# Actions For Obsidian — Your notes + Shortcuts.

> Integrates Obsidian notes with Apple Shortcuts for automation. (iPhone/iPad app by Carlo Zottmann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions-for-obsidian/id1659667937 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Carlo Zottmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/575640423)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 40 App Store ratings · 32 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2023-03-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions-for-obsidian/id1659667937/reviews.md

## What is Actions For Obsidian?

Actions For Obsidian integrates the personal knowledge management tool Obsidian with Apple's automation ecosystem. With 40+ Shortcuts actions, it brings your notes and automations together, making Obsidian a first-class citizen in Apple's Shortcuts app. Use it to bring information from other apps into your notes, or to bring information from your vaults into other apps.

Some of the possibilities it adds:

- Creating, manipulating, searching, opening, organizing notes, including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly ones
- Working with files
- Working with Dataview
- Working with note properties
- Working with your vault's files and folders
- Working with Obsidian commands

For a full list and detailed description, please click the "Website" link to the right or visit https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian.

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This application is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.md.

## Key features

- Create and manipulate notes
- Search and organize notes
- Work with files and folders
- Integrate with Dataview
- Utilize note properties
- Execute Obsidian commands

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| macOS-only License (L) | $14.99 | one-time |
| macOS-only License (S) | $8.99 | one-time |
| macOS-only License (M) | $11.99 | one-time |
| iOS-only License (S) | $8.99 | one-time |
| iOS-only License (M) | $11.99 | one-time |
| iOS-only License (L) | $14.99 | one-time |
| macOS + iOS License (S) | $14.99 | one-time |
| macOS + iOS License (L) | $22.99 | one-time |
| macOS + iOS License (M) | $19.99 | one-time |
| macOS+iOS License Upgrade (M) | $8.99 | one-time |
| macOS+iOS License Upgrade (S) | $6.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 32)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions-for-obsidian/id1659667937/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Works but has a major bug

*2026-06-12*

This works, but when the action is finished it behaves weirdly. Instead of staying in Obsidian (even if “reveal note” is selected in Shortcuts) it returns to the Actions app. If you change the app settings to open Obsidian on completion, it shows a black screen instead of opening Obsidian.

### 5/5 — Incredible Productivity Boost

*2026-01-05*

I’m pretty amazed that an app like this even exists. I’ve just set up my first action. Action Button > Record > Transcribe > Write to New Note

Works flawlessly. 

I was worried when I noticed that Obsidian didn’t support Shortcuts natively, but this app fixes that entirely.

### 5/5 — Just amazing work!

*2025-06-29, version 2025.1.0*

This set of actions is honestly incredible. Fantastic work and just want to say thank you to the dev!

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2025-06-17, version 2025.1.0*

Extensive list of actions covering almost all requirements. The developer has done well to work around the requirements of Apple and obsidian to bring the two together.

Developer support is very prompt and helpful

### 5/5 — What a fantastic experience! Truly a game-changer!

*2025-06-14, version 2025.1.0*

I initially tried it thinking I probably wouldn’t buy it, but after just three days, I’ve already found several uses for it. I know it will be incredibly useful for integrating with Obsidian across all my devices. I really appreciate that they offer a reasonable free trial period of 14 days without requiring you to sign up before trying it out! If you enjoy logging in Obsidian and dislike doing everything manually, you won’t regret giving it a try!

### 5/5 — The missing link between Obsidian and Apple devices

*2025-06-04, version 2025.1.0*

I’m so grateful this exist. Wanted to automate writing my Daily Notes in an easy and especially very quick manner. Using this app with Apple shortcuts I can now write journal entries instantly, using an input prompt. Just as quick as using the native Apple Notes app (but with all the open and cross platform benefits that Obsidian brings)

Also what helped is the recent ability from Apple to keep the Obsidian iCloud folder downloaded, so it doesn’t need to sync on startup.

Thank you Dev!

### 5/5 — Great tool, great support

*2025-04-21, version 2024.2.3*

The utility provides a lot of extra automation functionality, and the support is outstanding.

### 5/5 — -

*2025-01-04*

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### 5/5 — Great developer

*2024-10-28*

Very useful app!

