Quiet Tree

Your notes. Your order.

Drag and drop files and folders in Obsidian’s native file explorer.

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![Drag a note and choose its destination folder in the native file explorer.](docs/assets/drag-preview.png) *See both the position and the destination folder before you drop.* ## Features - **Arrange each folder your way.** Drag files and folders into a custom order without renaming them. - **Choose exactly where to drop.** An insertion line, its indentation, and a folder chooser make nested folder boundaries clear. - **Keep the explorer you know.** Use Obsidian’s native file list and your theme. Choose whole-row dragging or a dedicated handle. - **Use a mouse or touch.** Separate hold delays for desktop and mobile, with a cancel hint on desktop and a cancel area on touch screens. - **Carry your order across devices.** Ordering travels with plugin settings when Obsidian Sync’s community plugin settings sync is enabled. ## Get started 1. **Hold** a file or folder to lift it. With a mouse, move slightly after holding. 2. **Move** to the position you want. At a folder boundary, choose the destination folder. 3. **Release** to drop. Change your mind? Press **Esc**, or drag into the touch cancel area. Reordering within a folder changes only the saved order. Dropping into another folder **moves the file or folder**, with links handled by Obsidian. ## Install In Obsidian, open **Settings → Community plugins → Browse**, search for **Quiet Tree**, then install and enable it. Use **Check for updates** there for future releases.

Beta testing and manual installation

- **BRAT:** add `elfmedy/quiet-tree` as a beta plugin. - **Manual:** download `main.js`, `manifest.json`, and `styles.css` from [Releases](https://github.com/elfmedy/quiet-tree/releases/latest) into your vault’s `.obsidian/plugins/quiet-tree/` folder, then enable the plugin.

## Make it yours Choose English or Chinese, whole-row or handle dragging, and your preferred hold delay. On desktop, you can exclude folders such as `assets`; mobile uses the same saved exclusions. Settings and ordering live together in the plugin’s `data.json`. For sync setup, data recovery, and compatibility details, see the [usage and data guide (中文)](docs/guide.zh-CN.md). See [Releases](https://github.com/elfmedy/quiet-tree/releases) for changes in each version. Touch behavior has been checked in mobile emulation; physical-device testing is still in progress. --- [Report an issue](https://github.com/elfmedy/quiet-tree/issues) · [Development](docs/guide.zh-CN.md#development) · [MIT license](LICENSE)