# Unique note creator

Unique note creator is a core plugin that lets you create notes with time-based names, also known as Zettelkasten notes.

For example, if you create a new note at 09:45 on Jan 1st, 2024, Unique note creator creates a note with 202401010945 as its name. If a note with the same name exists, the new note uses the next available timestamp.

# Create a unique note

Ribbon:

In the ribbon, click Create new unique note ( ).

Command palette:

Press Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on macOS) to open the Command palette.
Search for the Create new unique note command.
Press Enter with the command selected.

# Create unique notes from a template

By default, new unique notes are empty. To use another file as a template:

Open Settings.
In the sidebar, click Core plugins → Unique note creator.
In Template file location, enter the file you want to use as template.

For more information about how to write templates, refer to Templates.

See also

This page lists the core plugins that come installed with Obsidian, and community plugins they also maintain.

Import Zettelkasten notes

If you've been using the Zettelkasten method to name and link your notes, you may need to convert links from [[UID]] to [[UID My note title]].

Anything you can do in Obsidian can be done from the command line.

Templates is a Core plugins|core plugin that lets you insert pre-defined snippets of text into your active note.