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> # Obsidian helped me so much. Sharing vault setup
>
> r/ObsidianMD · [u/CindersAnd_ashes](https://www.reddit.com/user/CindersAnd_ashes) · Apr 19, 2026 · showcase
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> 1,708 points · 180 comments
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> Not sure if this is the right flair, I'm not a developer, let me know if it is wrong.
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> I'm a neurodivergent high school student who struggles to stay organised, Obsidian really helped me get through the year. Mainly I used it to keep on top of my due assignments and build an easily-referencable note system for subjects like Latin which require me to constantly reference clean notes of grammar, vocab and translations.
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> I'd say the main/best features of the vault would be:
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> 1. **Task priority system**, which works with the homepage, the Kanban board is separated by subject and each 'card' is one to-do item. I assign each item a priority (#A, #B, #C) and the homepage sorts this for me using dataview.
> 2. **Homepage, w**hat I need to do in order of priority is easily seen at a glance as soon as I open Obsidian.
>
> I also made 'dailies' and 'reminders' callouts on the homepage so whenever I open Obsidian I easily remember what I must not forget to do! This helped me maintain routine and consistency -- which was very helpful for language studies where I needed to practice vocab and translation often.
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> 1. **Flashcards**, I have almost 1000 of them. I used the [Spaced Repetition](https://github.com/st3v3nmw/obsidian-spaced-repetition) plugin. For each category (I group by subject - e.g. Latin, History, and from there I have sub-categories) of flashcards I make a single note and write my flashcards in it. Then I tag the note with, #Category/Subcategory/Note-name (e.g. #HistoryFlashcards/AncientGreece/Oligarchies)
> 2. **Daily note system and templates**. I actually think this is the thing that helped me the most, but I have put it last on the list because it's not anything special really. I made a template for daily notes that looks like what you can see in image 5. What I wrote in it ranges from a full journal entry and venting to simple checklists, but I tried to write something under "To-Do Next" so I would have an idea of what tasks to complete the next day. I would make sure that the first thing I did when opening Obsidian was make a new daily note.
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> Unfortunately I have not had the motivation to maintain the vault this year so my notes have not been growing.
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> The vault isn't really anything super fancy, but it helped me stay focused and motivated. I hoped this might have helped someone. If you have questions about the CSS or plugins lmk.
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> Edit: wow, i did not expect this sub to be so interested haha, i went to sleep directly after posting, i will get around to everyone’s comments!
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> Edit 2:
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> Plugins, CSS and Theme
> ======================
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> Theme: [Typewriter](https://github.com/crashmoney/obsidian-typewriter) (i love this so much)
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> Plugins: Home tab, Templater, Templates (core obsidian plugin), Kanban, Reminder, Spaced Repetition, Tasks, Calendar, Style Settings, Dataview (though it's not really needed as Tasks has the ability to query. But useful if you want to automatically query links into your homepage)
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> CSS: dashboard++, MCL multi column, hide properties, Cyan Voxel's coloured sidebar items.
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> Since many people are asking I am making it into a downloadable vault and because some of the CSS snippets are harder to find or have been modified by me.
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> How to make the dashboard
> =========================
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> * the [MCL](https://github.com/efemkay/obsidian-modular-css-layout) CSS snippet multi-column -- I used [callouts](https://obsidian.md/help/callouts) and this snippet for the to-do section
> * the [dashboard](https://tfthacker.com/article-obsidian-dashboardplusplus2022#Step%201%20Install%20the%20Dashboard++%20CSS%20Snippet) snippet which allows you to create sections and links on your homepage for different areas of your vault
> * the [home tab](https://github.com/olrenso/obsidian-home-tab) plugin which causes the search bar
> * The [Tasks](https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks) plugin to query the to-do list from my [kanban](https://github.com/obsidian-community/obsidian-kanban) board.
>
> For the daily notes system, the Templates and Daily Notes core Obsidian plugins, and the community plugin [Templater](https://github.com/SilentVoid13/Templater) specifically for the properties that link to the next day and previous day's note. For Flashcards, the [Spaced Repetition](https://github.com/st3v3nmw/obsidian-spaced-repetition) Plugin.
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> Download
> ========
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> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HnT2oIltJMFMEEFxyEtUlgPtAYn2EIjN?usp=drive_link>
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> Click the name of the folder "School Vault Template" and download the whole thing.
>
> ## Comments
>
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> **u/circlethispoint**
> That homepage is dope. How did you make it? Is it a plugin?
