# Overview
Folder notes is a plugin for the note taking app  [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) that lets you attach notes to folders so that you can click on the name of a folder to open the note like in the app [Notion](https://www.notion.so/).
This plugin has some unique features that separate it from similar "Folder note" plugins like opening folder notes through the path, creating folder notes for every existing folder, templater/template support and more.
## Features
- Open folder notes through the file explorer/path by clicking on folder names
- Only open folder notes through alt or ctrl + mouse click
- Excalidraw, Canvas, ... folder notes unlimited file type folder notes
- Sync folder note name with the folder name
- Automatically create folder notes when creating folders
- Turn every folder into a folder note
- Folder overview code block with default settings in settings from the plugin
- Hide folder notes in the file explorer
- Underline, bold and cursive folder names in the file explorer/path option
- Stop collapsing of folders (with folder notes) in the file explorer
- Only open folder note through the folder name and the rest collapses the folder
- Front matter title plugin support
- Exclude folders with regex, path and a pattern with \*
## Get started 

Read the [Getting started page](Getting%20started.md) for further details.

## Credits
Thank you to everyone who has created a plugin that inspired me and I took code from.
- Template suggester, created by [SilentVoid13](https://github.com/SilentVoid13) and [Liamcain](https://github.com/liamcain) (their plugins: [Templater](https://github.com/SilentVoid13/Templater/), [Periodic notes](https://github.com/liamcain/obsidian-periodic-notes))
- Apply template to note, first seen in [https://github.com/mgmeyers/obsidian-kanban/](https://github.com/mgmeyers/obsidian-kanban/) from [Mgmeyers](https://github.com/mgmeyers)
- Folder underline, inspired from [https://github.com/aidenlx/alx-folder-note](https://github.com/aidenlx/alx-folder-note)
- Stop folders from collapsing, the basic idea from [https://github.com/alangrainger/obsidian-folder-notes](https://github.com/alangrainger/obsidian-folder-notes) and some code lines
- The basic idea is from [https://github.com/xpgo/obsidian-folder-note-plugin](https://github.com/xpgo/obsidian-folder-note-plugin)

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