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Getting started

Open the panel, choose where the cards come from, and refine the result only when you need to. Everyday actions stay on the ribbon, toolbar, right-click menus, and drag—not in a long command list.

Open the view

Section titled “Open the view”
  1. Select the ribbon icon Open Card Workspace, or run Open Card Workspace view from the command palette. On desktop the panel opens in the left sidebar; on phones and tablets it opens as a page in the main workspace.
  2. Capture an idea: use New on the toolbar, choose a template from Templates, or select the paper-plane button (Open quick input). See Quick input and templates.
  3. Pick a folder or card box in the navigation pane, then narrow it with tags or property values. You can also start from the note you are reading with its outgoing links or backlinks.
  4. Browse the card stream. Use search, sorting, grouping, or pins to shape the view; click a card to open its note.
  5. Right-click a navigation item or card for more actions. Drag a Markdown card into an open editor to insert a link or content, or drag cards onto a folder, tag, property value, or card box to organize them. On mobile, use the menu buttons instead; see Phones and tablets.

Obsidian with Card Workspace navigation on the left, the vault-root card stream in the middle, and the selected getting-started note open in the editor.

Obsidian with Card Workspace navigation on the left, the vault-root card stream in the middle, and the selected getting-started note open in the editor.

Card Workspace stays beside the editor: select a folder, browse its cards, and open a note without leaving the stream.

A useful first pass

Section titled “A useful first pass”

Try one path through each part of the workflow:

  • Capture: open quick input, write one line, add a tag, and press Ctrl/Cmd+Enter to send it.
  • Gather: open a project folder, enable workflow under Property filters, and select a value.
  • Organize: choose Sort & group, then save a useful folder view as a card box.
  • Reframe: open a note and compare its outgoing links and backlinks.

The documentation itself includes a few tags, properties, and Markdown links, so it can serve as a small demonstration vault in Obsidian.

Reopen after startup

Section titled “Reopen after startup”

Card Workspace restores the last folder you browsed. If it was the vault root, it restores the whole vault. It does not reopen the last card box or linked-note source.

For the details behind the stream, continue with Browsing cards or Writing and organizing.