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> **u/ChrisL64Squares**
> This would be a genuinely useful setup to share as a downloadable vault!
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> **u/yinonj**
> Give yourself more credit! You have created something that helps you, on your own. Nothing can compete with that!
> And the whole project seems very good...!
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> **u/CindersAnd_ashes**
> Also want to add that the task queries on the homepage make it so that tasks disappear when they are done, reducing clutter. The ones i have checked in the screenshot are “in progress”. So basically you are only going to see what you need to worry about
>
> **u/FeedbackOk328**
> High school English teacher here.
>
> This could be a longshot, but I’d suggest showing this to a couple of your teachers and asking them if it could be submitted in place of any of your coursework this year . Id consider taking this as a submission in place of several of my multimedia projects that require students to organize information for some academic purpose from a novel we read!
>
> **u/Express_Onion_623**
> Your obsidian is too pretty, mine looks like a cave with shelves and may be a robo to put things in place. Can you tell me what you did to make it look like that? you can drop the info in DM, and thanks in advance.
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> **u/alpha_tard**
> Please share setup!!
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> **u/jmissing**
> I really like your: "VERB task" scheme. That's something practical that I can take into all areas of my life immediately
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> **u/bharles_cabbage**
> Amazing!!! And fab aesthetic
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> **u/hyunshin09**
> how do you get the deck?
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> **u/IndigoBroker**
> Very nice.
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> **u/Jamesisonfire21**
> Beautiful set up!
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> **u/DelusionPandemic**
> How did you get the Search bar set up on your homepage ?
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> **u/Quirky_Sympathy_8330**
> Wow! Can you share more on how you made this?
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> **u/cxswanson**
> you should have laid out your plugin selection as well here. what did you use for colored columns?
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> **u/dpucane**
> How did you learn to do this? Did you use guides or just figure it out by asking obsidian?
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> **u/Dependent-Cheek2398**
> Wait this is awesome, you made obsidian to your own search engine
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> **u/omnergy**
> Looking very organised and on point for your needs.
> Would be good if you were to share your setup, the folks are kindly asking…
> Thanks.
>
> Remindme! 12 hours
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> **u/RutabagaOk522**
> Now this is the type of maxxing im looking for.
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> **u/Mister_Ennui**
> Super nice!
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> **u/RazorThought**
> Very impressive.
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> **u/RwyAhead**
> This is really clever. Thanks for sharing
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> I hope you can provide some
> Guidance on how you created it.
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> **u/Ok-Reach-4230**
> Wow!! Thank you for sharing your amazing system. It is something I can only aspire to at this point. I have saved your post for future reference.
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> **u/Scrung3**
> Are you in high school? You'll definitely get far if you're already this familiar with Obsidian this early on.
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> **u/sunevinearth**
> How did you make the different columns? They're so pretty
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> **u/redroofrusted**
> Looks great! Love it!
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> **u/redjazzman**
> Bro this is amazing! Tell us all your secrets!! 😍
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> **u/fireflyhaven20**
> I need this!
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> **u/frostthejack**
> What calendar plugin is that
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> **u/PushLimit**
> Really cool! Will add the homepage to my setup
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> **u/merlinuwe**
> Minimal theme?
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> **u/mutierend**
> Please share the vault!
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> RemindMe! 3 days
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> **u/airyrice**
> What exactly is your workflow for managing tasks? Because I've tried the Tasks plugin, I've tried TaskNotes, but all of that was just so damn repulsive to me and I ended up switching to something like Todoist instead, but now I'm wondering if I should give obsidian a chance again
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> **u/James_Mamsy**
> I can’t imagine where I would be today if I had half this organization in high school.
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> Keep this mentality dude, you will go far.
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> **u/More_Tune_7628**
> As a fellow Latin learner, I am especially fond of your setup here. Absolutely incredible.
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> **u/InnovativeBureaucrat**
> Are you going to high school at Harvard or Oxford? (Joking)
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> I loved Latin in high school and I was decent at it, but this looks so advanced. Cicero was my classroom name.
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> I wonder how you’ll grow using this system. It looks very smart, but I’m curious how it will grow with you. I think it would make for a great future post to describe your journey.
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> **u/AkidIguess**
> This might be a silly question, but how did you separate your tasks into different categories (history, latin, etc.)?
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> **u/Far_Jeweler1975**
> This is amazing!!!!
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> **u/Inner-Emu-6596**
> Just wanted to say, amazing job and Thanks for sharing ...
