Properties in PDF Export prints note properties as a header in your PDF

Name: Properties in PDF Export
Author: theluckystrike

Author, date, status and tags print as a readable header when you export a note to PDF.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

The core PDF print preview shows a formatted properties header above the note. — Open larger

version: 1.2.0
released: 2026-10-21
downloads: 22
review: Satisfactory
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop only
obsidian: 1.13.4 or later

The directory takes these platforms from the plugin manifest. The automated tests run in the desktop app only.

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About Properties in PDF Export

You share notes as PDF files and want the author, date and status to travel with the document.

Use the usual Export to PDF action from the note menu. Properties in PDF Export adds a properties header while Obsidian renders the document. Your source note does not change, and there is no second export dialog.

The printable header preview turns on and off in reading view.

Free features

Properties in the core PDF export

The plugin adds a header to the core PDF export, and the rest of the note uses your usual page settings. The header stays hidden in reading view unless you turn on its preview. Turning the plugin off leaves no generated Markdown to remove.

A project report shows author, status, date and related notes in its header. — Open larger

Choose what readers see

The free hide list excludes exact property names, and the default list is cssclasses, aliases. Set a preferred order such as author, date, status, and the other fields follow in their original order. Empty values are skipped by default.

The header settings show hidden properties, property order and the empty values option. — Open larger

Table and compact layouts

Table gives each property a label column and a value column. Compact puts short pairs side by side and wraps them on a narrow page. Lists print as comma separated text, and checkboxes print as Yes or No.

A compact properties header sits above the report text. — Open larger

Headers, both layouts, the hide list and the field order are free; automatic layouts per folder need 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.

Folder layouts Pro

Pro adds automatic header layouts per folder, with one rule on each line, such as Reports = compact. A deeper folder can override its parent. Without Pro, the saved rules stay in settings and the global layout applies.

The settings show saved folder layout rules while Pro is not active. — Open larger

See how Pro works

Set up Properties in PDF Export

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
Desktop Obsidian, because the PDF export action is only on desktop

steps

Open a Markdown note with properties at its beginning.
Set the hidden properties and the property order in the plugin settings.
In reading view, run Toggle printable header preview to check the labels and values.
Use Export to PDF from the note menu, then open the saved file and check the first page.

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Why this exists

A forum request asks for an option to export properties to PDF. The built-in export leaves the properties out of the document.

Read the request

How it compares

Advanced PDF Export: Advanced PDF Export gives a separate export panel with page breaks, style presets and page controls, and it can keep the YAML block. Properties in PDF Export adds a labeled header inside the core exporter, with free filtering and ordering.
Complete PDF Export: Complete PDF Export supports property cards through its own export workflow. Properties in PDF Export keeps the core renderer and adds only the header.

Questions about Properties in PDF Export

Does this rewrite my YAML?

No. The plugin reads the frontmatter that Obsidian supplies while it renders the note. It does not write a header into the note or change property values.

Can I keep private properties out of the PDF?

Yes. Add their names to the hide list before you share, because every other nonempty property prints. Names are case sensitive. Check the saved PDF when the document holds sensitive information.

Will links in properties be clickable?

No. Property values print as plain text. A wiki link shows its alias or its target. Markdown, images and HTML in a value also stay as text.

Does it work on mobile?

No. The PDF export action belongs to desktop Obsidian. Mobile PDF export is outside this version.

Network use

Until you select Sign in with GitHub, the plugin makes no network requests, and an export sends nothing. Sign in and the sponsorship check contact github.com and api.github.com, and a successful check is reused for 7 days. It sends no note content, file names or other vault data, and it has no telemetry.

Read the full network disclosure