This week, we’re diving into a selection of new plugins for Obsidian, our preferred personal knowledge management (PKM) application. These plugins are designed to enhance your experience in note-taking and managing information. Here are the plugins I will be discussing:

• Crypt It
• Lavadocs
• Quick File Name
• Sticky Heading
• BackItUp
• Callout Suggestions
• Tag Links
• Notice Logger
• Hemingway Mode
• Univer
• Shiki
• Foodiary

Stay with us as we examine the features and advantages of these exciting plugins in this week's review!

# Crypt It

# Lavadocs

The _Lavadocs_ plugin seamlessly connects your vault to the Lavadocs service for effortless note sharing.

# Quick File Name

This plugin generates a new note with a randomly created file name. Users can customize the settings to modify the generated note name.

# Sticky Heading

This plugin allows users to make headings "sticky." You can choose to keep only the latest heading visible in the current view or all parent headings.

# BackItUp

The _BackItUp_ plugin makes it easy to create a timestamped backup of your notes directly next to them, or to save snapshots in a predetermined folder.

# Callout Suggestions

This plugin is perfect for those who struggle to remember callout tags. It presents a suggestion window for all configured callouts. Note that this plugin depends on the Callout Manager plugin, so be sure to install that first.

# Tag Links

This plugin allows users to open tags as links with a hotkey. It can be configured to direct specific tags to designated URLs using regular expressions. It’s particularly helpful for systems where multiple entries are linked together, such as ticketing systems or pull requests. After setting up your configurations, simply press the assigned keyboard shortcut while on a tag to activate it.

# Notice Logger

This plugin logs all notices to the developer console and allows for an optional prefix. It's especially useful for situations where a plugin generates lengthy messages that may be hard to read in real-time.

# Hemingway Mode

This plugin simplifies the writing process by disabling editing functions (like cursor movements and backspace) and only permitting text addition at the end of a note. It features a command, Hemingway Mode: Toggle active, which can be assigned to a shortcut or button for quick access.

# Univer

The _Univer_ plugin brings document and spreadsheet capabilities to your Obsidian notes. It supports the creation, editing, and viewing of documents and spreadsheets in formats like Excel and Word.

# Shiki

The _Shiki_ plugin enhances syntax highlighting in Obsidian by integrating Shiki via Expressive Code, supporting over 100 programming languages. This tool works in reading, live preview, and edit modes, ensuring a consistent experience across the app. Code blocks are automatically highlighted, with options for line numbers, titles, and additional features.

# Foodiary

The _Foodiary_ plugin assists users in tracking the nutritional content of their meals. You must specify a Product folder containing nutritional data for each food item, which includes properties such as calories, protein, fat, and carbs per 100mg. You can then insert a food diary code block into your daily notes either manually or via the Insert food diary command, allowing the plugin to display the total nutritional information for consumed products.

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