# Event: Obsidian starts
| [[{{event_type}}\|{{event_type:category}}]] | [[{{event_type}}]] |
| ---- | --- |
| `application` | `application-started` |
## Execution
> [!Success] Executed when
> - Obsidian has started (or restarted) and loaded a layout, i.e. when everything should be ready.
> - The *Shell commands* plugin is re-enabled.
## Variables
This event does not provide additional event specific variables, but all [[All variables#Normal variables|normal variables]] are available.
## Examples
- [[]] #TODO: Add an example.
## Based on
The Obsidian event that powers this feature is [`onLayoutReady()` on `workspace` events](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-api/blob/763a243b4ec295c9c460560e9b227c8f18d8199b/obsidian.d.ts#L3444).
# History
- [0.13.0 - 2022-06-28](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#0130---2022-06-28): The event's name was shortened from *After Obsidian starts* to *Obsidian starts*. ([#218](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands/issues/218)).
- [0.10.0 - 2022-02-06](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#0100---2022-02-06): The event was released. ([#123](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands/issues/123)).
> [!page-edit-history]- Page edit history: 2021-12-13 ➔ 2024-02-10
> - [<small>2024-02-10</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/0ef4d4c717223599d69d32a92845bef694925026): Documentation for [[{{event_type}}]] variable.
> - [<small>2022-12-11</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/10ffc392aaf12df9cc211fb05030d43bcb772aad): Change ## History to # History on all pages.
> - [<small>2022-06-28</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/49efe1a5a719cb695cc0a4a96d05c10548298804): 0.13.0 is released.
> - [<small>2022-05-11</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/bcc0e63a8382fdbe8c42242d3df28cbc4fe63d18): Shorten event names.
> - [<small>2022-05-11</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/3b3db94cf15a6c0b1af609ff00e6289e565393e7): Events: Use callouts for the 'Executed when' sections.
> - [<small>2022-05-08</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/f47632e512e5549216f844d42703410de2dde0fc): Variables: Move built-in variable lists to a new file, All variables.md.
> - [<small>2022-02-06</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/3cc94c373e6fdff6712511de5cb0482c2c7ba5e9): 0.10.0 is released.
> - [<small>2022-01-30</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/db74fd2ed107c70fc30a73fa4f23fea2e5957eae): Mark certain features to be only available in the 0.10.0 beta test.
> - [<small>2022-01-29</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/89c649149543fc253fb088b0a1c174138be9f1a1): Events: Add 'Examples' section.
> - [<small>2022-01-01</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/99dc8c4717fc8b85fd34ab2c632e61d1d08f28af): Events: Add more information about different events.
> - [<small>2021-12-19</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/d5f1b99804efef78f1550e9ec8fd58d25acdfc68): Events: 'After Obsidian starts' is not anymore triggered right after enabling the setting.
> - [<small>2021-12-13</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commit/62392cb2d52bcf909cd8a5f56933ff07c5496e3b): WIP: A draft of Events documentation.
>
> [<small>See this list of commits on GitHub</small>](https://github.com/Taitava/obsidian-shellcommands-documentation/commits/main/Events/Obsidian%20starts.md).
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