# Top 10 Obsidian Plugins
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## Title
1. Top 10 Obsidian Plugins
2. Top 10 Plugins for Obsidian
3. Top 10 Obsidian Plugins for Engineers
4. Top 10 Best Obsidian Plugins
5. Top 10 Must Have Obsidian Plugins
## Hook
The first time I tried Obsidian, I didn't like it. It didn't seem intuitive to use, I couldn't quite get it to do what I wanted, and I didn't get the hype. Today, I have over 10,000 notes across multiple vaults in Obsidian. You see, it turns out I was missing something from that initial foray into Obsidian: plugins. Here are my top 10 community plugins so that you don't make the same mistake.
## Structure
Community plugins are created by users and open-sourced on GitHub.
- **_Calendar_**: Adds a real-world calendar to your side panel that shows daily and weekly notes. Use Fantasy Calendar for even more customization.
- **_Dataview_:** Turns your Obsidian vault into a database using custom parameters in YAML frontmatter. There's even a way to write queries in js!
- **_Editor Syntax Highlight_:** Formats text in code blocks according to the programming language set. Drastically improves readability of any code.
- 4: Kanban
- 5: Outliner
- 6: Periodic notes:
- 7: Publish
- 8: **_Readwise Official_:** Regularly imports your highlights from ebooks, web articles, audiobooks, tweets, and PDFs into your Obsidian vault.
- 9: Sync
- 10: **_Templater_:** Extends templating functionality by letting you run JAVASCRIPT. In your vault! This blows the functionality of Obsidian wide open.
## Outro
If you've made it this far and you're wondering what the heck Obsidian even is, maybe take a step back and watch this video on how to get started with Obsidian. If you want to learn more about my use of any of the plugins I mentioned, leave me a comment so I know to make a video about that. Thanks for watching!
## Related videos and resources
## Timestamps
```
0:00 Intro
1:00 Plugin #1
01:56 Plugin #2
02:47 Plugin #3
03:26 Plugin #4
04:07 Plugin #5
04:39 Plugin #6
05:26 Plugin #7
06:31 Plugin #8
07:17 Plugin #9
07:58 Plugin #10
```
## Pre-production
- [x] Take a thumbnail photo and create one for YouTube (1280 x 720).
- [x] Add description.
- [x] Include the title and any keywords in the first few sentences, but in a natural way.
- [x] Add related videos and resources as links.
- [x] Add end screen.
- [x] Add cards if necessary.
- [x] Add video to relevant playlist(s), or create a playlist if necessary.
- [x] Create captions using Descript or using the script, then edit them.
- [x] Add chapters for YouTube if longer than 5 minutes.
- [x] Schedule on YouTube.
## Post-production
- [x] Promote on personal social media.
- [x] Twitter
- [x] LinkedIn
- [x] Create a blog post on [site](https://nicolevanderhoeven.com).
- [x] Add to weekly newsletter.