Welcome to Current Folder Notes Paneβan Obsidian plugin designed to transform how you organize and navigate your writing projects! This plugin is perfect for writers who keep their chapters and related files within a single folder.
Imagine having a specialized sidebar that shows just the notes you care about from your current folder, intelligently sorted by chapter numbers. Current Folder Notes does exactly that by providing a clean, focused view of your writing project.
- π Smart Note Listing: Automatically lists and sorts notes in your current folder (perfect for chapter organization like "Chapter T1 - Hello World", "Chapter T2 - Running"...)
- π Powerful Filtering: Include only the notes that matter (like chapters or about files) and exclude others (like index files)
- βοΈ Pretty Title Case: Option to automatically format your note titles in Title Case for better readability
- π Outline Integration: View headings from your current file or all files right in the pane
- π Subfolder Support: Optionally include notes from subfolders
- β Visual Indicators: Current file is highlighted with a star for quick identification
- Open the Pane: Click the folder icon in the ribbon or use the command "Open Pane"
- Navigate Your Project: Click on any file in the list to open it
- Jump to Headings: Click on any heading in the outline to jump directly to that section
Perfect for:
- π Novel writing with multiple chapters
- π Research projects with related notes
- π Any project where you need to see a focused list of related files
Customize Current Folder Notes to perfectly match your workflow:
- Exclude Titles Filter: Hide specific notes (e.g., "_index" files)
- Include Titles Filter: Only show notes containing specific words (e.g., "chapter", "about")
- Pretty Title Case: Toggle automatic title formatting for better readability
- Include Subfolder Notes: Choose whether to include notes from subfolders
- Current File Outline: Show headings from your active file
- All Files Outline: Show headings from all files in the folder
Perfect for writers organizing a novel project:

- Open Settings > Community plugins
- Click "Browse"
- Search for "Current Folder Notes"
- Click "Install"
- Once installed, enable the plugin
- Copy over
main.js,styles.css,manifest.jsonto your vaultVaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/current-folder-notes/ - Restart Obsidian
- Enable the plugin in Settings > Community plugins
- Use a consistent naming convention for your chapters (e.g., "Chapter T1 - Introduction")
- Create an "about-characters" or "about-settings" file to keep track of your world-building
- Use headings within your chapters for easy navigation via the outline feature
If you find Current Folder Notes Pane useful on your writing journey, I'd truly appreciate your support. Please consider buying me a coffee on Ko-fi β your contribution helps me keep making tools that make your creative life easier.
Thank you for being a part of this adventure. Happy writing and organizing your brilliant ideas!
Love the plugin? Found a bug? Have a feature request? Feel free to reach out!
Enjoy organizing your writing projects with Current Folder Notes Pane!
