Quick Memos

Flomo-style quick capture and card view for Obsidian. Jot down ideas in seconds, browse them as cards, filter by tags, and rediscover forgotten thoughts with random review.

All data is stored as local Markdown files — your data, your rules.

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Installation

1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
2. Search for "Quick Memos"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Alternative: BRAT (beta testing)

1. Install BRAT
2. BRAT → Add a beta plugin → https://github.com/Liqiuyue9597/quick-memos

Features

Category	Feature
Capture	Quick capture view with Ctrl+Enter to save
Capture	Tag suggestions — recent and frequent tags shown first
Capture	Wikilink support — type [[ to search and insert note links
Capture	Image attachment (iOS Photos / desktop file picker)
Capture	Mood and source metadata (optional)
Browse	Card waterfall view with heatmap stats
Browse	Filter by tag, date, or keyword
Browse	Random review (dice button)
Export	Share memo as PNG card image
Export	Export filtered memos to Obsidian Canvas
Integration	Right-click any text → Save as Memo
Integration	![[memo]] transclusion renders as styled card
Integration	iOS Shortcuts via obsidian://memo-view
Import	One-click Flomo HTML import with timestamps and tags

Commands

Command	Description
Memos: Quick capture	Open the capture view
Memos: Open Memos view	Open the card waterfall view

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter	Save memo (in capture view)
[[	Open note search for wikilink insertion

Usage

Quick capture

1. Click the ribbon icon or run Memos: Quick capture
2. Type your thought
3. (Optional) Add tags, mood, source, or images
4. Press Ctrl+Enter or click Save

Card view

• Click any tag to filter
• Click a heatmap cell to filter by date
• Click × on a filter pill to clear
• Click the dice icon for random review
• Click a card to open the source file
• Click the share button to export as image

iOS Shortcuts

Create a home screen shortcut to open Quick Memos directly:

1. iOS Shortcuts app → tap +
2. Add "Open URL" action → enter obsidian://memo-view
3. Name and save the shortcut

Import from Flomo

1. Flomo → Settings → Account → Export (download .zip)
2. Extract to get the .html file
3. Obsidian → Settings → Quick Memos → Import → Choose HTML file
4. (Optional) Copy images from file/ into your vault's attachment folder

Import preserves original timestamps, extracts #tags into frontmatter, marks memos with source: "flomo", and deduplicates on re-import.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
Save folder	Memos	Where memo files are stored
Fixed tag	Off	Auto-add a tag to every new memo
Enable mood	Off	Show mood emoji picker in capture view
Enable source	Off	Show source label picker in capture view
Show author name	Off	Display author on exported images
Show branding	On	Display "Quick Memos for Obsidian" on exported images

Memo file format

Each memo is a standalone Markdown file:

---
created: 2026-03-14T14:30:00.000Z
type: memo
tags:
  - idea
  - project
mood: "\U0001f4a1"
source: "thought"
---

Had a great idea for a new feature today! #excited

All memos have type: memo in frontmatter, making them easy to query with Dataview.

Network disclosure

This plugin makes no network requests. All data stays local in your vault.

FAQ

Where are memos saved? In the configured save folder (default Memos/). Each memo is a standalone .md file.

Does it work on mobile? Yes. The card view opens automatically on mobile. The capture view adapts to virtual keyboards. iOS users can set up Shortcuts for one-tap access.

How do I back up my memos? Memos are regular Markdown files. Sync with Obsidian Sync, iCloud, Dropbox, or Git.

Can I use this with Dataview? Yes. Query type: memo in frontmatter. With mood/source enabled, those fields are also available.

Development

npm install       # Install dependencies
npm run dev       # Dev mode with hot reload
npm run build     # Production build
npm run test      # Run tests
npm run lint      # Lint (matches Obsidian Community Portal checks)

License

MIT