Joplin Utils

Quick start

Overview

joplin-vscode-plugin offers editing and management of Joplin notes with the power and flexibility of VSCode.

Joplin Web Clipper is designed to communicate with browser extensions by sharing Notes, Notebooks, Tags, etc. through a REST web API. joplin-vscode-plugin connects to that same REST endpoint to freely make changes to your notes without ever leaving the editor.

Why does this plugin exist? Read my motivation for developing it.

What can it do? The roadmap lists both existing and planned features.

Never heard of Joplinopen in new window? You're missing out on a great opensource synchronized note taking appopen in new window.

Requirements

  • Joplin version > v2.8
  • VSCode version > v1.66.2
  • Joplin Web Clipper enabled
  • Basic familiarity with using both Joplin and VS Code

Install Joplin VSCode plugin

Search for "Joplin" in the VSCode Marketplace. Find "joplin-vscode-plugin" and click Install.

install plugin

Configure

To access the Joplin database, we need a connection to the API endpoint opened by Joplin Web Clipper. That means Joplin must be running and Web Clipper must be enabled.

For help with Web Clipper refer to: Joplin Web Clipperopen in new window.

Two settings need attention to get up and running.

Token

  • Copy your Authorization token from Joplin settings and paste it here:
    Web Clipper -> Advanced options -> Authorization Token

baseUrl

  • In general, if you use the locally installed joplin desktop client, no special configuration is required. If you use a remote joplin service, you need to configure it. For example https://1.1.1.1:41184open in new window

install plugin

Restart VSCode

Currently configuration edits do not trigger a fresh connection. Simply close VSCode and it should connect to Joplin the next time you start.

Say Hello Joplin

Type the key chord Ctrl+J Ctrl+J and celebrate. 🎉 That hotkey combo activates the View: Show Joplin command, opening the Sidebar to reveal all your Notebooks.

preview

Usage

All your Notes and Noteboks can be found in the Sidebar. Unfold the Notebooks to see Subnotebooks and Notes beneath.

Click on a Note to open a working copy in the Editor. Save it to push changes back to Joplin.

You have full access to create, edit, and delete both Notes and Notebooks, at your whim. And it doesn't even stop there. The power is yours now. 🦸‍♀️

Tip: Explore the results of typing "joplin" in the Command Palette to find out what great features I didn't tell you about.

Commands and keybindings

VSCode has a lot of keybindings. To avoid constantly clashing with all the built in settings, we laid claim to just one desirable hotekey, Ctrl+J, and turned that into the trigger for a key chord.

Claiming Ctrl+J displaced the native binding for workbench.action.togglePanel (View: Toggle Panel). For your convenience a sane replacement binding is already added at Ctrl+K Ctrl+J.

Type Joplin into the Command Palette (Ctrl+P) to see all the new commands available to you. Some of them already have keybindings. Assign new bindings under the Ctrl+J namespace to fit your needs.