Wrap capture is a Route action that adds text around everything you capture: a timestamp, a divider, a bullet, a callout, anything. It’s applied to every capture saved through the Route.
Set it up
- Open a Route (Settings → Routes) and turn on Wrap capture.
- Tap ⚙ next to it.
- Pick one of three modes, Simple, Custom or Existing File, and save.
If you leave with unsaved edits, Quick Draft asks You have unsaved changes to this wrapping template. Save now?
Simple
Quick options, no syntax needed:
- Insert new lines: 0–10 empty lines before the content.
- Header: Insert divider (adds
***before the content) and Insert date (adds the date before the content; tap to change its format). - Footer: the same two options, added after the content.
The default date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.
Custom
Write the wrapper yourself. Your template must contain at least one {{content}} token, which marks where the captured text goes. Example:
***
{{HH:mm}}
{{content}}
***
The toolbar inserts tokens: {{content}}, {{title}}, {{auto}}, {{gps}}, {{ts}}, {{ }} for a date token, and Insert date.
Supported tokens:
{{content}}: place the captured content (required){{title}}: the title from the first line{{auto}}: a note title generated with AI{{date}}: the current date and time{{ts}}: the Unix timestamp (milliseconds){{gps}}: the current GPS coordinates{{YYYY-MM-DD}}: any date token, see Date formats
Warning
Without
{{content}}, your captured text won’t be included. The editor warns you: Your wrapping template must contain at least one {{content}} token.
Existing File
Tap Pick wrapping template note and choose a note from your Vault that contains {{content}}. The note is read fresh on every save, so you can edit the template in Obsidian. If the note has no {{content}}, you’ll see The selected note must contain at least one {{content}} token.
Recipes
| Goal | Custom template |
|---|---|
| Timestamped bullet | - {{HH:mm}} {{content}} |
| Journal entry heading | ## {{dddd, HH:mm}}, then {{content}} on the next line |
| Quote callout | > [!quote] {{YYYY-MM-DD}}, then > {{content}} |
| Entry with location | {{content}}, then 📍 {{gps}} |
Attachments are wrapped along with the text. Use {{attach}} to place them precisely (see Tokens).
When wrapping is skipped
If you started the draft from a note template placeholder on the Home screen, the template is already in your text. Wrap capture is then skipped for that Destination, and History shows Skipped capture wrap. Template for destination … already applied.