Crate
Install beta

Sync. Reminders. Read it later.

Sync your vault, plan reminders, and save articles to read later, all in Obsidian. Runs on your own Cloudflare account or server.

Install betaRead the docs

Free and open source. Runs on Cloudflare’s free tier.

Crate’s Today note with seven active reminders and two overdue, beside the Upcoming reminders sidebar in Obsidian.
Crate’s mobile Today view with seven reminders and two overdue.

Sync

Your vault, wherever you use Obsidian.

Every note and attachment, on desktop and mobile. Conflicts are saved as copies, never silently overwritten.

How sync works
Sync activity listing three saved conflict copies: Copenhagen weekend, Launch plan, and Reading notes, each with a Review action.

Review conflicts

Every conflict is saved as a copy, so nothing is lost.

Two versions of Reading notes shown side by side, with highlighted changes and options to keep either version, keep both, or create a custom result.

Resolve conflicts

Compare side by side, then keep one, both, or a custom result.

One pending change to Copenhagen weekend, selected for sync with added and removed text shown in a diff.

Pending changes

Compare edits and choose which files to sync.

Sync history showing uploads and a download, with the latest upload expanded to show Copenhagen weekend and its File history action.

Sync history

See recent transfers and the files included.

File history comparing a saved version of Copenhagen weekend with the current file, showing two added and two removed lines.

File history

Restore any version from the last 30 days.

Vault history comparing the current vault with a selected saved state, with a Copenhagen weekend diff and a restore action.

Vault history

Return your vault to a saved sync point.

End-to-end encryption.

Turn it on to keep your synced content private from your server, on Cloudflare or self-hosted. Notes, attachments, saved articles, and reminder text are encrypted on your devices.

Set up encryption
Encrypted before upload
  1. Your deviceEncrypt locally
  2. Your serverEncrypted data
  3. Your devicesDecrypt locally

Reminders

Reminders, in your own words.

Create reminders with natural language. Type “tomorrow at 10” and Crate sets the date and time.

Reminders guide
Crate’s mobile Inbox with three reminders ready to organize.

Inbox

Capture now. Organize later.

Crate’s mobile Reminders view with Today and Upcoming tabs, seven reminders, and two overdue items.

Today and upcoming

Know what’s next.

Crate’s mobile Projects view with nine projects, completion progress, and nested Finance and Health projects.

Projects

A place for every project.

Editing Send the revised proposal on iPhone, with an October 2 due date, Work project, priority, and the keyboard open.

Edit a reminder

Update its title, date, project, or priority.

Crate’s mobile Project sheet with color-coded projects, nested Personal projects, and Home selected.

Choose a project

Move a reminder into the right project.

Crate’s mobile Schedule sheet with Today selected, quick date options, and custom date and time fields.

Schedule

Pick a quick date or set an exact time.

Crate’s mobile Repeat sheet with Daily selected, an interval of one day, and a reminder time of 09:00.

Repeat

Repeat daily, weekly, or monthly.

Right on time.

Turn on notifications and Crate nudges your lock screen when a reminder is due, even with Obsidian closed.

Reading

Save it for later.

Save articles from your phone or desktop. Read, highlight, and keep it all as Markdown in your vault.

Reading guide Get the iPhone shortcut
Crate’s mobile Reading library with two saved articles, grouped by day, and a search field.

Your reading list

Save links from your desktop or phone.

Crate’s mobile article reader showing a code example and a highlighted passage with Copy and Share actions.

Highlight as you go

Keep the passages that matter.

Crate’s mobile Highlights view with saved passages grouped by article, search, and View in article links.

Find it again

Search highlights across your articles.

Hosting

Your server. Your choice.

Your notes stay in Obsidian. Your server connects your devices and brings reading and reminders to the web app.

How to connect your devices
Your Crate serverCloudflare or your own hardware
ObsidianYour vault, on each device
Web appYour reading and reminders

Get started

Install the beta.

Crate is in beta, so it installs through BRAT, Obsidian’s tool for beta plugins.

Obsidian 1.13.0+ · Desktop and mobile
Full installation guide

  1. Install BRAT

    Find BRAT in Settings → Community plugins.

    Open in Obsidian

  2. Add Crate

    In BRAT, select Add beta plugin and paste:

    kaanbiryol/obsidian-crate

  3. Connect your server

    Choose Cloudflare or your own server in Settings → Crate.

    That’s it. Select Sync now to run your first sync.