Mara-Li/obsidian-manual-sorting

A plugin for Obsidian that enables manual sorting within the file explorer using drag-and-drop.

📌 Manual Sorting

An Obsidian plugin that adds manual drag&drop sorting to the file explorer.

Key Features • How To Use • Installation • Credits

(File explorer tree theme used: LennZone/enhanced-file-explorer-tree)

🎯 Key Features

• Your custom sort order is preserved and synced across devices
• Toggle manual sorting mode via ✔️ Manual sorting option
• Enable/disable dragging using ☑️ Dragging checkbox
• Reset custom order with 🗑️ Reset order button
• Seamlessly switch between manual and other sorting modes

🔍 How to Use

1. Open the ⚙️ Change sort order menu and select ✔️ Manual sorting mode.
2. Enable drag&drop by checking the ☑️ Dragging option.
3. Freely reorder items within the file explorer by dragging them!

📥 Installation

• Via Obsidian Community Plugins: https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=manual-sorting
• Using the BRAT plugin: Add Beta Plugin → kh4f/manual-sorting
• Manually: go to the latest release → copy main.js, manifest.json, styles.css to your-vault/.obsidian/plugins/manual-sorting/

💖 Credits

• Powered by: SortableJS, monkey-around
• Icon library: Lucide (for the custom menu options)
• Inspiration: Obsidian Bartender by @nothingislost, Custom File Explorer sorting by @SebastianMC
• Thanks to all bug reporters for helping improve the plugin!
• Special thanks to @Paining1, @Azmoinal, @SublimePeace for testing and providing feedback on the plugin!

MIT licensed | © 2025 Kh4f