Daily notes is a [[Core plugins|core plugin]] that automatically creates notes every day in the format you specify.
You can use daily notes to do journalling, keep a dev log, or to otherwise log the day's activities.
In Settings > Daily notes, you can find the following options:
![[settings-daily-notes.png]]
## Date format
By default, the format of daily notes are set to `YYYY-MM-DD`, such as [[2023-01-06]]. You can change this to another format you prefer. For example:
- `DD-MM-YYYY`: `06-01-2023`
- `DD MMMM`: `06 January`
For other date formats, [check the Moment.js documentation](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/).
## New file location
In this field, enter or select the folder that you want daily notes to be saved in, such as `02 System/reviews/daily`.
## Template file location
In this field, enter the path to the daily template, such as `02 System/templates/daily
or select it from the list.
When you select a template here, it is automatically applied the next time a daily note is created.
## Open daily note on startup
Enabling this creates a daily note whenever you open Obsidian, unless one already exists.
## Related
- [[daily]] template
- [[Writing a daily note]]
- [[Creating templates for goal-setting and regular reviews]]