PaperLib Obsidian Integration

This plugin integrates PaperLib with Obsidian, enabling seamless management of academic paper notes directly within Obsidian.

The paperlib plugin named paperlib-obsidian-integration can be installed in its marketplace.

Features

• Open or create paper notes in Obsidian directly from PaperLib.
• Customize note templates with placeholders for metadata: title, authors, year, DOI, and ID.
• Specify a custom folder for storing paper notes.

Illustration

• paperlib
• obsidian note

Installation

Production Environment

1. Download the latest plugin package from the Releases page.
2. Extract the package into your Obsidian plugins folder (e.g., YourVault/.obsidian/plugins/paperlib-obsidian-integration/).
3. Enable the plugin in Obsidian settings.

Development Environment

npm install
npm run build

Usage

Opening Notes from PaperLib

• Select a paper in PaperLib, right-click and choose.
• The first time you open a paper, a new note will be created with metadata automatically filled in.
• Subsequent openings will directly navigate to the existing note.

Configuration

Settings

• Papers Folder: Define the folder where paper notes will be stored.
• Note Template: Customize the template for new paper notes using placeholders like {{title}}, {{authors}}, {{year}}, {{doi}}, and {{id}}.
• Enable Protocol Handler: Allow opening notes directly from PaperLib using the obsidian:// protocol.

Template Placeholders

You can use the following placeholders in your note template:

• {{title}}: The paper title
• {{authors}}: The paper authors
• {{year}}: The publication year
• {{doi}}: The DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
• {{id}}: The unique identifier from PaperLib

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/obsidian-paperlib-plugin.git

# Install dependencies
cd obsidian-paperlib-plugin
npm install

# Build the plugin
npm run build

Manual Installation

• Copy main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json to your vault's plugin folder: VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/paperlib-obsidian-integration/.