/actions-for-obsidian/faqs/#can-i-use-icloud-sync-with-obsidian-and-actions-for-obsidian

#ActionsForObsidian #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp

I'm happy to announce the release of Actions For Obsidian 2024.2 on #macOS and #iOS! Here's the headliner features:

1. Note actions, unite! Merging of general notes and Periodic Notes functionality
2. General support for note UIDs
3. Periodic notes support in Note Properties actions
4. More documentation in-app and on the website
5. AFO spricht jetzt auch Deutsch

App Store link and release notes → https://forum.actions.work/t/release-2024-2-macos-ios/444

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp

While we're waiting together for the App Store Review of Actions For Obsidian to go through (current status: iOS ✅, macOS: ⏳), here's some of the new stuff and updates:

1. Note actions, unite! Merging of general notes and Periodic Notes functionality
2. General support for note UIDs
3. Periodic notes support in Note Properties actions
4. More documentation in-app and on the website
5. German localization

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #macOS #iOS

This is it!! Well, it's something! We're doing it, folks

Actions For Obsidian 2024.2 is waiting for review. Fingers crossed, as always 🤞🏼

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #macOS #iOS

Creating a Shortcut that Uses Fabric Remotely
https://en.ileif.de/2024/08/28/creating-a-shortcut-that-uses-fabric-remotely/

In this post I show how to inte­grate a remote­ly run­ning Fab­ric instal­la­tion into iOS/iPadOS Short­cuts. With this you can sum­ma­rize web­sites with Fab­ric on the iPad or iPhone.

#ActionsForObsidian #AppleShortcuts #Fabric #iOS #iPadOS #LLM #OpenAI #PromptEngineering
https://en.ileif.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image_20240828_140352.png

Summarizing Websites with Fabric and Apple Shortcuts
https://en.ileif.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Summarizing-150x150.webp

Stream­line your work­flow by inte­grat­ing Fab­ric with Apple Short­cuts! In my lat­est blog post, I explore how to sum­ma­rize web pages direct­ly into your Obsid­i­an Vault using cus­tom short­cuts. Per­fect for automat­ing tasks across your Apple devices. Dive into the process and try it out!

#ActionsForObsidian #AppleShortcuts #Automation #CLI #Fabric #macOS #Obsidian #PromptEngineering
https://en.ileif.de/2024/08/25/summarizing-websites-with-fabric-and-apple-shortcuts/

Among other things, the upcoming version of Actions For Obsidian adds support targeting notes by UID. Work is coming along nicely!

Question for the UID lovers among you:

1. How do you usually add UIDs to your notes? By hand, by plugin…?
2. What's your preferred format of UID? Big int, timestamp, UUID…?
3. Any must-know articles on the topic you think I should look at?

I'd appreciate a boost, as I’m looking for lots of input 😅

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp

I contemplate reworking a number of Shortcuts actions provided by Actions For Obsidian:

https://forum.actions.work/t/request-for-comments-merging-note-and-periodic-note-actions/413

If you familiar with AFO, and work with it, I'd appreciate your input!

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp

I've overhauled the Knowledge Base for my #Shortcuts-powering #macOS/ #iOS apps. I’ve tried to better document all actions, and also custom objects that are passed between actions, like #ActionsForObsidian’s Note snapshot/reference or #UIActions’ Running App snapshot/reference.

https://docs.actions.work?ref=mastodon

The biggest part of each page (intro, the parameters, and the result descriptions) is generated from the in-app documentation. I’m pretty happy with that setup!

#ShortcutsApp #ObsidianMD

TIL that there are people making tutorials and explainers for my app, Actions For Obsidian – and that blows. my. mind. 🤯

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmyuUUb7AMM

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #macOS #iOS

In this arti­cle, I show­case three meth­ods for sav­ing book­marks in Obsid­i­an using Apple Short­cuts and the “Actions for Obsid­i­an” exten­sion, rang­ing from sim­ple entries to advanced scripts that addi­tion­al­ly cap­ture brows­er selec­tions. These tech­niques are com­pat­i­ble with both Mac and iOS, ensur­ing that your book­marks are always read­i­ly acces­si­ble in your Obsid­i­an Vault.

https://en.ileif.de/2024/05/05/three-styles-to-save-bookmarks-in-obsidian/

Actions For Obsidian 2024.1.3 is out, and AFAICT, we're good again – meaning I have indeed found the root cause of the non-responsive buttons.

Please let me know if you still encounter any issues!

https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #iOS

After a frankly ridiculous amount of debugging I’m (again) cautiously optimistic to have found the root cause.

Software development is occasionally, undeniably a humbling experience, even after nearly 30 years of doing this work. 😅

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #iOS

About the button issues in #ActionsForObsidian for iOS:

I'm very much at the point where I’m pulling my hair out, yelling at the screen. Because just like with v2024.1.1, this EXACT SAME BUILD works a-okay locally and in TestFlight.

But if I propagate the build to the App Store, the buttons stop working. There is nothing in those buttons that is checking for AppStore/TestFlight. 🤬

App Store review taking 2 days every time isn’t helpful, either.

#ObsidianMD #Obsidian #PKM #ShortcutsApp #iOS

I've received a few reports from Actions For Obsidian iOS customers that the "Link your vault" buttons are not working.

I'm currently investigating this, but if you're experiencing this problem, I'd appreciate a feedback mail via the app!

#ActionsForObsidian #ObsidianMD #Obsidian #ShortcutsApp #iOS