Obsidian plugins with #privacy#

The Password Protection plugin provides a way to safeguard sensitive notes in Obsidian by restricting access with a password. It allows users to lock either the entire vault or specific subfolders, prompting for a password when accessing protected notes. Once authenticated, users can access other protected notes without re-entering the password until they choose to lock the vault again. Additional features include an auto-lock function that re-enables password protection after a set period and an option to prevent closing the password prompt without correct entry. The plugin does not encrypt or modify files, ensuring notes remain unchanged while adding a layer of on-screen privacy.

The Blur Mode plugin for Obsidian is a practical tool designed to help users maintain privacy or focus by blurring specific elements within their notes. Whether you're protecting sensitive information or simply reducing visual clutter, this plugin gives you precise control. Users can create and manage blur presets through an intuitive panel, allowing for easy selection of elements to blur or restore to full visibility. The blur effect is fully customizable, with adjustable intensity and even a keyword-based option to blur items containing specific terms. Activating or deactivating the blur is as simple as clicking a ribbon icon, making it effortless to toggle the effect as needed. The plugin also supports real-time previews, ensuring you can refine your settings on the fly. If you're looking to balance note security and accessibility, Blur Mode provides a seamless and user-friendly solution tailored to Obsidian's ecosystem.

The Harper plugin integrates a local grammar checker directly into Obsidian, providing users with instant, private, and open-source grammar correction. Unlike other tools, Harper runs entirely on your device, ensuring your data stays secure without the need for additional setup or internet connectivity. The plugin automatically checks your documents in real-time, highlighting errors as you type. Hovering over an error reveals suggested corrections for a seamless editing experience. With a lightweight design and efficient functionality, Harper enhances writing productivity while maintaining user privacy.

The Password Protect plugin enables users to secure their Obsidian notes and folders by setting a password, ensuring that sensitive content like journals remains hidden. Hidden notes are not visible in search results or graph view until the correct password is entered. The plugin works by changing file extensions to hide them, offering a layer of protection against casual viewers. While the files are not encrypted, they are inaccessible without the password. The plugin also allows for syncing hidden files across devices using services like Syncthing, provided certain conditions are met. It provides basic protection and is ideal for users looking for privacy within their Obsidian vault.

The Peekaboo plugin enhances privacy in Obsidian by allowing users to selectively hide and reveal files and folders within their vault. It provides password-protected configuration for hidden items and supports granular control, including the ability to hide specific files, entire folders, or use wildcards for pattern-based hiding. Users can easily manage visibility using the command palette or a ribbon icon for quick access. Exception files can be configured to remain visible within hidden directories, offering flexibility.

The Simple Disguise plugin provides an easy way to obscure the content in your editing area, making it less visible to others in public spaces. By toggling a button in the sidebar, users can switch between normal and disguise modes. The plugin alters the background and text colors of the editor using CSS to reduce the clarity of displayed content. While it does not support reading mode or command-based controls, users can manually adjust styles by editing the plugin's CSS file. This tool is ideal for enhancing privacy during note editing in shared environments.

The Private Mode plugin enhances privacy within Obsidian by allowing users to blur out any content tagged with #private. This helps keep sensitive information hidden by default, whether you're sharing your screen or simply want an extra layer of discretion. The plugin offers three visibility modes: always reveal, reveal on hover, and reveal only when editing. Users can toggle these modes via commands or through a status bar indicator, which also provides screen-sharing visibility cues.

The Age Encrypt plugin provides secure encryption for notes in Obsidian using age-based encryption. It allows users to encrypt entire files or selected text, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected. Decrypted content is only stored in memory and never written to disk automatically, minimizing security risks. The plugin is compatible with the age CLI tool, allowing users to decrypt their notes externally if needed.

The Garble Text plugin allows users to obfuscate all content within Obsidian, turning text into unreadable characters and blurring images, providing a secure way to take screenshots without revealing sensitive information. The plugin's garbled text can be revealed simply by hovering over it, ensuring that it remains hidden when not needed. It can be activated through the commands palette, offering a quick toggle feature. The plugin also includes planned improvements, such as regex-based garbling and custom display fonts for garbled text, enhancing its versatility for privacy-conscious users.

The NSFW filter plugin allows users to toggle the visibility of files marked as NSFW in Obsidian. By moving such files into a designated NSFW folder, users can hide them from view when sharing their notes. The plugin helps protect personal or sensitive content from being displayed publicly. It automatically saves the original location of files and can toggle them back and forth between the main vault and the NSFW folder. This functionality is ideal for users needing to manage sensitive information without compromising privacy in shared environments.

The Nova plugin brings AI-powered writing assistance directly into your editor with a privacy first approach. Select text and transform it in place through right click commands - improve clarity, fix grammar or challenge your arguments to find logical gaps. Smart fill uses `<!-- nova: instruction -->` placeholders throughout documents letting you generate multiple sections at once with streaming output. Chat with cursor awareness writes content exactly where your cursor sits. The plugin supports local AI (Ollama, LM Studio) for complete privacy or cloud providers (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) using your own API keys - Nova never sees your content.

The Vault Encrypt plugin encrypts every file in your vault and masks its structure to provide strong privacy with minimal manual handling. It replaces filenames with random identifiers, removes folder hierarchies, and pads file sizes so the original layout becomes impossible to infer. Encryption and decryption run through a simple lock icon or command, and the vault stays in its chosen state even after the app closes. Under the hood, it uses AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2 and HKDF, with configurable iteration counts for users who want higher security at the cost of speed.