Book Smith
Simplify long-form writing and book creation. Organize chapters, track progress, and export your manuscript in various formats for a seamless publishing workflow.
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Data
| ID | book-smith |
| Author | yeban8090 |
| Minimum Obsidian Version | 0.15.0 |
| Official Release Date | 2025-04-14 |
| Last update | 2025-07-08 |
Last Refresh
Obsidian Stats last refreshed the data behind this page on Jun 15, 2026.
| Community plugin snapshot | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Repository clone | last successful checkout May 25, 2026 |
| Release acquisition | release metadata checked Jun 12, 2026; existing successful main.js cache reused |
Quick Links
Changes
| Date | Changed Property | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | Plugin Added | ||
| 2026-05-12 | author | Yeban | yeban8090 |
| 2026-05-12 | repo | Yeban8090/book-smith | yeban8090/book-smith |
Repository Data
| License | MIT in package.json MIT in LICENSE
file
|
| Package Manager | npm |
| Uses Typescript | Yes |
| Installed Bundlers | esbuild |
| Installed Testing Frameworks | None found |
| Has Test Files | No |
Latest Release main.js Size
| 1.79 MB |
| Detected ES Version | ES2018 |
| Probably Minified | No |
| main.js API Findings | 11 disclosures |
| Uses BRAT beta releases | No |
| Dependencies | @popperjs/core, docx, html-to-image, pdf-lib, uuid |
| Dev Dependencies | @types/node, @types/uuid, @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin, @typescript-eslint/parser, builtin-modules, electron, esbuild, obsidian, tslib, typescript |
main.js API Findings
These conservative findings come from static analysis of the latest release main.js. The table includes warnings and high-confidence
informational findings; lower-confidence informational findings are omitted to reduce false positives. Warnings indicate usage of potentially risky
APIs, but such APIs can be used safely if handled with care.
| Disclosure | Detected From |
|---|---|
| Adapter File Access | Uses adapter-level vault filesystem APIs |
| Clipboard Access | Reads or writes clipboard data |
| Embedded Base64 Blob | Includes large embedded base64 blobs |
| Full Vault Access | Enumerates vault files |
| Global Handlers Or Timers | Registers events, DOM handlers, or intervals |
| Metadata Access | Reads Obsidian metadata cache |
| Network Access | Uses browser network APIs |
| Node Filesystem Access | Uses direct Node filesystem-related modules |
| Note Content Access | Reads vault files |
| Vault File Write | Renames, deletes, trashes, or copies vault files, Writes vault files |
| Workspace Layout | Registers or manipulates workspace views and panes |
| Finding | Type | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uses Electron desktop APIs | Warning | High | electron (1) |
| Uses direct Node filesystem-related modules | Warning | High | fs/promises (1) |
| Renames, deletes, trashes, or copies vault files | Warning | High | app.fileManager.trashFile (1), app.vault.rename (3), app.vault.trash (2) |
| Reads or writes clipboard data | Info | High | navigator.clipboard.writeText (4) |
| Includes large embedded base64 blobs | Info | High | base64 blob (18) |
| Registers events, DOM handlers, or intervals | Info | High | requestAnimationFrame (1), setTimeout (12), this.registerEvent (3) |
| Reads Obsidian metadata cache | Info | High | app.metadataCache.getFileCache (2), app.metadataCache (2) |
| References URLs or constructs URL objects | Info | High | http:// (5), https:// (5), URL (1) |
| Uses browser network APIs | Info | High | fetch (2) |
| Persists plugin settings or data | Info | High | this.loadData (1), this.saveData (1) |
| Registers plugin settings UI | Info | High | this.addSettingTab (1), Setting (60), obsidian.Setting (60) |
| Registers commands, ribbon icons, or status bar items | Info | High | this.addCommand (3), this.addRibbonIcon (1) |
| Accesses attachment resource paths | Info | High | app.vault.adapter.getResourcePath (2), app.vault.getResourcePath (1) |
| Accesses Obsidian vault APIs | Info | High | app.vault (67) |
| Enumerates vault files | Info | High | app.vault.getAllLoadedFiles (1) |
| Opens or creates files through workspace or file manager APIs | Info | High | workspace_file_open:getLeaf.openFile (1) |
| Reads vault files | Info | High | app.vault.read (5) |
| Uses adapter-level vault filesystem APIs | Info | High | app.vault.adapter (6) |
| Writes vault files | Info | High | app.vault.create (6), app.vault.createFolder (8), app.vault.modify (3) |
| Accesses Obsidian workspace APIs | Info | High | app.workspace (5) |
| Registers or manipulates workspace views and panes | Info | High | registerView (2) |
The above data may not be accurate and contain errors. For more information refer to the page about data collection.
Lines of Code
The plugin has a total of 9296 lines of code. The following chart shows the lines of code split by programming language.
Downloads
The following chart shows the total number of downloads of the plugin over time. The second chart shows the delta of downloads per week, which is the number of new downloads per week. New version releases are marked with vertical lines.
Version History
| Version | Release Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 2025-05-02 | None |
| 1.0.1 | 2025-06-04 | None |
| 1.0.2 | 2025-06-05 | None |
| 1.0.3 | 2025-06-12 | None |
| 1.0.4 | 2025-07-06 | None |
| 1.0.5 | 2025-07-08 | None |