VaultForge Engine

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by Dennis Fassbaender

Core engine for VaultForge. Includes Cards (card styling for Bases). Discovers optional modules (e.g. VaultForge Tables) and provides unified settings and licensing.

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VaultForge Engine

Core engine for VaultForge modules in Obsidian.

This community plugin ships VaultForge Cards and VaultForge Advanced Views inside one engine (no separate Cards/Views downloads). VaultForge Cards styles Obsidian Bases card views; VaultForge Advanced Views adds quick Base view switching, view icons, vault sync (“Sync views”), the link-views assistant, saved view-layout templates as markdown in your vault, guarded template apply (compatibility + YAML prompts for the current view only), optional Base rename when saving a template, and automatic updates when you rename/move a .base file.

Project Identity

  • VaultForge is not a standalone legal brand/company. It is a project by DF Videoproduktion.
  • Official website: vaultforge.tools
  • Instagram updates: @vaultforgetools — follow for release news and updates.

Video

Advanced Views — introducing / walkthrough

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VaultForge — overview / walkthrough

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Version Obsidian License: MIT

Highlights

  • Advanced card design (radius, shadow, tint, title controls).
  • Status/color workflows for card visuals.
  • Progress bars (simple row mode and snapped cover mode).
  • Property row icons (Lucide fallbacks; optional Iconic for overrides).
  • Multi-entry list popup UX.
  • Advanced Views: side panel (Selected Base + views list), templates (slug.md, collision suffix -2, -3, …), optional rename Base when saving a template, guarded Apply template (compatibility + YAML prompts for the current view only), automatic path updates when a .base is renamed/moved, and link-view workflows for Base properties.
  • Built-in Cards and Advanced Views; optional companion VaultForge plugins can extend the engine (separate installs).
  • VaultForge Tasks (companion plugin, work in progress): aimed at synced task state, note-level helpers, and tighter engine integration—optional; install from Community plugins when you want to try it.

All features are free — no license keys or paid tiers.

Support the project (optional)

  • In Settings → VaultForge Engine, use Donate via PayPal if you want to contribute.
  • The community plugin listing may also show Fund plugin development when fundingUrl is supported (PayPal donate).

Requirements

  • Obsidian >= 1.12.7 (see manifest.json for the enforced minimum).
  • Obsidian Bases (for card rendering context).
  • Optional: Iconic plugin (optional overrides for property-row icons).

Installation

  1. Install/copy plugin files into your vault:
    • .obsidian/plugins/vaultforge-engine/
  2. Enable VaultForge Engine in Obsidian Community Plugins.
  3. Open Settings → VaultForge Engine and enable/configure modules.

Details: DOCUMENTATION.md. Maintainer notes: RELEASING.md.

Privacy / Networking

  • See PRIVACY.md for local data and optional donation (browser) behavior.

Known limitations

  • Card rendering depends on Obsidian Bases DOM structure; major upstream DOM changes may require plugin updates.
  • Visual details can vary with theme/CSS snippets and other plugins that also style card/property elements.

Legal

  • VaultForge is a project by DF Videoproduktion (not a standalone legal brand).
  • This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.
  • Third-party names are trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Open-source license terms for the code: see LICENSE.

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