obsidian-omnisearch vs obsidian-customizable-sidebar

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obsidian-omnisearch		obsidian-customizable-sidebar
	Project
17	Mentions	2
997	Stars	63
-	Growth	-
8.9	Activity	5.0
20 days ago	Latest Commit	almost 2 years ago
TypeScript	Language	TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

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obsidian-omnisearch

Posts with mentions or reviews of obsidian-omnisearch. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-04.

"Your account will be permanently closed" -- my reasons for leaving Evernote as a loyal user since 2011
8 projects | /r/Evernote | 4 Sep 2023

Mobile Document Scanning using QuickScan iOS app and OCR search with Omnisearch and Text Extractor: I was a power user of the Scannable app by Evernote for capturing scans of receipts and documents, so moving on from this was going to be tough. But QuickScan has the same functionality (OCR scanning) and has quick outputs to where my scans are stored in my Obsidian folder. Using Omnisearch, searching my scans feels just as intuitive and snappy as what Evernote used to feel like for me.
Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jun 2023

In the past I have used Omnisearch which I have found to be an improvement.
https://github.com/scambier/obsidian-omnisearch
Tip: Use an Obsidian folder to store your ChatGPT threads
1 project | /r/ObsidianMD | 27 May 2023

Combine this with my favorite Obsidian search plugin Omnisearch and you end up making this bunch of random chat threads useful - now I can link and tag across, and source them for new ideas.
Using Github to write my notes has helped me retain knowledge immensely.
14 projects | /r/learnprogramming | 9 Mar 2023

The Omnisearch plugin might be what you need. No AI but weighted results depending on where your query words are found (filename, titles, frequency...). It works well for me, it's my primary way to find notes.
Why do you think Obsidian is better than the alternatives?
1 project | /r/ObsidianMD | 5 Mar 2023

The tag system works well for GTD workflows and organization in general. Default search isn't the best but the Omnisearch plugin fixes that.
Search & Omnisearch frustrations - prioritizing exact matches over fuzzy search?
1 project | /r/ObsidianMD | 1 Dec 2022

Also - and speaking about plugins in general - the best way to get an issue resolved is to ask it on the GitHub page. If the plugin is maintained, its developer will usually gladly help you solve your problem :) https://github.com/scambier/obsidian-omnisearch/issues
Is there a way to search for a word or phrase just in the current note?
1 project | /r/ObsidianMD | 27 Nov 2022

I think Obsidian Omnisearch can help you with that.
Perfect note taking and information organizing solution - does it exist ?
2 projects | /r/apple | 22 Nov 2022

The Omnisearch plug-in for Obsidian does search in PDFs and images via OCR.
Digitalizing 10 years of handwritten notes -- how would you go about doing it?
1 project | /r/ObsidianMD | 20 Nov 2022
PDF notes in Obsidian with Zotero
1 project | /r/ObsidianMD | 16 Oct 2022

In my opinion it is absolutely possible. The developer of the Omnisearch plugin now works on PDF indexing - https://github.com/scambier/obsidian-omnisearch/releases/tag/1.6.5-beta.3.

obsidian-customizable-sidebar

Posts with mentions or reviews of obsidian-customizable-sidebar. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-13.

What are some of your current frustrations with Obsidian?
15 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 13 Apr 2022

Agree. Someone told me about this and it's now on my Sidebar plus other actions I need: https://github.com/phibr0/obsidian-customizable-sidebar/
Is there a way to add timestamps to each bullet point (block) automatically?
3 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 11 Nov 2021

You could use QuickAdd plugin to add an entry with timestamp to your daily note. With this, you can add an entry from anywhere in the obsidian. Combine this with Customised Sidebar plugin, you can have a button on the sidebar for it.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing obsidian-omnisearch and obsidian-customizable-sidebar you can also consider the following projects:

obsidian-switcher-plus - Enhanced Quick Switcher plugin for Obsidian.md

quickadd - QuickAdd for Obsidian

cMenu-Plugin - An Obsidian.md plugin that adds a minimal text editor modal for a smoother writing/editing experience ✍🏽.

espanso - Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

ObsidianCustomFrames - An Obsidian plugin that turns web apps into panes using iframes with custom styling. Also comes with presets for Google Keep, Todoist and more.

customizable-page-header-buttons - Add command buttons left to the standard buttons in Obsidian mobile (and desktop, if enabled).

remotely-save - Yet another unofficial Obsidian plugin allowing users to synchronize notes between local device and the cloud service. Supports S3, Dropbox, OneDrive, webdav.

obsidian-auto-note-mover - This is a plugin for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md).

minisearch - Tiny and powerful JavaScript full-text search engine for browser and Node