Find support resources, report security or community violations, and learn how to contribute to Obsidian. ## Questions and advice If you have a question about how to use Obsidian, or want to get to know other Obsidian users, you can join one of our community channels: - [[Sandbox vault|Explore the Sandbox vault]] - [Join our Discord server](https://discord.gg/obsidianmd) - [Visit the forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/) ### Report bugs and request features > [!tip]- Check for duplicates first > Before you request a new feature or report a bug, please look through the other posts to make sure someone else hasn't already submitted it. If you want to suggest a feature in Obsidian, head over to [Feature requests](https://forum.obsidian.md/c/feature-requests/8). If you want to report a bug in Obsidian, head over to [Bug reports](https://forum.obsidian.md/c/bug-reports/7). Bug reports are moved to the [Bug graveyard](https://forum.obsidian.md/c/bug-graveyard/12) once they're resolved. ### Collect debug information When you encounter a bug or need assistance from [[#Contact Obsidian support|Obsidian support]], providing debug information can be very helpful. Here's how to obtain it: 1. Open the [[Command palette]]. 2. Type **Show debug info**. 3. Select the highlighted **Show debug info** option. 4. Select **Copy to clipboard**. 5. Paste the copied information into your bug report or Obsidian support email. ### Check startup time You can check how long Obsidian takes to start by using the **Startup time** feature. 1. Open **[[Settings]] → General → Advanced**. 2. Next to **Notify if startup takes longer than expected**, select the **timer icon**. 3. A **Startup time** window will appear, showing detailed timing information: - **Total app startup**: Overall launch time. - **Initialization**: Time spent loading the app itself. - **Vault**: Time to load your vault files. - **Workspace**: Time to restore tabs and layout. - **Core plugins**: Time used by active core plugins. 4. You can select **Copy to clipboard** to copy the report for troubleshooting or sharing. Additionally, you can toggle **Notify if startup takes longer than expected** to receive a warning if startup is unusually slow. ### Capture console logs When you need to report a bug related to an Obsidian plugin or when requested by [[#Contact Obsidian support|Obsidian support]] to provide log information, you may need to access the Obsidian console from within the Obsidian application. Here’s how to do it based on your operating system: - **Windows/Linux**: `Ctrl+Shift+I` - **macOS**: `Command+Option+I` > [!info]+ Alternative access method > If using the **Obsidian frame** Window frame style, you can also access the Obsidian console via the title menu. Once you've opened the developer console: 1. Select **console** in the top menu. 2. Choose the **errors** side menu option. Any errors will be displayed as `# errors`. 3. Select one of the red error messages. 4. Choose the option to **Save as...** This will save all the errors in the console. 5. Save the log file to your device. 6. Attach the log file to your bug report or Obsidian support email. ![[help-support-console-menu.png#interface|600]] > [!warning]+ Mobile console access > Mobile devices and tablets have limited access to their developer consoles. For these users, we recommend using the community plugin [Logstravaganza](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=logstravaganza) to automatically generate the console log data in a markdown note. ### Contact Obsidian support Obsidian offers email support only for inquiries about [[Commercial license|commercial licenses]], your account, payment, and add-on services ([[Introduction to Obsidian Sync|Obsidian Sync]] and [[Introduction to Obsidian Publish|Obsidian Publish]]). If you need help with any of those topics, [email the Obsidian team](mailto:[email protected]). ## Report a security issue If you've discovered a security issue in Obsidian, or if you suspect that a plugin is malicious, please [email the Obsidian team](mailto:[email protected]). ## Report a Code of Conduct violation Whether you're a victim or witness of a violation of our [[Community code of conduct]], you can report the incident to our moderator team Report the incident on one of the following community channels: - [[Community code of conduct#Report on Discord|Report on Discord]] - [[Community code of conduct#Report on the forum|Report on the forum]] ## Contributing to Obsidian Interested in applying some skills and free time to Obsidian? Here is where we could really use your assistance: - Help your fellow Obsidian users out by answering questions on our [discord server](https://discord.gg/obsidianmd), our [forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/), or the [ObsidianMD](https://old.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/) reddit. - [[Developers]], we could really use your help on expanding our [Obsidian Developer Documentation](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-developer-docs). - Do you know any written language besides English? Consider assisting with our [[Translations]] into other languages. - Is there something in these help docs that are out of date, or confusing? Grab the [[Style guide]] and submit an [issue and pull request](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-help/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc). - If able, you can [[Financial contributions|financially contribute]] by utilizing one of our paid add-ons.