Vault New Tab User Guide

Vault New Tab transforms your Google Chrome browser new tab into a local-first Markdown workspace. No accounts, no sign-ups, and no setup required.

Editor Modes Explained

Vault New Tab offers three distinct editing modes:

• Live Preview: Renders Markdown headings, tables, callouts, and inline styles in real time while allowing direct inline editing.
• Split Mode: Displays raw Markdown on the left and the rendered output on the right with synchronized real-time scrolling.
• Source Mode: A pure text editor for raw Markdown editing with no distractions.

You can toggle between modes anytime with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + E.

Bidirectional RTL and LTR Writing

Vault New Tab features automatic paragraph-level direction detection. When writing in Arabic (العربية), Hebrew (עבריت), Persian (فارسی), or Urdu (اردو), text aligns to the right automatically.

Connecting Your Local Obsidian Vault

You can link Vault New Tab directly to your local file system using the modern File System Access API:

1. Click the Settings button (top right or sidebar).
2. Navigate to the Obsidian Vault Sync section.
3. Click Choose Local Folder and select your Obsidian vault folder.
4. Click Allow View and Edit Permissions when Chrome prompts.

Vault New Tab will read and write human-readable .md files directly to your folder. Any changes are reflected immediately in Obsidian.

Using the Chrome Web Clipper

Capture web research without interrupting your reading flow:

• Clip Text: Highlight any passage on a webpage, right-click, and choose "Add to Note".
• Bookmark Page: Right-click anywhere on a webpage and choose "Save page as Note".
• Clip Image: Right-click an image and select "Save image to Note".

Obsidian Callout Syntax

Vault New Tab natively supports all standard Obsidian callout blocks:

> [!NOTE]
> This is a standard note callout.

> [!TIP]
> This is a helpful tip callout.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> This is an important alert.

> [!WARNING]
> This is a warning callout.

> [!DANGER]
> This is a danger callout.

Custom RSS Feeds

On the Daily Dashboard, you can add any public RSS or Atom feed URL by clicking + RSS on the News widget. Feeds are fetched directly with zero server-side tracking.

Backup and Restore

In Settings → Data & Backup, you can download a full JSON snapshot of your notes, dashboard shortcuts, and reminders. You can restore or merge this file into any fresh Chrome installation with one click.