[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":178},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog:obsidian-floating-notes:en":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":160,"description":161,"draft":162,"extension":163,"locale":164,"meta":165,"navigation":166,"path":167,"publishedAt":168,"seo":169,"stem":170,"tags":171,"__hash__":177},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fobsidian-floating-notes.md","Your Obsidian Vault, Always Within Reach",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":148},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,24,27,30,34,37,40,44,47,50,54,57,92,96,122,126,129,133,136,139],[10,11,12],"p",{},"I live in Obsidian. Project notes, meeting notes, code snippets, random 2am ideas—it all goes into my vault. Over time, it's become my second brain.",[10,14,15],{},"But there was always friction.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"the-context-switch-tax","The Context-Switch Tax",[10,22,23],{},"I'd be deep in code, debugging something gnarly, and suddenly remember something I needed to capture. A decision I'd made. A snippet I wanted to save. A thought about a different project entirely.",[10,25,26],{},"So I'd Cmd+Tab to Obsidian. Navigate to the right folder. Create a new note. Write the thing. Then try to remember where I was in my code.",[10,28,29],{},"The idea was captured, but my flow was gone. The context-switch tax was too high.",[17,31,33],{"id":32},"what-i-actually-wanted","What I Actually Wanted",[10,35,36],{},"I wanted Obsidian at my fingertips—without leaving what I was doing. A keyboard shortcut that would pop up a note, let me capture the thought, and disappear. My vault, but floating.",[10,38,39],{},"So I built it.",[17,41,43],{"id":42},"obsidian-floating-notes","Obsidian Floating Notes",[10,45,46],{},"One keyboard shortcut. A floating window appears with your vault. Capture your thought. Dismiss it. You're back to your code, your flow intact.",[10,48,49],{},"This isn't a separate notes app—it works directly with your existing Obsidian vaults. All your links, tags, and folder structure are preserved. If you use iCloud Drive for your vault (like I do), that works seamlessly.",[17,51,53],{"id":52},"features-from-my-own-workflow","Features from My Own Workflow",[10,55,56],{},"Every feature came from how I actually use Obsidian:",[58,59,60,68,74,80,86],"ul",{},[61,62,63,67],"li",{},[64,65,66],"strong",{},"Global shortcuts"," — Hit a key combination from anywhere, any app",[61,69,70,73],{},[64,71,72],{},"Multiple vault support"," — I have separate vaults for work and personal; switching is instant",[61,75,76,79],{},[64,77,78],{},"Full-text search"," — Find anything across your entire vault",[61,81,82,85],{},[64,83,84],{},"Clean markdown editor"," — Formatting toolbar for quick formatting, but keyboard-driven at heart",[61,87,88,91],{},[64,89,90],{},"iCloud Drive support"," — Because my vault syncs across devices",[17,93,95],{"id":94},"who-this-is-for","Who This Is For",[58,97,98,104,110,116,119],{},[61,99,100,103],{},[64,101,102],{},"Developers"," — Capture architecture decisions, debugging notes, code snippets without leaving your IDE",[61,105,106,109],{},[64,107,108],{},"Writers"," — Jot down inspiration without losing your creative flow",[61,111,112,115],{},[64,113,114],{},"Anyone who lives in Obsidian"," — And wishes it was always one shortcut away",[61,117,118],{},"If you like other floating notes apps, but need the Obsidian integration",[61,120,121],{},"Or want your notes to live locally on your computer instead of a cloud",[17,123,125],{"id":124},"_100-private","100% Private",[10,127,128],{},"All processing happens locally on your Mac. No data is collected, stored, or transmitted anywhere. This is your vault—it stays yours.",[17,130,132],{"id":131},"the-difference-it-made","The Difference It Made",[10,134,135],{},"I capture more now. Those fleeting thoughts that used to disappear? They make it into my vault. And my flow stays intact. The small friction I eliminated added up to a meaningfully better workflow.",[10,137,138],{},"Available for $4.99 on the Mac App Store. 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