Obsidian for Windows

Overview

The Windows edition provides the Save to Obsidian workflow action target. A workflow can use it to save its final processed text as a Markdown file inside a selected vault instead of inserting the text into the foreground application.

Dictation → optional workflow → Save to Obsidian → Markdown file in the vault

Version 1.0.0 focuses on selected exports. You can create a separate file for each dictation or collect all entries from one day in a shared daily note.

Source: Obsidian plugin for Windows

Setup

1. Open Integrations in TypeWhisper for Windows and install or enable Obsidian.
2. Open the add-on settings and select a detected vault.
3. If the vault is not detected, enter its path or select it with Browse….
4. Optionally choose a subfolder. The default is TypeWhisper.
5. Customize the filename template or enable Daily Note Mode.
6. Create a workflow and select Save to Obsidian as its action target.

The add-on reads the local Obsidian configuration to find known vaults. For a manually selected folder, the status line indicates whether the folder exists and contains an .obsidian configuration.

Settings in the Windows edition

Setting	Effect
Obsidian Vault	Selects an automatically detected vault.
Vault Path	Displays or stores the full vault path. You can enter another folder manually.
Browse…	Opens the Windows folder picker.
Subfolder	Sets the destination folder inside the vault. Missing folders are created during export.
Daily note mode	Appends every export from one day to a shared YYYY-MM-DD.md file.
Filename Template	Sets the name of individual notes. Supports {{date}}, {{time}}, and {{app}}.

The default template for individual notes is:

{{date}} {{time}} Transcription

This creates a filename such as 2026-08-21 11-42-08 Transcription.md. If that name already exists, the add-on appends a number instead of overwriting the existing file.

Individual notes

Without Daily Note Mode, every workflow invocation creates a separate Markdown file. The Windows edition automatically places YAML frontmatter before the processed text:

---
date: 2026-08-21 11:42:08
source: TypeWhisper
app: "Microsoft Word"
language: en
---

Final processed workflow text

app and language appear only when TypeWhisper passes those values to the action target.

Daily Note Mode

In Daily Note Mode, the Windows edition always uses a file named YYYY-MM-DD.md. New dictations are appended as sections:

## 11:42

> Source: Microsoft Word
> Language: en

Final processed workflow text

The add-on also creates a date heading for the first entry. The filename template does not apply in this mode.

Example: structured meeting notes

Create a workflow that organizes a spoken meeting record into Summary, Decisions, and Action Items. Then select Save to Obsidian as its action target. The Windows edition saves the exact Markdown text produced by the workflow and automatically adds frontmatter for individual notes.

For a continuous daily journal, enable Daily Note Mode instead. Each workflow invocation is appended to the daily file with a timestamp and, when available, the source app and language.

Current limitations

• Export is triggered through the workflow action target; there is no automatic export for every completed transcription.
• Individual note bodies do not have a freely configurable note template.
• YAML frontmatter for individual notes is generated automatically and has no custom tag settings.
• Later edits in TypeWhisper History are not synchronized with files that have already been exported.
• The format of appended daily-note sections is fixed.