Tagline

An Obsidian plugin that lets you create notes from inline text using tag-driven templates. Write a line with a tag, add inline fields, and convert it to a linked note with proper frontmatter.

Features

• Tag-triggered note creation: Configure templates for specific tags (e.g., #todo, #meeting, #person)
• Inline field editing: Add Dataview-style inline fields [field:: value] with autocomplete suggestions
• Template-based frontmatter: Define field types and sources in your template's frontmatter using @type: comments
• Smart suggestions: Get autocomplete for dates, folder contents, tagged notes, and custom options
• Checkbox sync: Optionally sync checkbox state with a frontmatter status field
• Templater support: Works with Templater syntax in your templates

Quick Start

1. Create a template with typed frontmatter fields:

   ---
   title: "" # @type: text
   priority: medium # @type: text | options:high,medium,low
   due: # @type: date
   assignee: "" # @type: text | tag:person
   tags: [] # @type: list
   ---
   

2. Configure a tag in plugin settings:

   • Tag: todo
   • Field source: Parse from template
   • Template path: Templates/Todo.md
   • Output folder: Tasks/

3. Write a line with the tag:

   Review the PR #todo
   

4. Press Space after the tag to insert fields, then fill them in:

   Review the PR #todo [priority:: high] [due:: 2026-05-10] [assignee:: [[John]]]
   

5. Click the "Create Note" button (or use the command) to convert to:

   [[Tasks/Review the PR|Review the PR]]
   

   The new note will have proper frontmatter with your field values.

Field Types

Define field types in your template frontmatter using @type: comments:

Type	Syntax	Description
text	field: "" # @type: text	Plain text
date	field: # @type: date	Date picker suggestions
number	field: 0 # @type: number	Numeric value
boolean	field: false # @type: boolean	true/false
list	field: [] # @type: list	YAML array (comma-separated inline)

Suggestion Sources

Add a source after the type to get autocomplete suggestions:

Source	Syntax	Suggests
options	# @type: text | options:high,medium,low	Fixed list of options
folder	# @type: text | folder:People/	Notes in a folder
tag	# @type: text | tag:person	Notes with a specific tag
field	# @type: text | field:status	Values used in a frontmatter field

Keyboard Navigation

• Tab / Shift+Tab: Navigate between inline fields
• Standard autocomplete keys work in suggestion popups

Settings

• Open note after creation: Automatically open newly created notes
• Link format: Wiki links [[note]] or Markdown links [note](note.md)
• Field styling: Visual styling for inline fields
• Checkbox sync: Sync checkbox state with frontmatter (per-tag configuration)

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

1. Open Settings → Community plugins
2. Search for "Tagline"
3. Install and enable

Manual Installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
2. Create a folder tagline in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
3. Copy the files into that folder
4. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Development build (watch mode)
npm run dev

# Production build
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

License

0-BSD