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# [[Obsidian Tracker]]
[repo](https://github.com/pyrochlore/obsidian-tracker)
Obsidian Tracker is a [[Obsidian Plugins|plugin]] for [[Obsidian]] that visualizes Dataview values you set in your notes.
Using Tracker consists of two steps:
- Adding metadata to your notes
- Adding a tracker
## Add metadata
Tracker looks for data to plot in your YAML frontmatter.
## Add a tracker
Tracker can visualize your notes into several formats
- line
- bar
- summary
- bullet
- month
- pie
### Line chart
Good for:
- Numbers that change over time
- Trends
Use cases:
- Weight
- Mood
- Energy levels
- Word count
### Bar chart
Bar charts are similar to line charts, but they are additionally particularly good for comparisons.
### Summary
Tracker's Summary output is a textual representation of statistics.
Good for:
- Counting instances
- Getting the *current value* of something rather than all the instances of it
- Summing up events
Use cases:
- Counting outstanding books, bugs, or unprocessed notes
### Bullet
### Month
The Month view overlays your data onto a calendar and shows you whether something has occured on a particular day.
Good for:
- Boolean values
- Events
Use case:
- "Don't break the streak" habit tracker
### Pie