Tag Properties turns a custom list property into clickable tags

Name: Tag Properties
Author: theluckystrike

Browse the values of a list property such as topics as tags with note counts and note links.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

The custom tag view shows topic tags with note counts and the notes that use the research tag. — Open larger

version: 1.2.0
released: 2026-10-21
downloads: 18
review: Passed
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop, Mobile
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 Tag Properties

You keep topics, companies or other lists in their own property and not in the built-in tags property.

Choose a list property in the settings, then open the custom tag view. Each value becomes a button with a count of distinct notes. Select a tag to see the matching notes or copy the selection as a Bases filter.

Selecting tags and including child tags in the custom view

Free features

Browse a custom list as tags

Each valid value of the chosen list property becomes a button with a count of distinct notes. research, Research and #research share one count. The Current note section offers the tags of your active note.

Include child tags when you need them

A selection matches the exact tag by default. Turn on Include child tags to add work/review to work, but not workshop. Type in Find a tag to narrow the buttons.

The result list includes notes tagged research and research/interviews. — Open larger

Reuse the selection in Bases

Copy bases filter gives a native expression for the advanced filter editor of a base. It handles hash prefixes, letter case and child tags like the plugin view. The plugin does not write to the base file.

A native Bases table is filtered by the custom topics list. — Open larger

The free version reads one custom list property, with no limit on notes or tags.

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.

Combine properties Pro

Pro adds multiple tag properties and a combined view of custom and core tags. A note that uses one tag in several properties counts once. If Pro turns off, the first property keeps working and your settings stay saved.

The settings show the property list and the optional GitHub Sponsors Pro controls. — Open larger

See how Pro works

Set up Tag Properties

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later

steps

Add a List property named topics to a note.
Add values such as research, writing and research/interviews.
Run Tag Properties, Open custom tags from the command palette.
Select a tag, then open a matching note or copy the Bases filter.

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Why this exists

Two forum requests from July 2023 ask for tags in custom properties. Their first posts have 97 likes, 54 on topic 63810 and 43 on topic 63812.

Add a property type for tags / multiple tag-based propertiesopened 2023-07-26
Properties: Recognize tags in text property when formatted as "#tags"opened 2023-07-26

Questions about Tag Properties

Does this add a new property type to Obsidian?

No. It adds a separate tag view through public APIs. The core tag pane, search index and graph do not change.

Why does a value in my property not show as a tag?

The property must be of type List. Numeric-only values, values with spaces, links and blank items are skipped. Quote a value that starts with a hash in YAML, because an unquoted hash starts a comment.

Can I rename a tag across my vault?

No. This version only reads your properties. Edit values in the normal Properties editor.

Network use

Until you select Sign in with GitHub, Tag Properties makes no network requests. Sign in and the sponsorship check contact github.com and api.github.com with the scope read:user, and a successful check is reused for 7 days. The plugin sends no note content, file names or other vault data.

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