by Mushu B
Add in-text stopwatches that store their state as plain text in your notes.
Plaintext Stopwatch
In-text stopwatches for Obsidian that store their state as plain text in your notes. They keep counting through refreshes, restarts and closed tabs, and work in both Reading view and Live Preview.
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Usage
Run Insert stopwatch from the command palette. Controls:
- ▶ start, ⏹ pause
- ↻ reset to 00:00:00
- ✓ finalize into plain text, e.g.
⏱️ 00:25:30 (14:30 - 14:55)
In Live Preview, move the cursor onto a stopwatch to edit its raw text. Stopwatches inside code are left alone.
Format
⏱️[HH:MM:SS|accumulated_seconds|start_epoch_seconds|status]
accumulated_seconds: time banked from earlier runsstart_epoch_seconds: Unix time the current run started (0when stopped)status:runningorstopped
Elapsed time is accumulated + (now - start). HH:MM:SS is a snapshot from the last click.
Manual installation
Copy main.js, manifest.json and styles.css from the latest release into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/plaintext-stopwatch/, then enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.
Development
npm install
npm run dev # watch build
npm run build # production build
License
MIT
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