Getting started

Install

Manual (until the plugin is in the community list): download main.js, manifest.json and styles.css from the latest release into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/creative-thesaurus/, then enable Creative Thesaurus under Settings → Community plugins.

Beta via BRAT: add amancioandre/creative-thesaurus.

From source: npm install && npm run build, then npm run install:vault -- /path/to/vault.

Desktop only; editing mode (Source and Live Preview).

First lookup

In any note, type:

She closed the door /thesaurus::quietly

Pause for a moment. A box opens under the command:

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ quietly                             datamuse │
│ SYNONYMS                                     │
│ ▸ softly   adv                               │
│   silently adv                               │
│   gently   adv                               │
│ ANTONYMS                                     │
│   loudly   adv                               │
│ ↑↓ choose · Enter insert · Esc close         │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘

↓ to softly, Enter. The line now reads She closed the door softly. /th:: is the short trigger; both are configurable.

Add a local model

Datamuse gives you words. A local model tells you which one: register, nuance, an example, a caution. Install Ollama, pull a model, switch it on:

ollama pull qwen2.5:7b

Settings → Creative Thesaurus → Model → Local (Ollama). Set Explain in to your first language if you like — the words stay English, the notes don't have to. See Sources.

Open the history

Open thesaurus history in the command palette, or the book icon in the ribbon. See History & provenance.