Core plugins
Much of Fable is built as core plugins: first-party features you can switch on and off individually. Trimming the set you do not use keeps the interface exactly as small as you want it.
What core plugins are
Core plugins ship with the app. They are not installed or updated separately, only enabled or disabled, under Settings → Core plugins. Disabling one removes its commands, ribbon icons, panes and editor behavior; re-enabling restores them. Plugins with options show a gear next to their toggle.
Your choices are saved in the vault's .obsidian folder, so each vault can run a different set, and a vault configured in Obsidian keeps its plugin selection in Fable for every feature both apps share.
The roster
Navigation and structure
| Plugin | What it does |
|---|---|
| File explorer | The vault's folder tree: create, rename, move, delete, sort. |
| Search | Full-text search with operators, regex and embedded query blocks. |
| Quick switcher | Fuzzy jump to any note by name or alias. |
| Command palette | Run any command by name, with pinned favorites. |
| Bookmarks | Save files, folders, searches, headings and blocks into organized groups. |
| Outline | The active note's heading tree in the sidebar; click to jump. |
Links and metadata
| Plugin | What it does |
|---|---|
| Backlinks | Linked and unlinked mentions of the current note. |
| Outgoing links | Everything the current note points to. |
| Tags view | Every tag with counts, as a collapsible tree. |
| Page preview | Hover popover previews of linked notes. While editing, hold Ctrl to trigger them. |
Views
| Plugin | What it does |
|---|---|
| Graph view | The global and local graph. |
| Canvas | Infinite spatial boards saved as .canvas files. |
Capture and editing
| Plugin | What it does |
|---|---|
| Daily notes | One dated note per day, with an optional template. |
| Templates | Insert reusable snippets with {{title}}, {{date}} and {{time}} variables. |
| Slash commands | Type / in the editor for an inline command menu. |
| Word count | Live word and character counts in the status bar, including for selections. |
Fable enables the everyday set by default; capture plugins like Templates start off until you turn them on. The exact defaults are visible at Settings → Core plugins.
Per-plugin options
A plugin's gear opens its options pane. Where those options are covered in these docs, the pages above go into detail, for example the date formats for Daily notes and Templates, and the display options for Backlinks. Per-plugin settings are stored as JSON files in the vault's .obsidian folder, written only once you change something.
What about community plugins?
Fable does not yet run third-party plugins or ship a plugin marketplace. Community plugins installed in an Obsidian vault's .obsidian/plugins/ folder are left untouched on disk and simply do not run. Extensibility is on the roadmap, and when it lands it will default to a restricted mode that asks before running any third-party code.