Obsidian Release Notes

Improvements

Obsidian CLI

The Obsidian Installer is now bundled with a new binary file for using the CLI. This new method replaces the old method of calling the Electron binary, resulting in significantly faster terminal interactions. Requires downloading the latest installer.

Added autocompletion for Obsidian commands to the terminal interface (TUI) when using the id= parameter.

Bug fixes

Obsidian CLI

Fixed the Obsidian CLI incorrectly checking for a Linux-specific directory on macOS.

Changed the CLI socket file to a hidden dotfile on macOS and Linux.

Editor

Fixed several issues with copy, cut, and paste when no text is selected.

Copying and pasting a line no longer places the cursor in the wrong position.

In tables, copying or cutting without a selection now correctly copies only the cell contents.

Pasting a URL while text is selected across multiple cursors now wraps each selection as a Markdown link (selected text).

Fixed images inside callouts showing unwanted scrollbars in Reading mode.

Fixed double-clicking an image in Live Preview not resetting its size.

Developer

The installer has been updated to use Electron v39.8.3 (requires downloading the latest installer).

If you previously installed the Obsidian 1.12.5 Installer (posted in this channel), you will need to upgrade to the new 1.12.6 Installer for the Obsidian CLI to work.

Bug fixes

CLI

• Fixed the Obsidian CLI incorrectly checking for a Linux-specific directory on macOS.
• Changed the CLI socket file to a hidden dotfile on macOS and Linux.

Editor

• Fixed some regressions with the editor introduced in 1.12.4.
• Fixed images inside callouts showing unwanted scrollbars in Reading mode.
• Fixed double-clicking an image in Live Preview not resetting its size.

Improvements

Obsidian CLI

• Added autocompletion for Obsidian commands to the terminal interface (TUI) when using the id= parameter.

Bug fixes

• Fixed several issues with copy, cut, and paste when no text is selected.
• Copying and pasting a line no longer places the cursor in the wrong position.
• In tables, copying or cutting without a selection now correctly copies only the cell contents.
• Pasting a URL while text is selected across multiple cursors now wraps each selection as a Markdown link (selected text).

Includes all new features and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.12.4.

New

• iOS: New Share extension to save content to your vault from other apps (e.g. Safari, social networks) without opening Obsidian.
• iOS: New Shortcut action "Bookmark Link" to save URLs as Obsidian bookmarks.

Improvements

• The app now defaults to the system language and includes a language picker during onboarding.
• Added new "Unique note" App action (the menu when you press and hold on the app icon).
• Improved support for pointer devices on tablet (e.g. Magic Trackpad):
  • Submenus now expand on hover.
  • Property editor context menu shows on right-click.

No longer broken

• Removed the "Delete and do not ask again" option from the file deletion prompt.
• Obsidian Sync: Fixed an issue where files would get overridden if the app is closed before Obsidian can save the latest Sync state.
• iOS: Fixed tooltips sometimes appearing after interacting with items in the sidebar.
• iOS: Fixed issue causing the Daily Note and Bookmark Shortcuts to not work.
• iOS: Fixed issue causing View Note widget to not refresh immediately.
• Slides: Fixed the close button position in the status bar on mobile.

New

Obsidian CLI

This release introduces the Obsidian CLI, a command line interface that lets you control Obsidian from your terminal for scripting, automation, and integration with external tools.
For installation help, check the troubleshooting section for the platform-specific information.

Image resizing

Images in Live Preview can now be resized by dragging from the corner. Double-click the corner to reset the image size.

Automatic attachment cleanup

When deleting a file, a prompt will ask if you would also like to delete its attachments. A new setting in Files & Links allows you to configure this behavior (choose "Always", "Ask every time", or "Never").

Improvements

Bases

• Added a search toolbar button to filter query results.
• Added the ability to import files into Bases via drag and drop.
• Right-clicking on a single row in table view now shows context menu items related to that file.

File Explorer

• Copy and paste operations are now supported using Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V (Cmd-C/Cmd-V on macOS).

Editor

• Added new menu items when you right-click in the empty space next to the editor:
  • Toggle line numbers
  • Toggle inline title
• Fixed missing space after blockquotes.
• Fixed styling of bold links.
• Image size is no longer treated as display text when dragging a link.

Other

• Added detection for backlinks in Canvas files. They now appear in the Backlinks view, and count as links in the Graph view.
• "Change vault..." has been renamed to "Manage vaults".
• Added a new "Change vault..." command to quickly switch between vaults via the keyboard.
• Added a new "Open vault..." command to open an existing vault via the keyboard and keep the current vault open.
• Alt-clicking a file in the File Explorer now adds the previous active item to the selection.
• Quick switcher: Dragging results is now supported.
• Added new "Copy image" menu item when right-clicking on an image.
• Copying text from the editor now includes HTML formatting, making it easier to paste into apps like Google Docs.
• Obsidian Sync now logs when files were skipped for being too large.
• Improved fuzzy search results when the query contains spaces.
• Opening files in an external application now shows a confirmation dialog for added safety.
• Added a warning when attempting to open an executable file.
• Added new app translations.

No longer broken

Other

• Keychain: Added handling for when encryption is unavailable on some Linux machines.
• Fixed issue where layout was not always saved when the app is closed.
• Fixed issue where selecting text near a link or tag would incorrectly trigger the link or tag token.
• Fixed issue where closing a pop-out window with active notices would cause them to move to the main window and never disappear.
• Added a new unique URI action.
• Fixed the outline view flickering while typing.
• Fixed scroll position not updating after changing the row height in Bases table view.
• Fixed "More options" menu not closing when clicking the "..." button in a pop-out window.
• Fixed list properties not showing edit and remove options in the context menu when right-clicking a link inside a list item.
• File Explorer: Fixed "Duplicate" menu item generating an incomplete folder name when duplicating a folder that includes "." in the name.

Developers

We've updated how our translation files are created and bundled with the app. For translators, see the updated instructions on our translations repository.
Added theming support for corner shapes using corner-shape CSS property. Replaced -electron-corner-smoothing. Requires Chromium 139 and Obsidian 1.11+.
macOS: New traffic-lights-offset-x and --traffic-lights-offset-y CSS variables to configure where the traffic lights appear in the window frame. These offsets are now applied immediately when the app loads.
We've introduced a breaking API change to BaseOption#shouldHide. This function no longer receives the config as an argument. Options should be accessed from BasesViewRegistration.options instead.

registerView('my-view-id', {
  name: 'View Name',
  icon: 'my-icon',
  factory: () => new MyView(),
  options: (config: BasesViewConfig) => ({
// Here ^
})
});

Added appendBinary method to the vault and adapter API.