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Obsidian Integration

Export your Sensemaker highlights to an Obsidian vault with structured metadata and wiki-link references.

Export Format​

The Obsidian export creates Markdown files with:

---
title: 'Article Title'
author: 'Author Name'
url: 'https://example.com/article'
tags: [tag1, tag2]
---

## Highlights

> Highlighted passage text
> — Color: yellow

Your note on this highlight.

> Another highlighted passage
> — Color: blue
  • YAML frontmatter — Title, author, source URL, and tags for Obsidian's metadata system
  • Blockquote highlights — Each highlight as a blockquote with color indicator
  • Notes inline — Your annotations appear directly below their highlight
  • Wiki links — Cross-article references use [[wiki link]] format

How to Export​

  1. Go to the Highlights page
  2. Click Export
  3. Choose Obsidian format
  4. Save the file(s) to your Obsidian vault directory

ZIP Export​

Use the ZIP export option to get all formats at once, including the Obsidian-formatted files. Unzip into your vault's folder.

Tips​

  • Export regularly — Run an export weekly to keep your vault current
  • Use a dedicated folder — Create a "Sensemaker" folder in your vault to keep imported highlights organized
  • Tag consistently — Tags in Sensemaker become frontmatter tags in Obsidian, enabling Obsidian's tag-based search and filtering