Eisenhower Matrix

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by oamadorr

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Organize your tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix — prioritize by urgency and importance across 4 quadrants.

2 stars155 downloadsUpdated 2mo agoMIT

Eisenhower Matrix Plugin

Eisenhower Matrix — Obsidian Plugin

Organize your tasks by urgency and importance using the Eisenhower Matrix — directly inside Obsidian.

Release License Obsidian


Overview

The Eisenhower Matrix (also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix) helps you decide and prioritize tasks by sorting them into four quadrants based on urgency and importance.

QuadrantUrgentImportantAction
🔴 Do NowExecute immediately
🔵 SchedulePlan a date
🟡 DelegateAssign to someone
EliminateDrop or defer

Features

Core

  • Toggle-based input — flip the Urgent and Important switches and the task is automatically routed to the correct quadrant
  • Smart contextual fields — Schedule tasks prompt for a due date 📅, Delegate tasks prompt for an assignee 👤
  • Markdown persistence — all tasks are saved as a readable Eisenhower Matrix.md file in your vault, fully compatible with search, backlinks, and Dataview
  • Inline editing — click any task text to edit it in place; Enter to save, Escape to cancel

Organization

  • Drag & drop — move tasks between quadrants by dragging them
  • Reorder within quadrant — drag tasks inside the same quadrant to change priority order
  • Hide/show completed — toggle to hide finished tasks and focus on what's pending
  • Task counter — each quadrant shows (pending/total) at a glance
  • Delete confirmation — clicking ✕ opens a confirmation menu to prevent accidental deletion

Scheduling & Delegation

  • Quick date buttons — pick "Tomorrow", "+7 days", or "+30 days" instead of manually selecting a date
  • Assignee autocomplete — previously used names appear as clickable chips for quick selection
  • Overdue alerts — past-due Schedule tasks are highlighted in red with a ⚠️ badge
  • Move with context — moving a task to Schedule or Delegate opens a modal to set the date or assignee

Settings

  • Custom data file — choose which markdown file stores your tasks
  • Auto-complete Eliminate — tasks added to Eliminate are automatically marked as done
  • Responsive layout — works on desktop, tablet, and mobile screens

How to Use

  1. Click the grid icon in the ribbon (or use the command palette: Open Eisenhower Matrix)
  2. Type your task in the input field
  3. Toggle Urgent and/or Important to select the target quadrant
  4. Click Add or press Enter
  5. Check off completed tasks ✓, click text to edit, or drag to reorganize

Installation

From Community Plugins (pending approval)

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
  2. Search for "Eisenhower Matrix"
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Create a folder .obsidian/plugins/eisenhower-matrix/ in your vault
  3. Copy the 3 files into that folder
  4. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

License

MIT — free for personal and commercial use.


Made with ❤️ by Amador Rosa

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