My Obsidian workflow relies on two plugins and one browser extension.
Obsidian Tasks
I use Obsidian Tasks to track tasks across my vaults. The simplest way to create a new task is to add a checklist item. The Markdown syntax for a checklist item is a list item that starts with square brackets followed by a space:
- [ ] take out the trash
Then I have a file with the following snippet to list all open tasks across my vault:
```tasks (not done) ```
The plugin offers many features I’m not using, but the ability to see all my open tasks across all files is the one I really value.
Obsidian Web Clipper
The Obsidian Web Clipper is fantastic. With a single click I can turn any website into a clean Markdown file in my vault. This is great for saving articles to read later or adding emails to my to-do list.
⚠️ Android gotcha: Firefox 140 introduced a bug that prevents the clipper from opening Obsidian (see issue #527). It was fixed in 140.0.3—update Firefox if the extension does not open Obsidian automatically.
Remotely Save
Remotely Save is good but not great. For most Obsidian users I recommend the official Obsidian Sync service. I use Remotely Save to avoid Obsidian Sync’s $10 per-month subscription.
I store both my personal and work notes in a single Backblaze B2 bucket. The magic trick is to give each vault its own prefix:
personal/for my personal vaultwork/for my work vault
This setup keeps the vaults isolated on my computers while allowing my phone to open both.