Obsidian Plugin Updates 2026-08-23 to 2026-08-29

ByGanesh KumarPublished Aug 30, 2026

#weekly-updates

Ganesh KumarCreator of Obsidian Stats

Ganessh Kumar R P is a software developer and a long-time Obsidian user who enjoys building tools that make knowledge management easier. After using Obsidian for several years, he gained strong hands-on experience with its plugin and theme ecosystem, both as a user and as a developer. He has built a few Obsidian plugins and created ObsidianStats to explore, track, and understand plugins and themes in one place. Through ObsidianStats, Ganessh focuses on making plugin and theme information simple and easy to access. The site helps users discover new tools, follow updates, and understand trends without going through multiple sources. His work reflects a practical approach to software development, driven by real usage and community needs.

There are 262 new plugins, 885 plugin updates and 18 new themes during the week 2026-08-23 to 2026-08-29.

The release list grew fast this week. Between 2026-08-23 and 2026-08-29 the community shipped 262 new plugins and 18 new themes, alongside 885 plugin updates. You can start with the releases below.

New Plugins

There are 262 new plugins - see them all at /new. If you use Bases, Dynamic Views adds grid and masonry card views. Unhide reveals hidden files such as dotfiles inside Obsidian, while Book Reader keeps EPUB, FB2 and PDF reading, highlights, notes and progress inside the vault.

index=1 pluginId=dynamic-views

index=2 pluginId=unhide

index=3 pluginId=elton-reader-books

index=4 pluginId=bases-board

index=5 pluginId=excalink

index=6 pluginId=metadata-validator

index=7 pluginId=sectionals

index=8 pluginId=handwriting

index=9 pluginId=xove-dashboard

index=10 pluginId=pixnote

index=11 pluginId=canvas-folding

index=12 pluginId=openplug

index=13 pluginId=table-tune

index=14 pluginId=gym-app

index=15 pluginId=abele

Most Downloaded (2026-08-23 to 2026-08-29)

Rank	Plugin	Downloads	Links
1	Excalidraw	193,785	Details / GitHub
2	TaskNotes	118,467	Details / GitHub
3	Templater	82,738	Details / GitHub
4	Claudian	73,435	Details / GitHub
5	Tasks	49,412	Details / GitHub
6	Copilot	45,102	Details / GitHub
7	Dataview	44,518	Details / GitHub
8	Git	32,705	Details / GitHub
9	Importer	32,622	Details / GitHub
10	Omnisearch	31,204	Details / GitHub
11	Unhide	30,002	Details / GitHub
12	Editing Toolbar	28,638	Details / GitHub
13	Kanban	27,914	Details / GitHub
14	Notebook Navigator	27,193	Details / GitHub
15	QuickAdd	25,485	Details / GitHub

Plugin Updates

We got 885 plugin updates in the last one week's time. You can see all the plugin updates on Obsidian Plugin Stats webapp.

Notable Updates

TaskNotes - v4.12.4 - Changelog
Claudian - v2.2.4 - Changelog
Tasks - v8.4.0 - Changelog
Copilot - v4.0.3 - Changelog
Importer - v3.1.3 - Changelog

New Themes

There are 18 new themes this week.

Theme "czunique/obsidian-molan" not found.

Theme "markusjohansen/warmpress" not found.

Theme "omshirse/obsidian_cozy_journal" not found.

Theme "inovector/obsidian-kanagawa-tide" not found.

Theme "elijah7x/theme-h2os" not found.

Theme "dammitqueen/Pink-Violet-Dream" not found.

Theme "pgyogesh/obsidian-plainpage-theme" not found.

Theme "jmshinhwa/readystack-obsidian-warm-dark" not found.

Theme "zhuzhige123/obsidian-weave-surface" not found.

Theme "elijah7x/theme-opendian" not found.

Theme "squitoey/obsidian-desert" not found.

Theme "pearcepunisher/monospace-obsidian" not found.

Theme "surviverice/nytharael-theme" not found.

Theme "rikilamadrid/obsidian-afterglow" not found.

Theme "jasonqg26/NuxPrism-Midnight" not found.

Theme "yixuan-space/obsidian-lumin" not found.

Theme "gstoneflip722/obsidian-theme-flipart86" not found.

That is the roundup for this week. Browse the newest plugins on /new, check the latest releases on /updates and see what fits your vault. Enjoy exploring.