Actions for Obsidian - Mail to Note

Overview

This example shows you how to turn those “note-to-self” emails into an Obsidian note locally using your existing email account on macOS.

This helper has two parts: an AppleScript and a Shortcuts workflow. The AppleScript is an Apple Mail rule that triggers the Shortcuts workflow, which then takes the email and turns it into an Obsidian note.

Video

Note-to-Self Mail to Obsidian Note – 3 min

Download & Installation

You need to download both the Shortcut and AppleScript for this workflow.

  1. Shortcut: Mail to Obsidian note.shortcut. 
    Double-click the downloaded file to install the workflow in Shortcuts.
  2. AppleScript: "Send Mail to Shortcuts.scpt. 
    Copy or move the downloaded .scpt  file into the folder ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.apple.mail/ . If you have trouble finding that directory: open a Finder window, open the menu entry “Go” → “Go to Folder…” (or press ⇧⌘G ), then paste the path ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.apple.mail/ into the subsequent prompt, and press Enter.

Workflow Screenshot

Source: ▶️ How to email a “Note to Self” to your Obsidian vault