Getting Started
What is Folderer?
Folderer is an Obsidian plugin that watches folders in your vault for file events. When a markdown file is created in — or moved into — a monitored folder, Folderer evaluates a set of user-defined rules and runs the matching ones automatically.
A typical use case: every note that lands in your Literature folder should have #literature appended to it. With Folderer, this happens the moment the file arrives, without any manual step.
Installation
Community Plugins (recommended)
- Open Obsidian and go to Settings → Community Plugins
- Disable Safe Mode if prompted
- Click Browse and search for Folderer
- Click Install, then Enable
Manual Installation
- Download the latest release assets
- Create the folder
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/folderer/ - Copy the downloaded files into that folder
- Edit
<vault>/.obisidian/community-plugins.jsonand add "folderer" to the list - Reload Obsidian and enable Folderer under Settings → Community Plugins
First Steps
Once the plugin is enabled, open Settings → Folderer to configure it.
1. Add a monitored folder
Click the folder icon (or the add button) and type the path of a vault folder you want to watch, such as Literature.
2. Create a rule
Inside that folder's section, click Add rule. A modal opens where you configure:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A label for the rule (e.g. "Tag as literature") |
| Trigger | When the rule fires — see Triggers |
| Conditions | Optional filters the file must satisfy |
| Actions | What to do when the rule matches |
3. Test it
Create a .md file inside the monitored folder. If you set up an Append text action with the text #literature, that tag will appear at the bottom of the file immediately.
Next Steps
- Monitored Folders — how folder scoping works
- Rules — triggers, ordering, and enabling/disabling
- Conditions — all available filters
- Actions — all available actions