How to join saved PDF quote callouts in Obsidian
As of October 2026, Obsidian callouts hold editable Markdown, so you can combine saved quote text by hand.
How to import a TBX glossary into Obsidian
As of October 2026, you can keep a bilingual glossary in an Obsidian Markdown table and enter the terms yourself. To read supported local TBX v2 records, use TBX Term Import and review the preview before creating a note.
Background
A glossary needs the right language labels as well as the terms. TBX Term Import treats en, en-US and en-GB as separate selections, so you choose the pair explicitly.
2 ways to do it
Enter the terms in a Markdown table
Obsidian supports tables with columns separated by vertical bars and a header separator row. Use Insert Table, name two language columns, and enter your terms.
For a small glossary you can inspect each source record and copy the terms into its row. Add concept IDs or definitions as extra columns when needed.
- limits
- You must choose and transcribe the source terms yourself. This workflow doesn't parse your TBX file.
TBX Term Import from this site
Select a local UTF-8 .tbx or .xml file and choose two exact language labels. Inspect terms, alternate forms, definitions and missing-language warnings before creating the glossary.
The free command creates a new note with a table and report. Pro adds batches of up to 20 files and reviewed merges by concept ID.
- limits
- Only the listed TBX v2 structures are supported, within 4 MiB and 10,000 records per file. TBX v3 and schema validation are outside this release.
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Create a glossary from a supported local file
Enable TBX Term Import and run Import a local term file.
Choose your local .tbx or .xml file.
Select different source and target labels exactly as the file provides them.
Inspect the preview, skipped records and missing-language warnings.
Enter a plain note name and select Create glossary.
Read the table and report in Reading view before using the terms.
Common questions
Can I select a regional language label?
Yes, if that exact label occurs in the file. Choosing en-US doesn't select en or en-GB.
Does a preview limit cut the output table?
The modal shows the first 100 rows. The created note includes supported selected rows beyond that preview limit. Merge reviews have a separate limit of 100 result rows.
Sources
- Obsidian Help on Markdown tableshelp.obsidian.md
You can now import a TBX glossary.
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TBX Term Import
Preview a local term file and create a glossary with two language columns.