a to z

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a to z is an Obsidian plugin designed to streamline writing workflows, with particular support for Korean users.

It brings frequently used editing actions, source-linked Later notes, frontmatter and topic management, snippets, and symbol input together as commands and settings.

Features

Area	Main features
Editing	Copy or cut an entire document, copy or cut the current line, delete a paragraph, and focus the main editor
Note organization	Move selected text to source-specific Later notes, move the current file, and clean up tabs
Property management	Edit and clean up topics, date, and other supported properties
Input assistance	Insert reusable snippets and symbols, and delete matching symbol pairs together

The plugin automatically uses Korean UI text when Obsidian's interface language is Korean. All other interface languages use English.

Installation

Community plugins

Once the plugin is available in the Obsidian Community directory:

1. Open Settings → Community plugins.
2. Search for a to z.
3. Select Install, then enable the plugin.

Manual installation

1. Download or clone this repository.
2. Install the dependencies.

npm install

3. Build the plugin.

npm run build

4. Create the following folder inside your vault:

<your-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/atoz/

5. Copy these files into the folder:

manifest.json
main.js
styles.css

6. Reload Obsidian and enable a to z under Settings → Community plugins.

The minimum supported Obsidian version is 1.13.0. The plugin supports both desktop and mobile.

Optional CSS snippets

extras/delete_unnecessary_filemenues.css is a personal CSS snippet that hides selected items from Obsidian file menus. It is not included in or loaded by the plugin.

extras/mobile_notice_bottom.css places notices at the bottom of the screen on phones. It uses !important because Obsidian's notice position otherwise takes precedence. This snippet is also optional and is not loaded by the plugin.

To use either snippet:

1. Copy the file to <your-vault>/.obsidian/snippets/.
2. Open Settings → Appearance → CSS snippets.
3. Reload snippets and enable the snippet you copied.

The snippet uses :has() selectors. This can affect menu rendering performance and may also hide menu items from other plugins that use the same icons. Enable it only if you want this behavior.

Recommended initial settings

After enabling the plugin, open Settings → a to z and configure only the features you need.

Setting	Default	Description
Enable cursor centering	Off	Keeps the cursor near the center of the screen while editing.
Reading time basis	Without spaces	Character-count basis used to estimate reading time.
Reading speed	500	Personal reading speed in characters per minute.
Target presets	1,000±50, 1,500±75, 2,000±100, 3,000±150	Writing targets and their allowed ranges.
Snippet trigger character	@	Opens snippet suggestions while typing.
Snippet suggestion limit	5	Maximum number of snippet suggestions shown.
Snippet list	Empty	Stores reusable text, one snippet per line.
Symbol trigger character	~	Opens symbol suggestions while typing.
Symbol suggestion limit	5	Maximum number of symbol suggestions shown.
Symbol list	Default symbol set	Configures each symbol's ID, displayed character, and optional closing character.
Work note path	work.md	File opened by the Open work note command.

Use Reset all settings to restore these defaults.

Common workflows

Save text for Later

1. Select text in a regular note or work.md, or place the cursor on a line.
2. Run Move selection or current line to Later.
3. The content is saved in <source-name>_later.md and removed from the source note.
4. Select an entry in the later sidebar to move it back to the source note.

Each Later note is linked to its source by the later: "[[Source note]]" property.

Clean up frontmatter

Clean up properties checks Markdown files in the vault against the supported property list:

date:
topics:
title:
description:
cssclasses:
aliases:
tags:
later:
target-characters:
target-tolerance:

Unsupported empty properties are removed automatically. Files containing unsupported properties with values are opened in new tabs for review. log.md and the configured work note are excluded.

Insert snippets and symbols

By default, type @ followed by a search term to open snippet suggestions. Selecting an existing snippet replaces the typed range. A new snippet can be added directly from the suggestion list.

Type ~ followed by a symbol ID to open symbol suggestions. A symbol with a closing character wraps selected text, or inserts the pair and places the cursor between them. Pressing Backspace between a matching pair deletes both characters.

Commands

Command	Description
Toggle cursor centering	Keeps the cursor near the center of the screen while editing.
Copy entire document	Copies the entire current document to the clipboard.
Cut entire document	Copies the entire current document, then clears it.
Copy	Copies the selection, or the current line when nothing is selected.
Cut	Cuts the selection, or the current line when nothing is selected.
Delete paragraph	Deletes the line containing the cursor.
Focus main editor	Returns focus to the main Markdown editor.
Toggle mobile toolbar	Shows or hides the bottom toolbar on mobile.
Move current file	Moves the current Markdown file to another folder in the vault.
Edit topics	Searches vault notes, headings, and existing block IDs to add, remove, or re-alias topic wikilinks.
Insert today's date property	Adds today's date only when the date property is absent.
Update date property to today	Replaces the date value with today's date.
Clean up properties	Removes unsupported empty properties and opens files that need review.
View document info	Shows character counts, reading time, and the writing target in the left sidebar.
Set writing target for current document	Assigns one of the configured target presets or clears the current target.
Open work note	Opens the configured work note.
Close all tabs	Closes unpinned tabs in the main workspace.
Move selection or current line to later	Moves the exact selection or current line into a source-linked later note.
Open later sidebar	Shows later entries linked to the current note.
Select previous sidebar item	Selects the previous entry in the later sidebar.
Select next sidebar item	Selects the next entry in the later sidebar.
Take selected sidebar item	Moves the selected later entry back into the source editor.
Resolve later links	Keeps one linked later note when multiple notes point to the same source.

Ribbon icons provide quick access to the work note, mobile toolbar, Later sidebar, document info, and quick slots.

Documentation

Detailed feature documentation is currently available in Korean:

Document	Topic
cursor-center.md	Cursor centering
cut-copy.md	Copy and cut actions
delete-paragraph.md	Delete the current paragraph
focus-root-leaf.md	Focus the main editor
move-current-file.md	Move the current file
work.md	Work note and tab cleanup
later-sidebar.md	Source-specific Later notes and sidebar
edit-topics.md	Topic editing
date-property.md	Date properties
lint-properties.md	Property cleanup
document-info.md	Character counts, reading time, and writing targets
mobile-toolbar.md	Mobile toolbar visibility
snippets.md	Snippet suggestions
symbols.md	Symbol suggestions and paired deletion

Development

Source files are located in src/. The build output is generated as main.js in the repository root.

npm run dev

Starts esbuild in watch mode with src/main.ts as the entry point and generates a source-mapped main.js.

npm run build

Runs the TypeScript type check and creates a production bundle.

npm run lint

Checks the project with ESLint and the recommended Obsidian plugin rules.

npm run version

Runs version-bump.mjs, then stages manifest.json and versions.json.

npm run release

Interactively shows the latest release tag and commits since that tag, then offers major, minor, and patch version choices. After confirmation, it verifies a clean main branch and the remote state, updates all version metadata, runs lint and build checks, creates the release commit and tag, and atomically pushes both main and the tag. The existing GitHub Actions workflow then builds, attests, and publishes the release. Commit the release script itself before using it for the first time.

Project structure

.
├── manifest.json        # Obsidian plugin metadata
├── main.js              # Bundle generated by esbuild
├── styles.css           # Plugin styles
├── extras/              # Optional CSS snippets not loaded by the plugin
├── src/
│   ├── locales/         # English and Korean UI text
│   ├── main.ts          # Plugin loading, commands, and events
│   ├── setting.ts       # Settings tab
│   ├── types.ts         # Settings types and defaults
│   ├── utils.ts         # Shared utilities
│   └── features/        # Feature implementations
└── docs/                # Korean feature documentation