Obsidian FileTitle

Auto-renames your Obsidian note to a kebab-case, accent-free filename based on the YAML frontmatter title.

Why?

I made this for myself because it matches my workflow. I create new notes based on a frontmatter template, and i only care about the title to name my files. This plugin eliminates the extra file renaming step.

Installation

• Download the latest release
• Copy the files onto this new folder <Your Vault Folder>/.obsidian/plugins/filetitle/
• Enable the plugin in your Obsidian app → Settings → Community plugins
• Find FileTitle in the list and toggle it on
• Restart Obsidian if it's not working

Usage

• Open or create a note with YAML frontmatter, e.g.:

  ---
  title: Pão para soluços
  ---

• Save or click outside the name title field
• The file will be immediately renamed to pao-para-solucos.md

Note: The behavior should only affect the file being edited at that precise moment. It shouldn't bulk change all other files.

Settings

You can configure which folders to ignore in Settings → Community plugins → FileTitle → Options

Under "Excluded folders", enter comma-separated folder names, relatively to vault root, to ignore from the renaming process. For example: templates, attachments.

Notes:

• Leading/trailing spaces are ignored.
• You can use names with or without a trailing slash; e.g. templates/ or templates.

Any file saved under those folders (e.g. templates/my-note.md or attachments/image.md) will not be renamed, even if it has a title: frontmatter.

Development

• Clone this
• npm install to get the dependencies
• Edit main.ts
• Build the files npm run build
• Manually copy the files like in the installation instructions above

Warning

This is experimental and may not work on all vaults. Back up your files before using. I’m not responsible for any data loss.