My Daily Note Toolbar

[chrisgurney]

I thought I'd share the current iteration of my Daily Note toolbar, as inspiration for others, and to hopefully to inspire discussion about what you have in yours.

Item	What is it?	Why?
←	Navigates to my previous daily note via the Daily notes: Open previous daily note command.	So I can see where I left off on my work yesterday, or just move through the week's notes.
To Do	Inserts today's tasks, from Things using the Shell Commands plugin, running my things2md Python script.	So I can stay within Obsidian, and work on each task.
Focus	Inserts specially-tagged tasks, using the same setup. I use this for daily standup updates.	So I can focus in on what's important today.
Events	Inserts headings for today's events, using icalBuddy.	So I have placeholders for meeting notes throughout the day, and I can plan for each.
Insert	Pops open a template selector via Templater's Open Insert Template modal command.	So I can insert template snippets, such as self-reflection and pre-built Dataview queries.
Blocked?	Links to a note I keep updated with strategies to help keep me productive throughout the day.	As mentioned.
Done	Inserts today's completed tasks, from Things using the Shell Commands plugin, running my things2md Python script.	To keep a record of what I worked on.
Activity	Inserts today's Git activity (commits, PRs) using the Shell Commands plugin, running my github2md Python script.	To keep a record of what I worked on. I also use this to generate the release notes for this plugin.
→	Navigates to my next daily note via the Daily notes: Open next daily note command.	So I can move through the week's notes.

On mobile, since I can't run shell commands, I've reduced it primarily to just the navigation options (using the ability to hide items).

Let me know if you have any questions!

[MrComputron]

I love this...it's very similar to what I have set up on my daily notes! The insert template modal button is so useful on mobile.

[heberop]

Hey @chrisgurney, could you share your toolbar? I really like it ;)

Thanks

[chrisgurney]

Thanks @heberop! I've added an update below in case you haven't seen it.

Let me know if you'd like to use the things2md and/or github2md scripts I'm using from the Shell Commands plugin, and I can share the command-line arguments for those, as well.

[heberop]

Thank you, @chrisgurney. Your work has inspired me to create my own :)
I don't require the scripts at the moment, but I've grasped the concept. I might start on mine soon ;)

[chrisgurney]

My Daily Notes toolbar has evolved a little since I posted this, using some of the newer features (separators and menus).

🧩 This toolbar uses the Daily Notes, Shell Commands and Status Bar Pomodoro Timer plugins.

How it's changed:

• Grouped note navigation in one section; found it was easier to move between daily notes with the controls being together.
• After Focus: Added a shortcut straight to my Things Today list.
• After Events: Added a shortcut to open Google Calendar for quick access to my schedule, past today.
• Started using Pomodoro timers. The stopwatch icon starts the Status Bar Pomodoro Timer.
• Grouped common tools that I can use from other toolbars in a Tools menu.

If you're using the v1.14 beta you can import the callout below, but it does use some shell scripts I've written (as noted above), executed by the Shell Commands plugin.

> [!note-toolbar|between] Daily Notes
> - [:LiArrowLeft:]()<data data-ntb-command="daily-notes:goto-prev"/> <!-- Previous daily note -->
> - [:LiCalendarCheck:]()<data data-ntb-command="daily-notes"/> <!-- Today's daily note -->
> - [:LiArrowRight:]()<data data-ntb-command="daily-notes:goto-next"/> <!-- Next daily note -->
> - <hr/>
> - [:LiCheckSquare: Focus](<obsidian://shell-commands/?vault%3DDesign%26execute%3Djttqryu9sd>) <!-- Insert tasks to focus on -->
> - [:LiListTodo:](<things:///show?id%3Dtoday>) <!-- Open Things -->
> - [:LiCalendarClock: Events](<obsidian://shell-commands/?vault%3DDesign%26execute%3Dr0qcncyump%26_task_date%3D{{note_title}}>) <!-- Insert events on this day -->
> - [:LiCalendarDays:](<https://calendar.google.com/>) <!-- Open Calendar -->
> - <hr/>
> - [:LiBadgeCheck: Done](<obsidian://shell-commands/?vault%3DDesign%26execute%3Dum5sony1zn%26_task_date%3D{{note_title}}>) <!-- Insert items done on this day -->
> - [:LiGitCommitVertical:](<obsidian://shell-commands/?vault%3DDesign%26execute%3D41451u5h99%26_task_date%3D{{note_title}}>) <!-- Insert Git activity for this day -->
> - [[Atlas/Notes/What to do if I'm Blocked.md|:LiQuestionMarkGlyph:]] <!-- What to do if I'm blocked -->
> - [:LiTimer:]()<data data-ntb-command="obsidian-statusbar-pomo:start-satusbar-pomo"/> <!-- Start Pomodoro timer -->
> - [:LiMenu:]()<data data-ntb-menu="Tools"/> <!-- Tools -->