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243 plugins

Academic Obsidian Plugins

Designed for academic use: citation management, Zotero integration, bibliography generation, footnotes, and research note organization. These plugins make Obsidian a powerful tool for thesis writing, paper drafting, and academic knowledge management.

Top Academic Plugins

ActiveAcademic
569K downloads

Annotator

Read and annotate PDFs and EPUB files directly in Obsidian.

ActiveAcademic
500K downloads

Spaced Repetition

Fight the forgetting curve by reviewing flashcards and entire notes, using spaced repetition algorithms to enhance long-term memory retention.

ActiveAcademic
821K downloads

Advanced Slides

Create Markdown-based presentations with advanced features such as themes, transitions, and embedded content, all within Obsidian.

ActiveAcademic
289K downloads

Text Extractor

A companion plugin that extracts text from images using OCR and from PDFs, enabling further processing within Obsidian.

ActiveAcademic
203K downloads

Quick LaTeX

Simplify and speed up LaTeX math typing in Obsidian.

ActiveAcademic
108K downloads

PDF Highlights

Extract highlights, underlines, and annotations from your PDFs into Obsidian notes.

ActiveAcademic
80K downloads

Pandoc Reference List

Displays a formatted reference list in the sidebar for all Pandoc citekeys found in the current document.

ActiveAcademic
546K downloads

PDF++

An Obsidian-native tool for annotating PDFs with highlights, notes, and seamless integration with Obsidian's note-taking system.

ActiveAcademic
67K downloads

Better PDF

Insert, scale, rotate, and extract pages from PDFs directly into your Obsidian notes.

ActiveAcademic
65K downloads

Numerals

Turn any code block into an advanced calculator. Evaluate math expressions on each line of a code block, including units, currency, and optional TeX rendering.

ActiveAcademic
54K downloads

Bible Reference

Take Bible study notes easily. Automatically suggests Bible verses as references.

ActiveAcademic
28K downloads

Wikipedia

Retrieve the opening section of a Wikipedia article based on a note title or search term.

Beginner-Friendly Picks

Start with these if you're new to academic plugins.

ActiveAcademic
569K downloads

Annotator

Read and annotate PDFs and EPUB files directly in Obsidian.

ActiveAcademic
500K downloads

Spaced Repetition

Fight the forgetting curve by reviewing flashcards and entire notes, using spaced repetition algorithms to enhance long-term memory retention.

ActiveAcademic
289K downloads

Text Extractor

A companion plugin that extracts text from images using OCR and from PDFs, enabling further processing within Obsidian.

ActiveAcademic
203K downloads

Quick LaTeX

Simplify and speed up LaTeX math typing in Obsidian.

Advanced Options

More powerful tools for experienced users.

ActiveAcademic
4K downloads

Linked Data Helper

Prepares data needed for Linked Data Vocabularies, enabling integration with semantic web technologies.

ActiveAcademic
2K downloads

Desci

Integrates Obsidian with Web3, IPFS, and decentralized science (DeSci) technologies for storing and sharing notes on decentralized networks.

ActiveAcademic
1K downloads

UseSemaLogic

Real-time use of the SemaLogic formal language