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The Obsidian integration is a Plus feature and currently only available on macOS. Upgrade to Plus to sync your notes with Obsidian. If you create a note on mobile, please add to it or regenerate on desktop to make it sync across.

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Requirements

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Setup Guide

1

Open Cleft Settings and Connect

  1. Open Cleft Settings (press ⌘ + , or click the gear icon)
  2. Go to the “Integrations” tab
  3. Click “Connect to Obsidian”
  4. You’ll be prompted to select your Obsidian vault Cleft macOS Integrations settings showing Obsidian connection option with Connect button
2

Select Your Obsidian Vault Folder

Select where your Cleft notes will be saved as markdown files in your Obsidian vault:
  1. Create a dedicated folder for your Cleft notes (e.g., “Cleft”, “Voice Notes”, “Cleft Notes”, or “Inbox”)
  2. This folder will contain all your Cleft notes synced as .md files
  3. Select this folder when connecting Cleft to Obsidian
Example folder setup:macOS Finder showing a Cleft Inbox folder selected inside an Obsidian vault directory
Cleft uses one-way sync: changes made in Cleft will sync to Obsidian, but changes made in Obsidian will not sync back to Cleft. Audio recordings stay in Cleft - only the transcribed text syncs to Obsidian.
3

Install Front Matter Title Plugin

Install the Front Matter Title plugin from Obsidian’s community plugins:Obsidian community plugins browser with Front Matter Title plugin selected and install button highlighted
4

Configure Plugin Settings

Once installed, enable all settings in the Front Matter Title plugin configuration:Front Matter Title plugin Features settings with all toggles enabled including Explorer, Graph, Header, Bookmarks, Search, Tabs, and BacklinkMake sure all options are enabled (turned on):Before enabling:Split view of Cleft, Obsidian, and Finder showing notes displayed with raw filenames before enabling Front Matter TitleAfter enabling all settings:Split view of Cleft, Obsidian, and Finder showing notes displayed with proper titles after enabling Front Matter Title