### 5/5 — Works with Latest MacOS update

*2024-10-24, version 2024.2.2*

This thing works! Thank you, I’ve retracted my other review and re-submitting this one. Looks like the app-intents/shortcuts were bugged out on my previous version of MacOS.

## Frequently asked questions about Actions For Obsidian

### What does Actions For Obsidian do?

Actions For Obsidian connects your Obsidian notes with Apple's Shortcuts app. It provides over 40 actions that allow you to create, manipulate, search, and organize your notes, as well as interact with files, Dataview, and Obsidian commands directly from Shortcuts.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include the ability to create and manage various types of notes (daily, weekly, etc.), work with files and folders within your Obsidian vault, leverage Dataview for advanced queries, manage note properties, and execute Obsidian commands through Shortcuts.

### How much does Actions For Obsidian cost?

The application is free to download and use. It offers in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced features or functionalities might require a purchase to unlock.

### What devices is Actions For Obsidian compatible with?

Based on its integration with Apple's Shortcuts app, it is designed for iOS and iPadOS devices. Users can leverage their notes and automations across their Apple ecosystem.

### What are common use cases for Actions For Obsidian?

Common use cases include automating the creation of daily notes, pulling information from other apps into your Obsidian vault, organizing research notes, and triggering specific Obsidian commands based on events in other applications.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.1.0 — 2026-04-22

No visible new features, but increased stability, especially for those of you on iOS 26.

Heads-up: this release raises the minimum requirement to iOS 18.4. If you're on an older OS, the previous version 2025.2.x will keep working for the foreseeable future.

■ No Longer Broken

• If you held a macOS-only license and opened the paywall to add iOS, the sheet would flash a "License Verified" toast and close on the spot, making the upgrade impossible. Fixed! Single-platform license holders can now actually see, and buy, the upgrade offering. Sorry for the mess.
• The "License Verified" toast no longer appears for customers without a license, and no longer flashes on every routine open of the License tab. It now only shows up when it actually means something: after a successful purchase, after a successful restore, or when you explicitly retry a failed license check.
• The app title on the Home tab no longer drifts off-center when it wraps to multiple lines.

■ Changes

• Under the hood, the entire communication layer between AFO and Obsidian's "Actions URI" plugin was rewritten from scratch. You shouldn't notice a difference in day-to-day use, but if an Obsidian call ever hangs, you'll now get a clear timeout error after 20 seconds instead of waiting indefinitely.

### 2025.2.0 — 2025-12-03

- Resolved a file-handling problem where working with files (not notes) could produce strange characters in file and folder paths. Your file names now stay clean, predictable, and exactly as you created them.

- Added an in-app notice about upcoming iOS requirements starting in 2026. If you are on iOS 16 or 17, you will now see a clear heads-up so you can plan ahead and avoid surprises.

- Updated the "Linking your vault" introduction with an extra sentence that explains what qualifies a folder as a vault root folder. This helps you pick the correct folder the first time and avoid setup confusion.

- Improved error reporting in Shortcuts actions, so when something goes wrong you get clearer messages that make it easier to understand what happened and how to fix it.

- Clarified the descriptions of Obsidian File actions to explicitly state they only work with files and folders inside the currently selected vault. This reduces the risk of expecting access to locations that the app cannot reach.

- Added a new "Contact the author" option, making it simpler to request support directly from within the app when you run into issues or have questions.

### 2025.1.2 — 2025-09-16

- The Get File action is once again correctly returning requested files.
- Correctly surfaces the UID link as part of a note: an `obsidian://` link to the note that doesn't change even when the note title is changed.
- Minor bug fixes and adjustments.

### 2025.1.1 — 2025-09-09

Bug fixes related to handling vaults with umlauts in their names, bug fixes for handling errors under the hood, cosmetic adjustments. It's a bug fix release, alright.

### 2025.1.0 — 2025-06-03

v2025.1.0 brings lots of bugfixes for several notes actions, and removes the dedicated "Periodic Notes" actions -- the functionality is still there but was moved into the standard notes actions last year, and so these old actions aren't needed anymore.

AFO now requires iOS version 16.4 or higher.

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