diff --git a/src/commands/navigation.ts b/src/commands/navigation.ts
index 04a516f..a23fd4f 100644
--- a/src/commands/navigation.ts
+++ b/src/commands/navigation.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export const jumpToScene: CommandBuilder = (plugin) => ({
   },
 });
 
-export const revealProjectFolder: CommandBuilder = (_plugin) => ({
+export const revealProjectFolder: CommandBuilder = (plugin) => ({
   id: "longform-reveal-project-folder",
   name: "Reveal current project in navigation",
   checkCallback(checking) {
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ export const revealProjectFolder: CommandBuilder = (_plugin) => ({
 
     // NOTE: This is private Obsidian API, and may fail or change at any time.
     try {
-      const parent = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(path).parent;
-      (app as any).internalPlugins.plugins[
+      const parent = plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(path).parent;
+      (plugin.app as any).internalPlugins.plugins[
         "file-explorer"
       ].instance.revealInFolder(parent);
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/commands/templates.ts b/src/commands/templates.ts
index 7e1faed..ea1dad4 100644
--- a/src/commands/templates.ts
+++ b/src/commands/templates.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const callbackForFormat = (
     }
   })();
 
-  insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(file.path, newDraft).then(() => {
+  insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(view.app, file.path, newDraft).then(() => {
     selectedDraftVaultPath.set(file.path);
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/model/draft-utils.ts b/src/model/draft-utils.ts
index 82208e1..be2c8ef 100644
--- a/src/model/draft-utils.ts
+++ b/src/model/draft-utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TFile, Vault } from "obsidian";
+import { App, TFile, Vault } from "obsidian";
 import { get, type Writable } from "svelte/store";
 
 import type { Draft, IndentedScene, MultipleSceneDraft } from "./types";
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ type SceneInsertionLocation = {
 };
 
 export async function createScene(
+  app: App,
   path: string,
   draft: MultipleSceneDraft
 ): Promise<void> {
   const template = draft.sceneTemplate ?? get(pluginSettings).sceneTemplate;
-  createNoteWithPotentialTemplate(path, template);
+  createNoteWithPotentialTemplate(app, path, template);
   app.workspace.openLinkText(path, "/", false);
 }
 
 export async function insertScene(
+  app: App,
   draftsStore: Writable<Draft[]>,
   draft: MultipleSceneDraft,
   sceneName: string,
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ export async function insertScene(
       return d;
     });
   });
-  await createScene(newScenePath, draft);
+  await createScene(app, newScenePath, draft);
 }
 
 export function setDraftOnFrontmatterObject(
@@ -178,7 +180,11 @@ export function formatSceneNumber(numbering: number[]): string {
   return numbering.join(".");
 }
 
-export async function insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(path: string, draft: Draft) {
+export async function insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(
+  app: App,
+  path: string,
+  draft: Draft
+) {
   const exists = await app.vault.adapter.exists(path);
   if (!exists) {
     await app.vault.create(path, "");
diff --git a/src/model/migration.ts b/src/model/migration.ts
index 17f2cc2..42f87b3 100644
--- a/src/model/migration.ts
+++ b/src/model/migration.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function migrate(settings: LongformPluginSettings, app: App) {
             sceneTemplate: null,
           };
 
-          await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(vaultPath, draft);
+          await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(app, vaultPath, draft);
           await moveScenes(
             normalizePath(
               `${projectPath}/${project.draftsPath}/${oldDraft.folder}/`
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export async function migrate(settings: LongformPluginSettings, app: App) {
               sceneTemplate: null,
             };
 
-            await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(vaultPath, draft);
+            await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(app, vaultPath, draft);
             await moveScenes(
               normalizePath(
                 `${projectPath}/${project.draftsPath}/${oldDraft.folder}/`
diff --git a/src/model/note-utils.ts b/src/model/note-utils.ts
index a36607f..f844f21 100644
--- a/src/model/note-utils.ts
+++ b/src/model/note-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { last, sum } from "lodash";
-import type { TFile } from "obsidian";
+import type { App, TFile } from "obsidian";
 
 import type { Draft, DraftWordCounts } from "./types";
 
@@ -14,20 +14,21 @@ export function fileNameFromPath(path: string): string {
  * @param template Path to template to use.
  */
 export async function createNoteWithPotentialTemplate(
+  app: App,
   path: string,
   template: string | null
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const file = await createNote(path);
+  const file = await createNote(app, path);
   if (template && file) {
     let contents = "";
     let pluginUsed = "";
     try {
-      if (isTemplaterEnabled()) {
+      if (isTemplaterEnabled(app)) {
         pluginUsed = "Templater";
-        contents = await createWithTemplater(file, template);
-      } else if (isTemplatesEnabled()) {
+        contents = await createWithTemplater(app, file, template);
+      } else if (isTemplatesEnabled(app)) {
         pluginUsed = "Core Templates";
-        contents = await createWithTemplates(template);
+        contents = await createWithTemplates(app, template);
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(`[Longform] Error using plugin [${pluginUsed}]:`, error);
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export async function createNoteWithPotentialTemplate(
  * @returns `null` if it fails to create the note.  `TFile` for the new note, if successful.
  */
 export async function createNote(
+  app: App,
   path: string,
   initialContent = ""
 ): Promise<TFile | null> {
@@ -72,15 +74,16 @@ export async function createNote(
   }
 }
 
