frontmatter — independent software & tools

14 independent frontmatter listings the big search engines bury.

• obsidian-frontmatter-date-manager

  github · Free · by SmetDenis

  Obsidian plugin. Automatically update created, updated, and viewed dates in YAML frontmatter when editing notes.

• @11ty/gray-matter

  npm · Free · by zachleat

  Parse front-matter from a string or file. Fast, reliable and easy to use. Parses YAML front matter by default, but also has support for YAML, JSON, TOML Front-Matter, with options to set custom delimiters. Used by metalsmith, assemble, verb and many other

• dotmd-cli

  npm · Free · by GitHub Actions

  CLI for managing markdown documents with YAML frontmatter — index, query, validate, graph, export, Notion sync, AI summaries.

• sensemaking

  npm · Free · by kmalakoff

  Query and search your markdown notes with context-aware progressive disclosure: SQL over frontmatter, links, and text, plus semantic search and link-graph ranking. No server, no build step

• granola-to-minutes

  github · Free · by calvindotsg

  CLI tool that exports Granola meeting data (AI summaries, transcripts, notes) to Minutes-native markdown

• OBSICLAUDE

  github · Free · by gustigainly930

  Manage and enhance your Obsidian vault using Claude with tools to create, edit, move, search, and organize through natural language commands.

• ontology-atlas

  github · Free · by wlsdks

  Understand what your AI agents are building. Agent-native, human-sovereign ontology workbench — one markdown graph humans and coding agents read, write, and keep fresh together. Local-first, MCP-native, open source.

• @callumalpass/mdbase

  npm · Free · by callumalpass

  TypeScript implementation of the mdbase specification

• gray-matter

  npm · Free · by rmassaioli

  Parse front-matter from a string or file. Fast, reliable and easy to use. Parses YAML front matter by default, but also has support for YAML, JSON, TOML or Coffee Front-Matter, with options to set custom delimiters. Used by metalsmith, assemble, verb and

• mdast-util-frontmatter

  npm · Free · by wooorm

  mdast extension to parse and serialize frontmatter (YAML, TOML, etc)

• micromark-extension-frontmatter

  npm · Free · by wooorm

  micromark extension to support frontmatter (YAML, TOML, etc)

• @nolebase/vitepress-plugin-page-properties

  npm · Free · by nekomeowww

  A VitePress plugin that renders frontmatter as page properties, and makes them editable.

• remark-frontmatter

  npm · Free · by wooorm

  remark plugin to support frontmatter (yaml, toml, and more)

• remark-mdx-frontmatter

  npm · Free · by remcohaszing

  A remark plugin for converting frontmatter metadata into MDX exports