Sync Settings for Windows

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by loah8

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Share settings across vaults using profiles.

28 downloadsUpdated 1mo agoMIT

Sync Settings for Windows

An Obsidian plugin that shares settings (plugins, themes, snippets, hotkeys, etc.) across multiple vaults using profiles.

Settings View

Features

  • Profile management — Create named profiles (e.g. default, work, mobile) in a central folder
  • One-click apply — Apply a profile to any vault with a single click
  • Selective sync — Choose which settings to share per profile. Keeps workspace and graph settings local per vault
  • Windows native — Built for Windows

How it works

  1. Set a profiles folder (e.g. D:\Obsidian\settings\)
  2. Create or select a profile — each profile is a subfolder containing shared settings
  3. Apply the profile to your vault — the plugin links your vault's settings to the profile

Multiple vaults pointing to the same profile will always stay in sync.

Shared items

ItemType
plugins/Folder
themes/Folder
snippets/Folder
appearance.jsonFile
app.jsonFile
hotkeys.jsonFile
community-plugins.jsonFile
core-plugins.jsonFile

Local-only items (not shared)

  • workspace.json
  • workspace-mobile.json
  • graph.json

Important notes

  • Run Obsidian as Administrator for best results. This removes all drive restrictions.
  • Without Administrator, only vaults on the same drive as the profiles folder can be linked.
  • After applying or changing a profile, Obsidian may not pick up the new settings immediately due to caching.
  • The settings tab may also show stale values until you restart.
  • Restarting Obsidian will always load the latest settings.

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (coming soon)

  1. Open Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
  2. Search for "Sync Settings for Windows"
  3. Install and enable

Manual

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Create a folder <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/sync-settings-for-windows/
  3. Copy the three files into that folder
  4. Restart Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

Requirements

  • Windows 10 or later
  • Obsidian 1.5.0+

License

MIT

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