Journal Bases Documentation
Navigate and manage your journal and periodic reviews with purpose-built Base views.
What is Journal Bases?
Journal Bases is an Obsidian plugin that provides two custom Base view types for journaling and periodic reviews. It supports daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly notes.
Why This Plugin?
Journaling and periodic reviews are powerful practices for personal growth, but they require discipline:
- Review daily notes once a week to extract key learnings and create a weekly note
- Review weekly notes once a month to create a monthly note
- Review monthly notes once a quarter to create a quarterly note
- Review quarterly notes once a year to create a yearly note
At year’s end, you have a single yearly note summarizing achievements, mistakes, and learnings.
The Two Views
| View | Purpose | Workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Periodic Notes | Daily journaling | Navigate, view, edit notes of a single period type |
| Periodic Review | Periodic reviews | Side-by-side comparison for extracting insights |
Quick Start
- Install via Settings > Community plugins > Browse > “Journal Bases”
- Configure period settings in Settings > Journal Bases
- Create or open a Base pointing to your journal folder
- Select Periodic Notes or Periodic Review from the view type dropdown
Features
- Inline editing with auto-save
- Create missing notes with one click
- Current period highlighting
- Template support via Templater
- Periodic Notes plugin sync
- Life Tracker integration
- Collapsible columns in review view
Requirements
- Obsidian v1.9.0+ (requires Bases feature)
- Optional: Periodic Notes for settings sync
- Optional: Templater for template support
Documentation
- Usage Guide - Detailed instructions for both views
- Configuration - Settings reference
- Tips & Best Practices - Get the most out of the plugin
- Release Notes - Version history