Popcorn-MD

Popcorn-MD is an Obsidian plugin that lets you search for movies and TV shows via TMDb and automatically create beautiful, structured notes from a template — all without leaving Obsidian.

Features

• Search by title or IMDb ID — Find any movie quickly.
• Auto-generated notes — Creates an Obsidian note pre-filled with movie metadata (title, year, genres, poster, synopsis, rating, cast, etc.).
• Customizable templates — Design your own note layout using placeholders.
• Minimal UI — A clean modal search interface for distraction-free workflow.

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (once released)

1. Open Settings → Community plugins.
2. Disable Safe mode.
3. Click Browse and search for "Popcorn-MD".
4. Install and enable the plugin.

Manual (developer preview)

1. Download the latest release from Releases.
2. Extract main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/popcorn-md/.
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.

Getting Started

1. Get a TMDb API key — Sign up at themoviedb.org and request an API key.
2. Open Plugin Settings — Navigate to Settings → Popcorn-MD.
3. Select template — Select file from list
4. Enter your API key — Paste your TMDb API key and click Save.
5. Open the movie search — Use the command palette (Cmd+P / Ctrl+P) and run "Popcorn MD: Create new movie note", or click the 🍿 ribbon icon.
6. Select a movie — Type a title (or IMDb ID starting with tt...) and choose from the results.
7. Note created! — A new note is generated using your selected template.

Commands

Command	Description
Popcorn MD: Create new movie note	Opens the movie search modal

Settings

Setting	Description
TMDb API Key	Your TMDb API key (required)
Default language	Language for movie data
Template path	Path to your custom template file (relative to vault root)
Default folder	Where new movie notes are saved
Include poster (added in v0.3)	Toggle to embed movie poster image in notes

Template System

This template helps you automatically generate .md files with movie metadata.
All variables are placeholders wrapped in double braces {{variable}} and are usually filled from APIs (e.g., TMDb/IMDb).

Note on array fields: The fields genres, origin_country, production_companies, production_countries, and spoken_languages are currently stored as Obsidian links (for example, [[Action]], [[Drama]]). In future versions, you’ll be able to choose how these values are stored — as links, lists, or comma‑separated strings — through template configuration options.

Template Fields

This is a sample template where data is stored as metadata, but you can use these fields in any way you like.

	---
	adult: "{{adult}}"
	belongs_to_collection: "{{collection}}"
	budget: "{{budget}}"
	genres: "{{genres}}"
	homepage: "{{homepage}}"
	TMDbID: "{{id}}"
	IMDbID: "{{imdb_id}}"
	origin_country: "{{origin_country}}"
	original_language: "{{original_language}}"
	original_title: "{{original_title}}"
	overview: "{{overview}}"
	popularity: "{{popularity}}"
	poster_path: "{{poster_path}}"
	production_companies: "{{production_companies}}"
	production_countries: "{{production_countries}}"
	release_date: "{{release_date}}"
	revenue: "{{revenue}}"
	runtime: "{{runtime}}"
	softcore: "{{softcore}}"
	spoken_languages: "{{spoken_languages}}"
	status: "{{status}}"
	tagline: "{{tagline}}"
	title: "{{title}}"
	vote_average: "{{vote_average}}"
	vote_count: "{{vote_count}}"
	---

📊 Template Field Reference

Field	Example Value	Description
tags	Movie	Category of the file, always Movie.
adult	false	Whether the movie is adult content (true/false).
belongs_to_collection	The Dark Knight Trilogy	Collection/series name if applicable.
budget	185000000	Production budget in USD.
genres	Action, Drama	List of genres.
homepage	https://www.dc.com/batman	Official movie website.
TMDbID	155	Unique TMDb identifier.
IMDbID	tt0468569	Unique IMDb identifier.
origin_country	US	Country of origin.
original_language	en	Original language.
original_title	The Dark Knight	Original movie title.
overview	Batman faces Joker...	Short synopsis/description.
popularity	92.5	Popularity score from TMDb.
poster_path	/qJ2tW6WMUDux911r6m7haRef0WH.jpg	Path to poster image.
production_companies	Warner Bros.	Studios involved in production.
production_countries	United States	Countries involved in production.
release_date)	2008-07-18	Release date.
revenue	1004558444	Box office revenue in USD.
runtime	152	Duration in minutes.
softcore	false	Flag for soft erotic content.
spoken_languages	English, Mandarin	Spoken languages in the movie.
status	Released	Release status.
tagline	Why So Serious?	Promotional tagline.
title	The Dark Knight	Localized movie title.
vote_average	8.5	Average user rating.
vote_count	29000	Number of votes.

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How to Create Your Own Template

1. Create a file named Template.md.
2. Add the required fields using the format {{variable}}.
3. Use an API (TMDb/IMDb) to populate values dynamically.
4. Save the file in your notes system (e.g., Obsidian).

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm

Setup

git clone https://github.com/VitaliiRomanenko/popcorn-md
cd popcorn-md
npm install

Build & Watch

npm run dev    # Development with watch mode
npm run build  # Production build

Lint

npm run lint

License

MIT

Contact

For questions, feedback, or contributions, reach out to Vitalii Romanenko at vitalii.o.romanenko@gmail.com.

Disclaimer

This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TMDb or Obsidian. Movie data is provided by The Movie Database (TMDb). You must obtain your own API key from TMDb to use this plugin.

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Popcorn-MD — Because your movie collection deserves better than plain text.