Papertrail

Browse every markdown note from the sidebar — compact cards with title, excerpt, and modified date; a footer with search and quick-create; and a right‑click menu aligned with the File Explorer.

Requires Obsidian 1.5.0+.
Repository: github.com/ankitchouhan1020/papertrail

---

Sidebar list beside the editor — pick a note, open it, keep context.

---

Install

Channel	How
Manual	From Releases, put main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css in <Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/papertrail/, then enable the plugin
BRAT	Add ankitchouhan1020/papertrail

Usage

• Ribbon / command “Open Papertrail” — open or focus the view.
• Footer — filter the list; + creates a note in the vault’s default location.
• Right‑click a row — open in new tab, rename, delete, reveal in navigation when available, plus other file menu entries from Obsidian and plugins.

Settings

Setting	Description
Sort order	By modified date, title, or path.
Hide excluded paths	Also hide paths with a . segment (in addition to Obsidian excluded files and .obsidian).

Development

Use Obsidian’s Build a plugin flow with a dev vault, not your primary notes.

1. Clone into <dev-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/papertrail/.
2. npm install (installs Git hooks via prepare; pre-commit runs npm run build).
3. npm run dev — watch src/main.ts and rebuild main.js on change.
4. Enable Papertrail and reload when files change (or use Hot-Reload).

Production bundle: npm run build. Edit src/main.ts only — root main.js is generated.

Releasing

See COMMUNITY_PLUGIN_CHECKLIST.md. Bump versions in manifest.json / versions.json, tag a GitHub release with main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.