Note Masonry for Obsidian

Note Masonry is an Obsidian plugin that shows your notes in a Google Keep–style card grid. It’s ideal for quick browsing of many small memos or snippets. It is not optimized for mobile use; it’s mainly intended for desktop.

Features

• Card-based, masonry-style grid of all your Markdown notes
• Filter by folder and tag from a toolbar at the top
• Search bar to filter notes by title or content instantly
• Pinned section for notes with pinned: true in frontmatter
• Up to 2 image thumbnails per note (Markdown images or wikilinks)
• Text snippet preview with frontmatter and image markup removed
• Pin/unpin, delete and split-view buttons directly on each card
• Large editor modal when you click a card or create a new note
• Auto-refresh on create/modify/delete/rename and metadata changes
• Multiple Keep View tabs can be opened from the ribbon button

Installation

1. Put the built plugin files into your vault, e.g. .obsidian/plugins/note-masonry:
   • main.js
   • manifest.json
   • styles.css
2. In Obsidian, open Settings → Community plugins → Installed plugins.
3. Enable Note Masonry.

Usage

• Use the grid icon in the left ribbon to open Keep View.
• You can click the ribbon button multiple times to open multiple Keep View tabs/pages.
• Use the folder and tag dropdowns to filter notes
• Use the search bar at the top to filter notes by text in the title or body.
• Click the “+” button to create a new note in a modal editor.
• Click a card to open it in the modal.
• Use the pin icon to toggle pinned: true in frontmatter.
• Use the split pane icon on a card to open the note in a right split view
• Use the trash icon to delete the note.

Known Limitations

• Hotkeys in the Modal: Standard Obsidian hotkeys (e.g., opening the Command Palette, text formatting shortcuts) do not work when editing a note inside the pop-up modal. This is due to an architectural limitation in Obsidian: the editor inside the modal is technically "detached" from the main workspace, so Obsidian does not recognize it as the active target for commands.
  • Workaround: If you want to perform heavy editing or use your custom hotkeys, click the split pane icon on the card instead. This opens the note in a standard Obsidian split view where all hotkeys function perfectly.
• Mobile Support: The layout and interactions are designed for desktop; mobile usage is not optimized.