The Obsidian mobile app for iOS and iPadOS brings powerful note-taking capabilities to your iPhone and iPad. You can download it from the [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/obsidian-connected-notes/id1557175442).
This page covers iOS-specific features including widgets, Siri integration, and Shortcuts.
## Sync
For information on syncing notes between devices, please see [[Sync your notes across devices]].
## Widgets
Obsidian for iOS offers several widgets to take quick actions on your vault.
> [!note]
> Widgets are available on iOS and iPadOS 18 and higher.
> Widgets are not available when using "Require Face ID" to unlock the app.
### Lock Screen and Control Center widgets
Lock Screen and Control Center widgets allow you to:
- Create a new note
- Open a specific note
- Open daily note
- Open search
- Open Obsidian
### Home Screen widgets
Home Screen widgets allow you to:
- Create a note
- View a note
- Open your daily note
### Customizing widgets
You can customize widgets to suit your workflow, such as choosing which vault to use or specifying a particular note to open.
- **Home Screen widgets:** Tap and hold the widget, then select **Edit Widget**.
- **Lock Screen widgets:** Touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap **Customize**, select the Lock Screen, then tap the widget you want to customize.
- **Control Center widgets:** Open Control Center, tap the **+** button at the top left to begin editing, then tap the widget you want to customize.
**New Note** widget configuration options:
![[ios-new-note-configuration.png|400]]
**View Note** widget configuration options.
![[ios-view-note-configuration.png|400]]
## Shortcuts
Obsidian integrates with Apple's Shortcuts app, allowing you to create powerful automations. Available shortcuts include:
- **Open a note** — Open a specific note in your vault
- **Create a new note** — Create a new note in your vault
- **Open daily note** — Jump directly to today's daily note
- **Capture to Daily Note** — Append or prepend text to the daily note without opening the Obsidian app
- **Capture to Bookmark** — Append or prepend text to a bookmarked note without opening the Obsidian app
Capture shortcuts are particularly useful for quick note-taking, as they allow you to add content to a note in the background.
## Siri integration
You can use Siri voice commands to interact with Obsidian:
- "Capture using Obsidian"
- "Capture to Obsidian"
- "Open my daily note in Obsidian"
- "Search in Obsidian"
## Spotlight integration
When you search for "Obsidian" in iOS Spotlight, you'll see quick actions:
- New Note
- Search
- Daily Note