# chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian

Alfred workflow with dozens of features for controlling your Obsidian vault.

Repository: https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shimmering-obsidian
Homepage: https://alfred.app/workflows/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: alfred-workflow, alfred, obsidian-md
Last push: 2026-08-03T07:52:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1837, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 472, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1034, forks 47 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.588553+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, developer-tools, ocr, backup, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli
- tags: alfred-workflow, obsidian, note-taking, launcher, jxa, quick-switcher, automation, macos

## Member repositories
- chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.588553+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:06:32.176668+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.588553+00:00, sha ace13a5dcb97)
  - homepage: https://alfred.app/workflows/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:05:59.387843+00:00, sha 283a3c7559c0)
  - site_page: https://alfred.app/frequently-asked-questions (fetched 2026-08-29T13:05:59.396917+00:00, sha c882cb03f259)
  - site_page: https://alfred.app/workflows/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T13:05:59.398998+00:00, sha dbab30ca17b0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.