The Obsidian Settings Guide I Wish I Had When I Started

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If you've ever stared at Obsidian's settings menu feeling completely overwhelmed by the dozens of toggles, drop-downs, and configuration options, you're not alone. Most people either ignore these settings completely and miss out on powerful features, or they spend hours tweaking things without understanding what actually makes a difference for their note-taking workflow.

In this video, I walk through every single Obsidian setting by section, show you exactly what each setting does, and share my recommendations for each one. If you're new to Obsidian or feel like your PKM system is fighting against you instead of working with you, this video is for you.

0:00 - Intro
1:06 - General Settings
4:18 - Editor Settings
14:14 - Files & Links
19:20 - Appearance Settings
24:33 - Outro

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
🌐 Obsidian Catalyst Supporter: https://help.obsidian.md/catalyst
🌐 Obsidian Help: https://help.obsidian.md/
🌐 Vim: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vim...
⚙️ Harper Plugin: https://github.com/Automattic/harper-...
⚙️ Pandoc Plugin: https://github.com/OliverBalfour/obsi...
🌐 X-Callback URLs: https://help.obsidian.md/Extending+Ob...

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