Clear Properties

Cleaning up old notes often means getting rid of properties (YAML frontmatter) you no longer use. Obsidian only lets you delete them one at a time, each with its own menu.

Clear Properties adds a thin line to the left of a note's properties. Hover the properties to see it, click the trash icon on it, and every property of the note is deleted at once, together with the --- lines around them.

Features

• One click, all properties. The whole frontmatter block goes, along with the blank lines right after it, so the note starts with its first line of text.
• Out of the way. The line only shows up when you hover the properties, and it is drawn like the hairline of the "+ Add property" button, so it fits most themes.
• Undoable. A notice says how many properties were deleted and has an Undo link. In editing view, ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z works too.
• Editing and reading view. In reading view the note is saved first, then the properties are removed from the file.
• Works on phones and tablets. There is no hover on touch screens, so there the line is always visible. Tap it to delete.
• A command, Clear Properties: Delete all properties of current note, for a hotkey or the mobile toolbar.
• English and Chinese interface, following Obsidian's language.

Use cases

• Strip leftover YAML from notes imported from other apps or old templates.
• Remove frontmatter before sharing or publishing a note.
• Clean up old notes one by one while you review them, on desktop or on your phone.

Install

Search for Clear Properties in Settings → Community plugins, or copy main.js, manifest.json and styles.css from the latest release into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/clear-properties/.

There are no settings.

License

MIT