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Tool | Link | Platform | Cost | Description |
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Daniel's Raycast extension | ↗ | A___ | $0 | Search and manage Johnny.Decimal system using Raycast. |
ekafyi's index generator | ↗ | ___W | $0 | Drag 'n drop index generator. |
JD folders' normalization tool | ↗ | __M_ | $0 | This application was intended to quickly change a number in the folder names according to JD system. |
Johnnybgoode | ↗ | ALM_ | $0 | Command-line tool. |
Obsidian vault helper | ↗ | ALM_ | $0 | Obsidian helper script. |
Platform key: A
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Daniel's Raycast extension
Search and manage Johnny.Decimal system using Raycast.
Key | Value |
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Platforms | Apple |
Cost | $0 |
Author | Daniel Xu |
Link | Raycast |
Source | GitHub |
ekafyi's index generator
A really cool drag 'n drop Johnny.Decimal index generator. Unfortunately no longer maintained; but still potentially useful.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️
This tool stores everything in your browser's local storage. So if you clear that, or if you use this in a private/incognito window, it is easy to lose your work.
Key | Value |
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Platforms | Web |
Cost | $0 |
Author | @ekafyi |
Link | Launch |
Source | GitHub |
JD folders' normalization tool
This application was intended to quickly change a number in the folder names according to JD system; a user could easily change names of folders and not keep the correspondence between different folder levels. The application being launched inside the root folder will recover folder name consistency.
Key | Value |
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Platforms | Microsoft |
Cost | $0 |
Author | @EvgenyVenalainen |
Source | GitHub |
Index file
Index.md will be automatically generated in the root folder or inside .\Obsidian Vault subfolder in case it persists inside the root one.
A chart of folders size
The Obsidian application with TinyChart plugin is required to view this chart (MB) at the end of index.md.
Johnnybgoode
An assistant for users of the Johnny.Decimal file organization system.
Key | Value |
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Platforms | Apple, Linux, Microsoft |
Cost | $0 |
Author | Nathan @SwissArmyWrench |
Source | GitHub |
Features
- Scan your Johnny.Decimal structure and match folder locations to Johnny.Decimal location codes.
- Return a path to a folder just from its location code.
- ...and more.
Obsidian vault helper
@miscoined
, on the forum:
'I use a JD-style folder structure for maintaining an Obsidian Vault. I found making new files cumbersome as I was often needing to make a new folder at the same time.'
Key | Value |
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Platforms | Apple, Linux, Microsoft |
Cost | $0 |
Author | @miscoined |
Source | Forum |