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chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian

Alfred workflow with dozens of features for controlling your Obsidian vault. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 6.0
  • age_days: 1837
  • days_rel: 472
  • days_push: 30
  • n_releases_24m: 15

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1034 stars · 47 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Shimmering Obsidian is an Alfred workflow providing dozens of features for controlling an Obsidian vault from the macOS launcher, including note search, plugin/theme management, vault switching, and screenshot OCR. It is written in JavaScript (JXA) and featured in the official Alfred Gallery.

Use cases

  • search obsidian notes from alfred
  • quickly switch between obsidian vaults
  • create new notes from a launcher
  • search obsidian plugins and themes
  • ocr screenshots into obsidian
  • back up my obsidian vault
  • browse links and tags of a note

When to choose

  • you use Obsidian on macOS with Alfred (Powerpack) and want fast keyboard-driven vault control
  • you want to search notes, tags, headings, and attachments without opening Obsidian
  • you manage many community plugins and themes and want to toggle or open them quickly

When to avoid

  • you don't use macOS or don't have Alfred with a Powerpack license
  • you use a different note app than Obsidian
  • you need cross-platform launcher integration (e.g., Windows/Linux)

Facets

plugin · maturity active

search-engine developer-tools ocr backup file-system developer-tools text-editors cli alfred-workflow obsidian note-taking launcher jxa quick-switcher automation macos

4 sources

Member repositories

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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem