Yaoji

Open a new tab, see today's to-dos

Brings the to-dos in your Obsidian daily notes into Chrome's new tab. Check them off, add, or reorder, and the note is updated.

Add to Chrome

Your journal lives in Obsidian. Your day lives in the browser.

You write to-dos in your daily note, then spend the day in Chrome. Too often you only remember them when you open the journal at night.

• To-dos sit in the journal and you forget to look → Every new tab shows what's left for today
• Spot a task on a web page, switch to Obsidian, find today's note → Write it down right on the page you're reading
• If Obsidian is closed, you can't write anything down → Write anyway; it reaches your journal when Obsidian opens
• Copying yesterday's unfinished items by hand → Unfinished items move to today on their own

What it does

Two-way sync with your Obsidian journal

Your to-dos stay in your daily notes; Yaoji just brings them into the browser. Edits count on either side, and your notes remain plain Markdown files.

• Kept under a heading in your daily note, named the way you like
• Your journal folder and file naming are detected when you connect
• Edits on both sides merge on their own, without a prompt
• Attach images and documents; they're saved in an attachments folder beside the note

Write it down beside any page

No need to leave what you're reading. Open the side panel any time to add or check off.

• ⌘⇧K (Ctrl+Shift+K on Windows) opens a box on the current page
• Select text on a page and save it to memory with the small dot
• Right-click an image to turn the text in it into a to-do
• Quick notes are saved as ordinary notes in Obsidian

Focus, and see your year

A Pomodoro timer lives on the new tab. Every focus round is counted, and the record survives a new computer or a cleared cache.

• Set your own focus and break lengths; the computer reminds you
• Add Bark and your iPhone rings too
• Countdowns remind you the day before and on the day
• A year in review of your focus

Small things on the new tab

The second a new tab opens you see more than a list: the weather, a line about your goal, and sticky notes right where you left them.

• Sticky notes beside your list; right-click a to-do to turn it into one
• Weather, plus the lunar calendar in Chinese
• One line a day reminding you of your goal
• Dark mode, accent colors, rounded corners, 13 interface languages

A few calm photos a day

The background follows the time of day: morning mist, afternoon light, rain at night. Photos change while you're not looking, so nothing flashes when a tab opens.

• Pick the kinds you like: mountains, sea, sky, city…
• Adjust strength and blur; text always stays readable
• Or keep one photo, or a plain color

Your data stays yours

To-dos and notes sync only between your computer and your Obsidian. They never pass through Xiaoxiaodong's servers.

• A full ZIP backup goes to your Downloads folder when things change, two copies in rotation
• New computer: install Yaoji and restore from that file
• Members can back up settings and stats to their own Google Drive

Is it for you?

• People who journal in Obsidian and keep to-dos there
• People who spend most of the day in a browser
• Anyone who wants a calm new tab instead of a wall of shortcuts

Get started

1. Add to Chrome Install it from the Chrome Web Store and open a new tab.
2. Sign in with your Xiaoxiaodong account The same account as the prompt library. New accounts get a 7-day full trial.
3. Connect Obsidian (whenever you like) Install the Local REST API plugin in Obsidian and paste its API key into Yaoji's settings.

Questions

Do I need Obsidian?

No. Without Obsidian, to-dos are kept in a local library in your browser and carry over when you connect later.

How do I connect Obsidian?

With Obsidian open, install and enable the Local REST API community plugin, copy its API key, paste it under Connection in Yaoji's settings, and click Detect.

Is my journal uploaded anywhere?

No. Yaoji talks to Obsidian on your own computer; to-dos and notes never pass through Xiaoxiaodong's servers. Your account only confirms membership, and the Google Drive backup holds settings and stats, not your notes.

Will things I add while Obsidian is closed get lost?

No. They're kept in the browser on this computer and written to your journal the next time Obsidian opens; a ZIP backup also goes to your Downloads folder when things change.

Which browsers does it work in?

Chrome on a computer. Edge and other Chromium browsers can usually install it from the Chrome Web Store too. It doesn't run on phones.

What happens when membership ends?

Everything keeps working; new to-dos go back to 10 a day, and member features such as weather and quick notes pause.

How do I move to a new computer?

Download a full backup in settings, install Yaoji on the new computer, and choose Restore from backup. Members can also restore settings from Google Drive.