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] 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. ## Share Sheet Extension Obsidian offers a Share Sheet Extension that you can use in other apps to send links, text, images, or documents to your Obsidian vault. To share a link from Safari: 1. Open the webpage in Safari, then tap the **Share** button. 2. In the Share menu, swipe left across the app row, tap **More**, then tap **Edit**. 3. Turn on **Obsidian** so it appears in the Share menu. 4. Tap the **Add** button next to Obsidian to add it to **Favorites**. 5. (Optional) Drag the **Reorder** button next to Obsidian to change its position in Favorites. 6. Tap **Done**. 7. Back in Safari's Share menu, tap **Obsidian**. 8. When you tap Obsidian, the Obsidian share sheet appears and lets you share the selected content to your vault. ![[ios-share-sheet.png|400]] ## 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