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> **u/PurpleSpeech8334**
> Hello,
>
> This looks amazing, I also use Obisidan for all my notes, I have done a lot less tinkering than you. I just use the Maple theme with the Style Settings plugin to make a few changes. My notes aren't organised anywhere near as yours, I recently started using tags and having a standardised naming scheme which really helped.
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> I use the app TickTick for my todo lists since it works really well cross-platform especially on Android and WearOS, so I only use Obsidian for my notes, so I have a different vault for each different topic / subject that I write about.
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> How did you get the colourful boxes of text in the final screenshot, I would love to implement something similar in my setup?
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> **u/balancedchaos**
> I envy people whose brains work this well. My brain is in 20 different directions at any given moment. lol
>
> **u/Humble-Protection-98**
> OP, how did you make highlights of different colors & how did you make those Notion-style callout highlight boxes with emojis?
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> **u/Glum_Ad9992**
> This homepage is really good, I've learned a lot
>
> **u/kulturharc**
> Incredibly useful. Thanks!
>
> **u/scottdetweiler**
> Thank you for this!
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> **u/kenysg**
> how did you manage to make the previos/next daiily notes properties? everytime i try to set them up with templater i get a clickable calendar instead T\_T
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> **u/kaiserpathos**
> Hey [u/CindersAnd\_ashes](/u/CindersAnd_ashes) -- thanks again for the CSS / plugin list, and your example vault -- you made something really special, so I thought I would share a screen shot of my current fork implementation of it. Thanks again!
> [My Vault](https://imgur.com/a/9BUsADJ)
>
> **u/ovay**
> Thanks for sharing!
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> **u/Confident-Sport2412**
> Davanti a questa configurazione, non sono più convinta che Notion sia la migliore soluzione.
>
> **u/Hungry_Dot_1542**
> Looks amazing!
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> **u/Zealousideal-Pop4819**
> Remindme! 12 hours
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> **u/Error-Frequent**
> Remind me! 2 weeks
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> **u/thepinkcheesecake**
> Remindme! 2 days
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> **u/Kawaoski**
> what's the theme?
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> **u/sammythecoin**
> What plugins?
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> **u/OutrageousDeer494**
> RemindMe! 3 days
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> **u/scottdetweiler**
> Remindme! 3 days
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> **u/blaired79**
> RemindMe! 3 days
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> **u/drjammus**
> RemindMe! 3 days
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> **u/TickledGreenEmi**
> Are those callouts the default style for typewriter? I’m having difficulty finding a theme where I like the callout abur these look nice :)
>
> **u/memberunaware**
> would you be willing to share your flashcards? especially for eng lang?
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> **u/shadowemperor01**
> Can u tell in a little more detail how u make and use flashcards?
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> **u/retrosenescent**
> How did you make it so pretty and colorful????
>
> **u/TecEgg**
> Which fonts are you using?
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> **u/PrimusOptimum**
> This is amazing!
> Newbie question: How can I apply this to one of my existing vaults without losing existing notes?
> Thanks in advance!
>
> **u/asGotonTopofAunty**
> i am surprised they are making you analyse that nothingburger address from albanese
>
> **u/Ok_Subject_3471**
> Great setup. Anyone know how I go about incorporating some sections of the vault like the task priority system into my own, without downloading the whole vault . Can’t seem to figure it out. Thanks
>
> **u/Terian2310**
> is it possible to save posts like in instagram or tiktok? Because I really like what was shown here and would like to implement it myself but do not have time at the moment but would like to come back to it?
>
> **u/Inevitable_Ear_7932**
> Hi I am new to obsidian sorry if this is a dumb question... but I downloaded the drive and extracted it but how do i get your vault into my obsidian?
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> **u/BUYING_AND_RENTING**
> quelqu'un a une app pour connecter OBSIDIAN NOTION et REMARKABLE ?
>
> **u/Extension-Machine602**
> Would you say that the obsidian tasks plugin is better that tick tick?
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> **u/Bulky_Use2580**
> Wow! Looks awesome, OP!!
>
> **u/duncanMKZ**
> I've used Obsidian for years, so I feel like an idiot asking this, but my left sidebar has acquired a second pane that wasn't there before. I now have the usual Obsidian sidebar pane, with icons for magnifying glass, folder, bookmarks and longform, and above it a new (to me) pane with a file list, and a gridlike "Views" icon in the top left. I think I might have dragged something or clicked some key combination to make this new pane appear, but I don't know how. I can reduce the size of this pane, but can't find a way to get rid of it. Any suggestions?