-function isTemplaterEnabled(): boolean {
+function isTemplaterEnabled(app: App): boolean {
   return !!(app as any).plugins.getPlugin("templater-obsidian");
 }
 
-function isTemplatesEnabled(): boolean {
+function isTemplatesEnabled(app: App): boolean {
   return !!(app as any).internalPlugins.getEnabledPluginById("templates");
 }
 
 async function createWithTemplater(
+  app: App,
   file: TFile,
   templatePath: string
 ): Promise<string> {
@@ -101,8 +104,10 @@ async function createWithTemplater(
   return await templaterPlugin.templater.read_and_parse_template(runningConfig);
 }
 
-async function createWithTemplates(templatePath: string): Promise<string> {
-  console.log(templatePath);
+async function createWithTemplates(
+  app: App,
+  templatePath: string
+): Promise<string> {
   const corePlugin = (app as any).internalPlugins.getEnabledPluginById(
     "templates"
   );
diff --git a/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts b/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts
index a2e096c..b7742ad 100644
--- a/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts
+++ b/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function resolveIfLongformFile(
  * Thus, keeps both store and vault in sync.
  */
 export class StoreVaultSync {
+  private app: App;
   private vault: Vault;
   private metadataCache: MetadataCache;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class StoreVaultSync {
   private pathsToIgnoreNextChange: Set<string> = new Set();
 
   constructor(app: App) {
+    this.app = app;
     this.vault = app.vault;
     this.metadataCache = app.metadataCache;
   }
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ export class StoreVaultSync {
 
         let fm = null;
         try {
-          await app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(
+          await this.app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(
             fileWithMetadata.file,
             (_fm) => {
               fm = _fm;
@@ -464,12 +466,12 @@ export class StoreVaultSync {
   }
 
   private async writeDraftFrontmatter(draft: Draft) {
-    const file = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(draft.vaultPath);
+    const file = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(draft.vaultPath);
     if (!file || !(file instanceof TFile)) {
       return;
     }
 
-    await app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(file, (fm) => {
+    await this.app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(file, (fm) => {
       setDraftOnFrontmatterObject(fm, draft);
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/view/compile/add-step-modal/index.ts b/src/view/compile/add-step-modal/index.ts
index 1a13bdb..9bfcb05 100644
--- a/src/view/compile/add-step-modal/index.ts
+++ b/src/view/compile/add-step-modal/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { App, Modal } from "obsidian";
 
 import AddStepModal from "./AddStepModal.svelte";
+import { appContext } from "src/view/utils";
 
 export default class AddStepModalContainer extends Modal {
   constructor(app: App) {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export default class AddStepModalContainer extends Modal {
     contentEl.createEl("h1", { text: "Add Compile Step to Workfow" });
     const entrypoint = contentEl.createDiv("longform-add-step-root");
 
-    const context = new Map();
+    const context = appContext(this);
     context.set("close", () => this.close());
 
     new AddStepModal({
diff --git a/src/view/explorer/ExplorerPane.ts b/src/view/explorer/ExplorerPane.ts
index eac4c09..ee17450 100644
--- a/src/view/explorer/ExplorerPane.ts
+++ b/src/view/explorer/ExplorerPane.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { insertScene } from "src/model/draft-utils";
 import NewDraftModal from "src/view/project-lifecycle/new-draft-modal";
 import { UndoManager } from "../undo/undo-manager";
 import { ignoreScene } from "./scene-menu-items";
+import { appContext } from "../utils";
 
 export const VIEW_TYPE_LONGFORM_EXPLORER = "VIEW_TYPE_LONGFORM_EXPLORER";
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export class ExplorerPane extends ItemView {
       }
     );
 
-    const context = new Map();
+    const context = appContext(this);
 
     context.set("undoManager", this.undoManager);
 
