Date Helpers
Insert dates without leaving the line: a keyboard-first picker, an inline popup that reads natural language in six languages, format presets you can extend, and daily note links. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.
The above warnings are based on limited information and might not always be accurate.
Data
| ID | date-helpers |
| Author | patrice-bour |
| Minimum Obsidian Version | 1.13.0 |
| Official Release Date | 2026-05-12 |
| Last update | 2026-09-03 |
Last Refresh
Obsidian Stats last refreshed the data behind this page on Oct 27, 2026.
| Community plugin snapshot | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Repository clone | last successful checkout Sep 8, 2026 |
| Release acquisition | release metadata checked Sep 8, 2026; latest main.js acquired |
Quick Links
Changes
| Date | Changed Property | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Plugin Added | ||
| 2026-05-16 | Plugin Removed | ||
| 2026-08-15 | Plugin Re-Added | ||
| 2026-08-15 | description | This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Centralized date tools with keyboard-first interaction, natural language parsing, and full internationalization support. | Centralized date tools with keyboard-first interaction, natural language parsing, and full internationalization support. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. |
| 2026-09-03 | description | Centralized date tools with keyboard-first interaction, natural language parsing, and full internationalization support. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. | Insert dates without leaving the line: a keyboard-first picker, an inline popup that reads natural language in six languages, format presets you can extend, and daily note links. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. |
Repository Data
| License | MIT in package.json MIT in LICENSE file |
| Package Manager | npm |
| Uses Typescript | Yes |
| Installed Bundlers | Rollup, esbuild |
| Installed Testing Frameworks | Jest |
| Has Test Files | Yes |
Latest Release main.js Size | 707 KB |
| Detected ES Version | ES2022 |
| Probably Minified | No |
| main.js API Findings | 10 disclosures |
| Uses BRAT beta releases | No |
| Dependencies | chrono-node, luxon |
| Dev Dependencies | @eslint/js, @rollup/plugin-alias, @rollup/plugin-commonjs, @rollup/plugin-json, @rollup/plugin-node-resolve, @rollup/plugin-typescript, @types/jest, @types/luxon, @types/node, esbuild, eslint, eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-obsidianmd, jest, jest-environment-jsdom, obsidian, prettier, rollup, ts-jest, tslib, typescript, typescript-eslint |
main.js API Findings
These findings come directly from Glass Lint's JavaScript and Obsidian rule catalogs applied to the latest release main.js. The confidence column is Glass Lint's definite/possible match certainty.
| Disclosure | Rule Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Editor Behavior | Accesses the active editor, Registers editor suggestions |
| Full Vault Access | Enumerates vault files |
| Lifecycle Events | Registers Obsidian lifecycle events |
| Plugin Storage Access | Reads plugin data, Writes plugin data |
| User Interface Access | Registers commands, Registers plugin settings UI, Uses Obsidian modal UI, Uses Obsidian notices |
| Vault Access | Accesses Obsidian vault APIs |
| Vault Read | Reads vault files |
| Vault Write | Writes vault files |
| Workspace Access | Registers Obsidian workspace events |
| Workspace Layout | Opens files through the workspace |
| Finding | Type | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registers editor suggestions | Info | Definite | member_call of "obsidian.Plugin" |
| Registers Obsidian lifecycle events | Info | Definite | member_call of "obsidian.Plugin" (3) |
| Reads plugin data | Info | Definite | member_call of "obsidian.Plugin" |
| Writes plugin data | Info | Definite | member_call of "obsidian.Plugin" (2) |
| Registers commands | Info | Definite | member_call of "obsidian.Plugin" (4) |
| Uses Obsidian modal UI | Info | Definite | class of "obsidian.Modal" (3) |
| Uses Obsidian notices | Info | Definite | constructor of "obsidian.Notice" (8) |
| Registers plugin settings UI | Info | Definite | class of "obsidian.PluginSettingTab", member_call of "obsidian.Plugin" |
| Accesses Obsidian vault APIs | Info | Definite | member_read of "app.vault" (8) |
| Enumerates vault files | Info | Definite | member_call of "app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath" (5) |
| Reads vault files | Info | Definite | member_call of "app.vault.read" |
| Writes vault files | Info | Definite | member_call of "app.vault.create", member_call of "app.vault.createFolder" |
| Accesses the active editor | Info | Definite | member_read of "app.workspace.activeEditor" (2) |
| Registers Obsidian workspace events | Info | Definite | member_call of "app.workspace.on" |
| Opens files through the workspace | Info | Definite | member_call of "app.workspace.openLinkText" (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 16064 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | 2026-05-13 | None |
| v0.1.1 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| 0.1.1 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| 0.1.2 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| v0.1.2 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| v0.1.3 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| 0.1.3 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| 0.1.4 | 2026-08-16 | None |
| 0.1.5 | 2026-08-17 | None |
| 0.1.6 | 2026-08-17 | None |
| 0.2.0 | 2026-08-20 | None |
| 0.3.0 | 2026-08-27 | None |
| 0.4.0 | 2026-09-05 | None |