I’ve recently been trying out PKM apps like Craft, Logseq and Obsidian.
In this article, I’ll share a few methods to quickly post a thought/update/note/log even when Obsidian is not the active app.
The workflow I use is to press ⌘+⇧+L
(L for Log) to bring up a box in which I type what I just did or anything I want to record as a log for today and it goes under a “Log” header in Obsidian’s daily/today note with the current timestamp w/o Obsidian coming to the front (well, not technically speaking – we just hide Obsidian when it comes to the front).
Here’s how I set this up:
Step 1
Edit your daily note Obsidian template and ensure that there’s a Log
heading.
Step 2
Install Advanced URI plugin in Obsidian and enable it.
Step 3
Import this shortcut using the Shortcuts app like this:
Replace Main
with your vault name and Log
with the heading text under which you want your log entries to go.
Step 4
Import this Alfred workflow and enable it.
![](https://sridharblog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/add-to-daily-note-obsidian-alfred-shortcut-1024x979.png)
That’s it.
It is also possible to type the log text in Alfred itself after the log
keyword and hit return when done to add it as a bullet point under a specific heading in the daily (or a specified) note in the specified vault.
This does not need a Shortcut.
Import this workflow if you want this variation.
![](https://sridharblog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/add-to-daily-note-obsidian-alfred-1024x713.png)
Here’s the composite URL if anyone’s interested:
obsidian://advanced-uri?vault=Main&daily=true&heading=Log&data={query}&mode=append&openmode=silent