Obsidian is one of the most popular apps for taking notes, especially for anyone interested in having full control of their own data. Now, the new Obsidian 1.19.12 update has dramatically improved the search and synchronization functions, among other improvements.
Obsidian 1.9.12 is now rolling out for desktop platforms with a few new features. First, there’s a new migration assistant for Obsidian Sync, which allows you to perform migrations for your remote Sync vaults. Obsidian uses end-to-end encryption, so even if you’re storing notes on Obsidian servers, your data is secured with a password you create and whatever encryption option is supported at the time. With this update, you can easily update the encryption method for your vaults.
If there’s an encryption upgrade available for your notes, you’ll see an “Upgrade vault encryption” option under Obsidian Settings > Sync. The company also says the ability to move notes regions is coming “in the future.”
The other main improvement here is “dramatically improved” performance for the search function. The team didn’t share any details about that, but search results should now appear instantly as you type, which is certainly helpful.
Obsidian v1.9 also adds some built-in checks for plugins known to cause issues. Commander v0.5.3 caused the mobile toolbar to take up the entire screen, but that has been fixed in the latest update to that plugin, so you just need to install the update. Another plugin called Image Toolkit is breaking Obsidian’s menus, so it’s disabled until an update is available.
You can find the full changelog from Obsidian embedded below, and you can visit the official website to download the app or learn more.
This update introduces a new migration assistant for Obsidian Sync. This tool will allow you to perform migrations for your remote Sync vaults, such as encryption upgrades, and in the future the ability to switch regions. Learn more
Obsidian occasionally upgrades Sync encryption to maintain the highest security standards. If an encryption upgrade is available you will see an option titled “Upgrade vault encryption” in Obsidian Settings → Sync.
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We have added in-app checks for plugins known to cause issues with Obsidian 1.9:
- Commander v0.5.3 caused the mobile toolbar to take up the entire screen. This is fixed in the latest version of the plugin, so you just need to remember to update.
- The “Image Toolkit” plugin causes issues with the display of Obsidian’s menus. Once there is a new version of this plugin available, it can be re-enabled.
- Drastically improved the performance of the Search view.
- Bases: Fixed view not refreshing after renaming the currently active view.
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Bases: Fixed
file.tags.contains()not finding files with parent tags (e.g.a/bshould match when looking for “a”). - Properties: Fixed context menu immediately hiding after right-clicking in Local Properties view.
Source: Obsidian Changelog, Obsidian on Bluesky
