Tomorrow Daily Note

Tomorrow Daily Note is an Obsidian plugin that lets you seamlessly create or open tomorrow's (or +N days) daily note ahead of time — with zero accidental overwrites and full template token substitution.

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Why Tomorrow Daily Note?

Obsidian's built-in Daily Notes and Periodic Notes plugins are designed for the current day. When planning ahead in the evening, users often encounter friction:

• Manually calculating tomorrow's date or folder structure is tedious and error-prone.
• Date format workarounds (such as (DD+1)) evaluate literally as plain text.
• Overwrite risks can accidentally reset notes that were already drafted in advance.

Tomorrow Daily Note solves this with a reliable, one-click workflow:

• 📅 Plan Ahead: Instantly create or jump to tomorrow's daily note via a ribbon icon or hotkey.
• 🛡️ Zero Overwrites: If tomorrow's note already exists, the plugin focuses the open tab or leaf without altering its contents.
• 🔄 Smart Token Replacement: Evaluates {{date}}, {{title}}, {{time}}, and custom patterns (e.g. {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}} and {{time:HH:mm:ss}}).
• ⏱️ Temporal Consistency: {{date}} reflects the target offset date, while {{time}} accurately captures the real-world creation time.
• 📂 Auto-Folder Resolution: Recursively ensures intermediate destination directories (e.g., Journal/Daily/2026) exist before creating the file.
• 📱 Mobile & Desktop: Fully compatible with both Obsidian desktop and mobile apps (iOS & Android).

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Installation

Method 1: Community Plugins Directory (Recommended)

1. In Obsidian, navigate to Settings > Community plugins.
2. Ensure Restricted mode is toggled off.
3. Click Browse and search for Tomorrow Daily Note.
4. Click Install, then click Enable.

Method 2: Via Obsidian42 - BRAT (Beta Testing)

1. Install BRAT from Community plugins.
2. In BRAT settings, click Add Beta plugin.
3. Enter: https://github.com/ASMITSARKAR/obsidian-tomorrow-planner
4. BRAT will automatically install and update the plugin.

Method 3: Manual Installation

1. Download the latest main.js and manifest.json from the Releases page.
2. In your Obsidian vault, navigate to .obsidian/plugins/.
3. Create a folder named tomorrow-daily-note.
4. Place main.js and manifest.json into that folder.
5. In Obsidian, go to Settings > Community plugins, click Reload plugins, and toggle Tomorrow Daily Note on.

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How to Use

Ribbon Button

Click the Calendar Plus (calendar-plus) icon in the left ribbon to immediately open or create tomorrow's note.

Command Palette

Press Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on macOS) and run:

Tomorrow Daily Note: Open tomorrow daily note

(Recommended: In Settings > Hotkeys, assign a shortcut such as Ctrl+Shift+T or Cmd+Shift+T.)

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Settings

Setting	Default	Description
Date format	DD-MM-YYYY	Format used for note filenames and the {{date}} token. Includes a live preview in settings.
Offset days	1	Number of days ahead (1 for tomorrow, 2 for day after tomorrow, etc.).
Folder path	Daily	Vault folder where notes will be created. Intermediate directories are created automatically.
Template file path	Daily/Demo Day.md	Vault path to your Markdown template. If empty or missing, a blank note is created safely.

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Template Syntax & Tokens

Templates support standard Obsidian Markdown formatting, YAML frontmatter, and dynamic tokens:

Token	Description	Example Output
{{title}}	Base file title (without .md)	15-09-2026
{{date}}	Target note date in your configured format	15-09-2026
{{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}	Target note date formatted with custom pattern	2026-09-15
{{date:dddd, MMMM Do YYYY}}	Full day and date string	Tuesday, September 15th 2026
{{time}}	Real-world creation time (HH:mm)	21:30
{{time:HH:mm:ss}}	Real-world creation time with seconds	21:30:45
Link: [[{{date}}]]	Wiki-link formatting	Link: [[15-09-2026]]
\{{date}}	Escaped bracket (preserved literally)	{{date}}

Sample Template

---
creation_date: {{date}} {{time}}
tags:
  - daily
  - logs
type: daily-note
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# {{title}}

### 🎯 Primary Objectives (Rule of 3)
- [ ] 

### 📝 Action Items
- [ ] 

### 💭 Notes & Logs
> Log transient thoughts, derivations, or ideas.

- 

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Contributing & Support

• Bug Reports & Feature Requests: Please submit an issue on the GitHub Issues page.
• Pull Requests: Pull requests and contributions are welcome!

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Copyright (c) 2026 Asmit Sarkar.