Select Folder

Click a folder to select it — without losing anything Obsidian's file explorer already does.

Stock Obsidian only expands/collapses a folder when you click its name, with no lightweight way to say "I'm working in this folder." Select Folder fixes that in place: drag-and-drop, the right-click menu, multi-select, and live sync all keep working.

What it does

• Click a folder's name to select it — native selection highlight. This is the whole point.
• The triangle still expands/collapses — unchanged.
• Double-click a folder name to expand/collapse it.
• Multi-select is untouched — Shift / Cmd / Ctrl / Option+click all behave exactly as in stock Obsidian.

Click modes

Choose how a single click behaves in settings:

Mode	Single click	Expand / collapse
Select (default)	selects only (non-destructive)	triangle or double-click
Select + expand/collapse	selects and toggles	the same single click

Bonus: new notes follow the selection

With a folder selected, Create new note (Cmd/Ctrl+N) puts the note inside it instead of the default location. Turn it off in settings if you prefer.

Settings

• When you click a folder name — pick a click mode (above).
• Expand/collapse hit area (Select mode) — widen the triangle's click target if it's hard to hit.
• New notes go into the selected folder (default: on).

Installation

Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from a release into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/select-folder/, then enable it under Settings → Community plugins.

Compatibility

Obsidian 1.4.0+. Desktop and mobile.

Docs & license

Design notes in docs/TECHNICAL.md, history in CHANGELOG.md. MIT.