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Explorer for Obsidian

A file explorer view with card and list views. Displays folder contents with sorting, pagination, and search.

Best For

beginnersgeneral usersstudentsresearcherswriters

Key Use Cases

  • Quickly browsing folders
  • Viewing files as cards or list
  • Sorting files by name, date, etc.
  • Searching within folder contents
  • Navigating large folders with pagination

Pros

  • Card view provides visual previews
  • Supports sorting and pagination
  • Built-in search
  • Reduces reliance on default file explorer

Limitations

  • Not officially reviewed by Obsidian
  • Potential stability issues
  • May duplicate default functionality

Tags

file-explorercardslistsortingpaginationsearch

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