obsidian-logging vs. Obsidian CLI

Obsidian now ships its own native CLI tool (available as Early Access with a Catalyst License) — see the Obsidian CLI documentation for details. The two tools solve different problems and can coexist happily.

Use obsidian-logging if you want

• Quick, focused daily logging with timestamps
• Entries organized by category (work, personal, health, …)
• Reusable phrase templates for common entries
• A lightweight tool optimized purely for fast note capture
• A free, open-source solution with no license requirement

Use the Obsidian CLI if you need

• General vault operations and querying
• Advanced automation and scripting across your whole vault
• Plugin management
• Full programmatic control of Obsidian itself

For simple daily journaling from the command line, obsidian-logging is a small, dedicated tool that does one thing well. For broader vault automation, Obsidian’s native CLI offers much wider capabilities.