dayGLANCE can sync tasks and daily notes directly with your Obsidian vault — no plugins, no server, no network requests. It reads and writes your vault's markdown files directly, the same files Obsidian uses.
Platform support: The Obsidian integration works on desktop browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave) and the Android native app. It is not available on mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Chrome for Android) or tablet PWA installs due to platform limitations.
dayGLANCE accesses your vault by reading markdown files directly — not through any Obsidian plugin or API.
Desktop (Chrome / Edge / Brave)
The browser's File System Access API is used to read and write files in your vault folder. You grant the app permission to your vault once via a folder picker. The permission handle is saved in the browser so subsequent sessions only require a single click to re-confirm — no re-picking the folder each time.
Obsidian does not need to be open. The vault is just a folder on disk; dayGLANCE reads and writes it regardless of whether Obsidian is running.
Android native app
The Android app accesses your vault via Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF) through a native bridge. You grant folder access once in the app, and the Android OS handles the permission. Same as desktop — Obsidian does not need to be running.
On subsequent page loads, if the saved vault handle can't be restored automatically, you'll see the Select Vault Folder button again. One click re-opens the folder picker — you won't need to navigate to the folder from scratch, just confirm access.
Browser support: The File System Access API requires Chrome, Edge, or Brave on desktop. Firefox and Safari do not support it and cannot use the Obsidian integration.
Scheduled tasks in dayGLANCE that contain [[wikilinks]] are linked to notes in your vault. Tap the link icon on any task to open the corresponding note directly in Obsidian (or in the Obsidian Android app on mobile).
dayGLANCE reads and writes tasks using a structured format. The order is always: checkbox → date → time → title.
| Format | Example |
|---|---|
| Date + time | - [ ] 2026-02-21 09:00 Task title |
| Date + time range | - [ ] 2026-02-21 09:00-10:00 Task title |
| Date only (all-day) | - [ ] 2026-02-21 Task title |
| Time only, 24hr | - [ ] 09:00 Task title |
| Time range, 24hr | - [ ] 09:00-10:00 Task title |
| Time range, 12hr | - [ ] 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Task title |
| Time range, mixed AM/PM | - [ ] 9:00 AM-10:00 Task title |
| No date or time (inbox) | - [ ] Task title |
| Completed | - [x] 2026-02-21 09:00 Task title |
Key rules:
YYYY-MM-DD (ISO 8601)HH:MM (24hr) or H:MM AM/PM (12hr, case-insensitive)HH:MM-HH:MM) set the task's exact duration — resizing a task on the timeline writes the new range back to the vault#obsidian tag triggers writing a task to your vault (see below) and is added automatically to any task synced from the vault if not already present-) are supported[x] or [X][[wikilinks]] in task titles link back to notes in your vaultYou can push tasks directly into your Obsidian daily note without leaving dayGLANCE. Tag any task with #obsidian when creating it and it will be automatically written to today's daily note — creating the note from your template if it doesn't exist yet.
Tasks are written using the same format conventions as above. The exact format used depends on the task's scheduled state:
| Task type | Written format |
|---|---|
| Timed task on today | - [ ] 08:00-09:00 Vacuum floors |
| Timed task on another date | - [ ] 2026-03-29 08:00-09:00 Vacuum floors |
| All-day task | - [ ] 2026-03-29 Vacuum floors |
| Inbox task (no date or time) | - [ ] Vacuum floors |
Once the task is in the vault, the existing sync picks it up — completing, rescheduling, or renaming the task in dayGLANCE updates the vault line, and vice versa.
Tasks are kept chronologically sorted within their heading section, re-sorted by date and start time whenever a task is added or updated from dayGLANCE.
New task heading — configure which heading tasks are placed under in Settings → Obsidian → New task heading (default: ## Tasks). The heading is created automatically if it doesn't exist in the note.
Works on both the web app and Android.
Daily notes sync bidirectionally between dayGLANCE and your Obsidian vault. Notes written in dayGLANCE appear in your vault's daily notes folder, and notes written in Obsidian appear in dayGLANCE.
dayGLANCE syncs daily notes with a folder in your vault that you specify. Configure it in Settings → Obsidian → Daily notes folder. Leave it empty to use the vault root, or enter a folder name like Daily Notes or journals. On Android, the same field appears in the Obsidian section of Settings.
Obsidian sync runs automatically — you rarely need to trigger it manually.
| Trigger | When it runs |
|---|---|
| App open | On every page load, if a vault is already connected |
| Tab focus | Every time you switch back to the dayGLANCE tab |
| Interval | Every 5 minutes while the app is open |
| Manual | Sync Now button in the toolbar or in Settings → Obsidian |
This means your vault stays up to date as you work across both apps without any manual intervention.
Any task title containing [[wikilinks]] gets a special icon in dayGLANCE. Tapping it opens the note for editing inside dayGLANCE (with the same look and feel of a regular in-app note). Changes to existing Obsidian notes are written to the actual .md file, so they will also appear in the Obsidian app.
This works in both directions — you can create tasks in dayGLANCE that reference vault notes, or create tasks in Obsidian that sync into dayGLANCE with their links intact.
The vault folder picker isn't appearing
Make sure you're using Chrome, Edge, or Brave on desktop. Firefox and Safari don't support the File System Access API and can't use this feature.
Sync stopped working after a page reload
Click Select Vault Folder in Settings → Obsidian. Browsers require a user gesture to re-confirm file system access after a page reload — one click is all it takes.
My daily notes aren't appearing in dayGLANCE
Check the Daily notes folder field in Settings → Obsidian. If it's empty, dayGLANCE looks in the vault root. If your notes are in a subfolder (e.g. Daily Notes), enter that folder name exactly.
Tasks are duplicating between Obsidian and dayGLANCE
This usually happens if the same task exists in both the dayGLANCE timeline and a daily note that's being synced. Check your daily notes for tasks that are also scheduled in dayGLANCE and remove the duplicates from one source.
Wikilink deep links aren't opening Obsidian on desktop
Obsidian must be running for obsidian:// URI links to work on desktop. Launch Obsidian first, then tap the link icon.
I'm on iOS or mobile browser and the integration isn't available
The Obsidian integration requires either a desktop browser (Chrome/Edge/Brave) or the Android native app. iOS and mobile browser PWA installs don't have the necessary file system access APIs. Use the Android APK if you need Obsidian sync on mobile.