The Archive v1.8.0 (Beta) With Plug-Ins

ctietze

With the latest update, you can now use the all-new plug-in system!

👉 Switch to the "Cutting Edge" update channel to get access to the v1.8.0, released a couple of hours ago, as a public beta.

• Automate complex workflows
• Gather Zettelkasten stats to check your note's health,
• Run tasks in The Archive from other apps (via thearchive://plugin/ URL scheme)

How to enable plug-ins

In the new settings pane, you can enable/disable the built-in plug-ins and assign shortcuts:

How to run plug-ins

Enabled plug-ins can be run from the main menu and from contextual menus where applicable (if they operate on selected notes, they are added to the contextual menu in the search results; if they require text, they are added to the editor's menu instead).

How to get more plug-ins

Check out the plug-in community showcase, where you can find inventions from the private beta period that ran for the past weeks:

https://forum.zettelkasten.de/categories/community-plug-ins

How to develop plug-ins and "speak" to The Archive

This may take some getting used to, but with the Plug-In Development console, you can use the interactive input (REPL) to immediately execute one-liners and "talk" to the app -- and prototype your own plug-ins.

How to learn more

Plug-ins hub on the website: https://zettelkasten.de/the-archive/plug-ins/
Plug-in dev tutorial: https://zettelkasten.de/the-archive/plug-ins/help/tutorial/

KillerWhale

This is awesome @ctietze . Congratulations!