Obsidian/Q/In obsidian, is there a way to have the tab display the title rather than the base name of the file?

• In Obsidian, is there a way to have the tab display the title rather than the base name of the file?

  • My Notes

    • Experimentally confirmed: setting title: Potato in Tomato.md does not change the tab — the tab still shows Tomato. The title property affects the Properties panel only; it does not override the tab label or inline document title in core Obsidian.

  • AI Answer

    • AI/Response
      • Short answer: No built-in way. Core Obsidian always shows the base filename (no extension) in the tab regardless of any frontmatter property. To show a different label in the tab you must either rename the file or install a community plugin.
      • What title: frontmatter actually does: Obsidian 1.4+ recognises title as a first-class property and surfaces it in the Properties panel, but it does not override the tab label or the inline document title. Experimentally confirmed: a file named Tomato.md with title: Potato still shows Tomato in the tab.
      • Options to show a custom title in the tab:
        • 1. Rename the file — simplest; the tab always reflects the filename.
        • 2. Obsidian/Plugin/Front Matter Title — community plugin that reads a chosen frontmatter key (e.g. title) and uses it as the display name in tabs, the file explorer, and graph view.
        • 3. Filename Heading Sync plugin — keeps the H1 heading and filename in sync; the tab still shows the filename but the heading and filename always match.

      • Sources

        • Obsidian/Plugin/Front Matter Title
        • Filename Heading Sync plugin — GitHub