§ Use case · Obsidian
Obsidian voice notes with Dettivo
Point Dettivo Quick Note at your Obsidian vault folder. Pick a profile, Standalone, Inbox, or Daily, and press the Capture Note hotkey anywhere on your Mac. The note lands directly in your vault as markdown.
Who this is for
Obsidian users with a personal knowledge management practice who want to add to the vault by voice instead of opening Obsidian first.
Wire Quick Note into your vault
- 01
Open Settings › Notes
Find Default Destination.
Settings › Notes
- 02
Choose your vault folder
macOS prompts for security-scoped access. Dettivo remembers the bookmark across relaunches.
- 03
Pick a profile
Standalone (unique timestamped file), Inbox (append to Inbox/), Daily (append to Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md).
- 04
Toggle front matter (optional)
Adds created, tags, source app, mode as YAML.
- 05
Set Default tags
Comma-separated. Per-profile.
- 06
Bind the hotkey
Settings › Hotkeys → Capture Note. Default ⌘⇧N.
Two profiles worth setting up
Inbox append is great for triage. You accumulate quick thoughts in Inbox/, then process them weekly. Daily append works well for journaling: every dictation lands in today's daily note under your chosen heading.
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