Ocsidian

Plugins

Extend Ocsidian with community and custom plugins.

Plugins extend Ocsidian’s capabilities with new tools, generators, and integrations. Install community plugins from the marketplace or build your own.

Installing plugins

  1. Open Settings → Plugins
  2. Browse the marketplace or paste a plugin URL
  3. Click Install and restart if prompted

Plugin types

  • Generator plugins — Add new generation capabilities (e.g., dialogue systems, UI generators)
  • Tool plugins — Add new tools the AI can use during generation
  • Importer plugins — Support additional file formats and asset sources
  • Theme plugins — Custom editor themes and layouts

Building plugins

Plugins are TypeScript packages that implement the Ocsidian Plugin API. See the plugin SDK documentation for the full API reference and starter template.

ocsidian plugin init --name="my-plugin"
cd my-plugin
npm install
npm run dev