Move to New Folder

Move to New Folder is an Obsidian community plugin that moves a file or folder into a newly created folder without requiring you to type the full destination path.

What it does

• Adds Move file to new folder... for notes
• Adds Move folder to new folder... in the file explorer for folders
• Lets you choose a parent folder from a searchable picker
• Creates the new child folder and moves the target safely with Obsidian APIs
• Preserves Obsidian's normal link-update behavior when moving files

Preview

How to use it

File explorer

1. Right-click a note or folder
2. Choose Move file to new folder... or Move folder to new folder...
3. Pick the parent folder
4. Enter the new folder name
5. Confirm the move

Command palette

1. Open a note
2. Run Move file to new folder...
3. Complete the same modal flow

Folder moves are supported from the file explorer context menu.

Settings

• Default parent to current note folder: start the picker from the active note's parent instead of vault root

Platform support

• Designed for desktop and mobile
• Tested on Windows, Android, and Linux
• macOS and iOS have not been fully validated yet

Installation

From Community plugins

Install from Obsidian's Community plugins directory:

1. Open Settings in Obsidian
2. Go to Community plugins and choose Browse
3. Search for Move to New Folder
4. Select Install, then Enable

Manual install from GitHub release

If you cannot use Community plugins, install the latest GitHub release manually:

1. Download manifest.json, main.js, and styles.css from the latest release
2. Create the folder .obsidian/plugins/move-to-new-folder/ in your vault if it does not already exist
3. Copy the downloaded files into that folder
4. Enable Move to New Folder in Obsidian

Privacy and external services

• No telemetry
• No analytics
• No network access
• No account requirement
• No payments or subscriptions
• No external service dependencies at runtime

Docs

• Use cases
• FAQ