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Fence File Export turns named code blocks into vault files
Preview named code blocks and write them to new files in your vault.
MIT · no telemetry · core features free
- version
- 1.1.1
- downloads
- 20
- review
- Passed
- health
- Excellent
- license
- MIT
- listed for
- Desktop, Mobile
- obsidian
- 1.13.4 or later
The app tests ran on macOS with simulated Pro responses. Real mobile devices, Windows, Linux, sync conflicts and live paid sign-in were not tested.
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About Fence File Export
You keep scripts or configuration in notes and need separate files you can inspect before creating them.
Keep your script and configuration in one note, then preview the files they would create. Fence File Export reads named code blocks and writes new files inside your vault.
Your source note stays unchanged. Existing targets are rejected, and a failed write can leave earlier files from the batch in place.
Free features
Named backtick and tilde fences
Add file="main.py" after the language on a fence that starts in column one. Backtick and tilde fences work; unnamed fences are skipped. The language label does not change the output.
Join blocks in note order
Blocks with the same target path become one file, in note order. Their bodies keep source line endings, with one extra newline between bodies. The plugin neither formats nor compiles your text.
Review complete output
Inspect each accepted path and its complete text before creating files. Changing the folder or index option requires another preview. Reopen the window to include edits made after you opened it.
New files and parent folders
Choose a visible vault folder, and the plugin creates missing parent folders for your targets. Existing targets and parents that are files are rejected. The result lists completed and failed paths.
Rejected blocks and paths
The preview reports nested, indented and incomplete named fences. It rejects traversal, absolute paths, backslashes, hidden components, reserved device names and the vault configuration folder. Separate valid targets can still be created.
Free export accepts source notes up to 2 MiB and prepares up to 100 targets; profiles and the index require Pro.
Pro features
Pro costs $5 a month or $15 one time through GitHub Sponsors. One sponsorship turns on Pro in every plugin that has it.
Output folder profiles Pro
Save up to 20 named output folders in the export window. Saving the same name updates its folder; reopen the window to select a new profile. Saving and using profiles require Pro.
Export index Pro
Add export-index.md with relative Markdown links to the source note and output files. The index counts toward the 100-target limit and is omitted if an output fails. An existing index prevents creation at that path.
Set up Fence File Export
needs
- Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
steps
Open a Markdown note with a top-level named fence, such as a Python fence with
file="main.py".Run Preview named code blocks from the command palette.
Enter an output folder and review the target text and rejected blocks.
Select Create new files, then read the completed and failed paths.
If the app can't find a new plugin yet, try again later. Obsidian says a plugin that passes the review shows in the app within 24 hours.
Known limits of Fence File Export
- Only top-level named fences are supported; nested, indented and incomplete named fences are rejected.
- Source text is limited to 2 MiB in UTF-8, with at most 100 targets including an optional export index.
- The preview keeps a source snapshot; reopen it to include a later note edit.
- Existing targets are rejected, so exporting a changed version requires a new folder or manual management of prior files.
- Failed writes can leave completed files and created parent folders in place.
- An output failure omits the Pro export index, and an existing index conflicts with a later export.
- Real mobile devices, Windows, Linux, sync conflicts and live paid GitHub sign-in were not tested.
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Questions about Fence File Export
Will an export replace files I already have?
Existing targets are rejected. Choose a new folder or manage the previous outputs before exporting a changed version.
Can I change the note while the preview is open?
The window keeps the source snapshot read when you opened it. Close it and run the command again to include a later edit.
What happens if one write fails?
Completed files remain in place, and the result lists failed paths. Parent folders created before a failure can also remain.
What does Pro add?
Pro adds named folder profiles and an export index. It costs $5 a month or $15 once through GitHub Sponsors, with sign-in and sponsorship checks.
Network use
After you choose Sign in with GitHub, github.com receives device authorization and token polling requests using the public client ID and read:user scope. Then api.github.com receives an authenticated query for your sponsorship tier and total payments, with no vault data. Successful checks last 7 days, failed checks can retry after 6 hours, and Refresh requests an earlier check.
Questions or ideas?
Tell me what is broken in Fence File Export, or what it should do next.
Fence File Export 1.1.1, MIT license
MIT · no telemetry · core features free
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