Not many new features but increased stability, especially for those of you on iOS 26.
Actions For Obsidian integrates the personal knowledge management tool Obsidian with Apple's automation ecosystem. With 40+ Shortcuts actions, it brings your notes and automations together, making Obsidian a first-class citizen in Apple's Shortcuts app. Use it to bring information from other apps into your notes, or to bring information from your vaults into other apps.
Some of the possibilities it adds:
- Creating, manipulating, searching, opening, organizing notes, including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly ones
- Working with files
- Working with Dataview
- Working with note properties
- Working with your vault's files and folders
- Working with Obsidian commands
For a full list and detailed description, please click the "Website" link to the right or visit https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian.
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I wanted a shortcut ala cgp grey, that let me enter text then decide where it goes. Enabling prepend or append to a given obsidian note is exactly what I needed! I’m sure this is a fundamental issue with interactions with iOS and Obsidian more than the app or app devs, but when the actions run, it flips back and forth rapidly between actions for obsidian and obsidian when it runs, and it lands on Obsidian each time it does this. But, with what I need this for, quickly hitting down ideas before I forget them, the flippy back and forth doesn’t matter since by the time it does the flippy, my part in writing is completely done
Amazingly comprehensive utility
Curious Rabbit
This opens up the full flexibility of Obsidian for your shortcuts. My first use for this was for appending short text to a log section of my daily note. I couldn’t have asked for an easier way to do it than the “Append text to daily note” action. Well thought out, well documented app from a truly responsive developer.
Developer Response
Your review made my day, many thanks 🖖🏼
The missing link for Obsidian and Mac.
Sabidurian
Scales Obsidian's power greatly, allowing for a multitude of workflow enhancements for the app on Mac and iOS. A few days after adopting it, can't imagine my Obsidian workflow without this tool.And the developer is excellent: Quick to reply to and address any questions or concerns.If you use Obsidian on iOS and/or Mac, this is an essential addition.
Developer Response
Many thanks! 🙌🏼
Incredible Productivity Boost
Giminoshi
I’m pretty amazed that an app like this even exists. I’ve just set up my first action. Action Button > Record > Transcribe > Write to New NoteWorks flawlessly. I was worried when I noticed that Obsidian didn’t support Shortcuts natively, but this app fixes that entirely.
- Resolved a file-handling problem where working with files (not notes) could produce strange characters in file and folder paths. Your file names now stay clean, predictable, and exactly as you created them.
- Added an in-app notice about upcoming iOS requirements starting in 2026. If you are on iOS 16 or 17, you will now see a clear heads-up so you can plan ahead and avoid surprises.
- Updated the "Linking your vault" introduction with an extra sentence that explains what qualifies a folder as a vault root folder. This helps you pick the correct folder the first time and avoid setup confusion.
- Improved error reporting in Shortcuts actions, so when something goes wrong you get clearer messages that make it easier to understand what happened and how to fix it.
- Clarified the descriptions of Obsidian File actions to explicitly state they only work with files and folders inside the currently selected vault. This reduces the risk of expecting access to locations that the app cannot reach.
- Added a new "Contact the author" option, making it simpler to request support directly from within the app when you run into issues or have questions.
Version 2025.2.0
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