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export class ExplorerPane extends ItemView {
     // Context function for creating new scene notes given a path
     context.set("onNewScene", async (name: string) => {
       await insertScene(
+        this.app,
         drafts,
         get(selectedDraft) as MultipleSceneDraft,
         name,
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ export class ExplorerPane extends ItemView {
         .indexOf(file.name.split(".md")[0]);
 
       if (relativeTo >= 0) {
-        insertScene(drafts, draft, sceneName, this.app.vault, {
+        insertScene(this.app, drafts, draft, sceneName, this.app.vault, {
           at,
           relativeTo,
         });
diff --git a/src/view/explorer/ProjectDetails.svelte b/src/view/explorer/ProjectDetails.svelte
index 8f3d6c3..911c68b 100644
--- a/src/view/explorer/ProjectDetails.svelte
+++ b/src/view/explorer/ProjectDetails.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     activeFile,
   } from "../stores";
   import DraftList from "./DraftList.svelte";
+  import { useApp } from "../utils";
+
+  const app = useApp();
 
   let showMetdata = true;
   let showWordCount = true;
diff --git a/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte b/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte
index 6294742..63b43a2 100644
--- a/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte
+++ b/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
   import type { UndoManager } from "src/view/undo/undo-manager";
   import { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
   import { scenePath } from "src/model/scene-navigation";
-  import { selectElementContents } from "../utils";
+  import { selectElementContents, useApp } from "../utils";
   import { addAll, addScene, ignoreAll, ignoreScene } from "./scene-menu-items";
 
+  const app = useApp();
+
   let currentDraftIndex: number = -1;
   $: if ($selectedDraft) {
     currentDraftIndex = $drafts.findIndex(
@@ -76,7 +78,6 @@
 
       const nextScene = index < scenes.length - 1 ? scenes[index + 1] : false;
       const path = makeScenePath($selectedDraft as MultipleSceneDraft, title);
-      // TODO: Get app by some other means?
       const file = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(path);
       let status = undefined;
       if (file && file instanceof TFile) {
diff --git a/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-draft-modal/index.ts b/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-draft-modal/index.ts
index 42a8fc8..ad74282 100644
--- a/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-draft-modal/index.ts
+++ b/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-draft-modal/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { selectedDraft, selectedDraftVaultPath } from "src/model/stores";
 import type { Draft } from "src/model/types";
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
 import NewDraftModal from "./NewDraftModal.svelte";
+import { appContext } from "src/view/utils";
 
 export default class NewDraftModalContainer extends Modal {
   constructor(app: App) {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export default class NewDraftModalContainer extends Modal {
     });
     const entrypoint = contentEl.createDiv("longform-add-create-draft-root");
 
-    const context = new Map();
+    const context = appContext(this);
     context.set("close", () => this.close());
 
     context.set(
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export default class NewDraftModalContainer extends Modal {
             titleInFrontmatter: true,
             draftTitle,
           };
-          await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(newVaultPath, newDraft);
+          await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(this.app, newVaultPath, newDraft);
           selectedDraftVaultPath.set(newVaultPath);
           this.app.workspace.openLinkText(newVaultPath, "/", false);
         } else {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export default class NewDraftModalContainer extends Modal {
             draftTitle,
             scenes: copyScenes ? draft.scenes : [],
           };
-          await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(newVaultPath, newDraft);
+          await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(this.app, newVaultPath, newDraft);
           selectedDraftVaultPath.set(newVaultPath);
         }
         this.close();
diff --git a/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-project-modal/index.ts b/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-project-modal/index.ts
index b5a5be2..dcc17f5 100644
--- a/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-project-modal/index.ts
+++ b/src/view/project-lifecycle/new-project-modal/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 } from "src/model/types";
 import { selectedTab } from "src/view/stores";
 import NewProjectModal from "./NewProjectModal.svelte";
+import { appContext } from "src/view/utils";
 
 export default class NewProjectModalContainer extends Modal {
   private parent: TFolder;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default class NewProjectModalContainer extends Modal {
     });
     const entrypoint = contentEl.createDiv("longform-add-create-project-root");
 
-    const context = new Map();
+    const context = appContext(this);
     context.set("close", () => this.close());
     context.set(
       "createProject",
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export default class NewProjectModalContainer extends Modal {
           }
         })();
 
-        await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(path, newDraft);
+        await insertDraftIntoFrontmatter(this.app, path, newDraft);
         selectedDraftVaultPath.set(path);
         selectedTab.set(format === "scenes" ? "Scenes" : "Project");
         if (format === "single") {
diff --git a/src/view/utils.ts b/src/view/utils.ts
index cd09e96..fd0997d 100644
--- a/src/view/utils.ts
+++ b/src/view/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Platform } from "obsidian";
+import { App, Modal, Platform, View } from "obsidian";
+import { getContext } from "svelte";
 
 export function selectElementContents(el: HTMLElement) {
   const range = document.createRange();
@@ -24,3 +25,13 @@ export function isValidFilename(name: string): boolean {
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+export function appContext(view: View | Modal): Map<string, any> {
+  const context = new Map<string, any>();
+  context.set("app", view.app);
+  return context;
+}
+
+export function useApp(): App {
+  return getContext("app") as App;
+}