Getting started

Install the plugin

From the Community Plugins browser

1. Open Settings → Community plugins in Obsidian.
2. Disable Safe mode if needed, then click Browse.
3. Search for "Focus First", click Install, then Enable.

Manual installation

1. Download main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json from the latest release.
2. Copy them into <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/focus-first/.
3. Reload Obsidian and enable Focus First under Settings → Community plugins.

First steps

1. Enable the plugin under Settings → Community plugins.

2. Open the Focus First view via the ribbon icon or the command palette (Open Focus First).

3. Write tasks anywhere in your vault using standard Markdown checkboxes. Focus First understands the Tasks plugin syntax:

   - [ ] Finish the quarterly report 📅 2026-07-02 🔺
   - [ ] Reply to client email #focus
   - [ ] Reorganize the archive folder ⏬

4. Open the Focus First view - your tasks are already sorted into the four quadrants.

Compatibility

• Requires Obsidian 1.12.0 or later.
• Works on desktop and mobile.
• Works alongside the Tasks plugin - Focus First reads the same checkbox/due-date/priority syntax but doesn't require it (only the code block's query mode needs the Tasks plugin).