Project Management
Project Management
Section titled “Project Management”Learn how to enter the Writing Workspace, and create, edit, switch between, and delete Lighthouse projects.
The Writing Workspace
Section titled “The Writing Workspace”The Writing Workspace is Lighthouse’s dedicated layout for long-form writing: the Library in the left sidebar, the Inspector in the right sidebar, and Obsidian’s normal editor in between, untouched.
Entering and Exiting
Section titled “Entering and Exiting”- Click the compass icon in the left ribbon to toggle the workspace on or off
- Or run Lighthouse: Open writing workspace / Lighthouse: Exit writing workspace from the Command Palette
Entering the workspace detaches Obsidian’s native file explorer for the duration (it’s restored automatically when you exit) and opens the Library and Inspector. Both panels can be closed individually without leaving the workspace — use Lighthouse: Toggle library or Lighthouse: Toggle inspector to bring one back.
The workspace’s active/inactive state persists across Obsidian restarts, so it reopens exactly as you left it.
Creating Projects
Section titled “Creating Projects”Via Command Palette
Section titled “Via Command Palette”- Press Cmd/Ctrl+P
- Run
Lighthouse: Create new project - Fill in the project modal and click Create project
Via Settings
Section titled “Via Settings”- Go to Settings → Lighthouse
- Click Create project
- Set up your project
Editing Projects
Section titled “Editing Projects”To modify an existing project:
- In the Library, open the project’s ”⋯” menu and choose Edit project…, or
- Go to Settings → Lighthouse, select the project from the dropdown, and click Edit
You can edit:
- Project name
- Root folder
- Word count goal, goal direction, deadline, and daily goal
- Group goals
- Bibliography file and citation style
Switching Projects
Section titled “Switching Projects”The active project is your current working context.
From Command Palette
Section titled “From Command Palette”- Press Cmd/Ctrl+P
- Run
Lighthouse: Switch project - Type to search for your project
- Press Enter to switch
The fuzzy search makes it easy to find projects quickly, even if you have many.
From Settings
Section titled “From Settings”Go to Settings → Lighthouse and pick a different project from the Active project dropdown.
Your active project persists across sessions, including the last group you had selected in the Library.
Deleting Projects
Section titled “Deleting Projects”To remove a project:
- In the Library, open the project’s ”⋯” menu and choose Delete project, or
- Go to Settings → Lighthouse, select the project, and click Delete
Either way you’ll be asked to confirm. Important: Only the project configuration is deleted. Your files remain untouched.