Ribbon Snippets

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by Mark Riechers

Define text blocks and assign each to a ribbon button for one-click insertion

★ 2 starsUpdated 2mo agoMIT
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Ribbon Snippets

Define text blocks and assign each to a ribbon button for one-click insertion into your notes.

Settings UI

Features

  • Multiple snippets — create as many as you need, each with its own ribbon icon
  • Lucide icon picker — choose any Lucide icon for each button (with live preview)
  • Insert positions — top of note (after frontmatter), at cursor, or bottom of note
  • Duplicate detection — optionally skip insertion if the snippet's first line already exists in the note
  • Command palette — every snippet is also available as a command (Insert: <name>)
  • Reorder and manage — move snippets up/down or delete them from settings
  • Dynamic lifecycle — adding or removing snippets updates the ribbon and command palette immediately (no reload needed)

Use cases

  • Insert a Tasks plugin query block with one click
  • Stamp a standard template section into any note
  • Add boilerplate frontmatter, callouts, or code blocks
  • Quick-insert recurring checklists or status headers

Installation

From community plugins (recommended)

  1. Open Settings > Community plugins
  2. Click Browse and search for Ribbon Snippets
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual install

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Create a folder: <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/ribbon-snippets/
  3. Copy the three files into that folder
  4. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings > Community plugins

Usage

  1. Go to Settings > Ribbon Snippets
  2. Click + New snippet
  3. Configure:
    • Name — tooltip for the ribbon button and command palette label
    • Icon — any Lucide icon name (e.g. check-circle, star, bookmark)
    • Insert position — top of note (after frontmatter), at cursor, or bottom
    • Prevent duplicates — skip if the first line already appears in the note
    • Content — the markdown text to insert
  4. A ribbon icon appears immediately. Click it to insert the snippet into the active note.

Compatibility

Requires Obsidian 1.7.2 or later (uses the removeCommand() API for dynamic command lifecycle management).

Works on desktop and mobile.

License

MIT

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