diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 53a305f..9997964 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ intellij {
 }
 tasks.getByName<org.jetbrains.intellij.tasks.PatchPluginXmlTask>("patchPluginXml") {
     changeNotes("""
+      <h3>[1.1]</h3>
+
+      <ul>
+        <li>Placeholders for: date, hostname, project name, username, sequential numbers, and caret position</li>
+      </ul>
+
       <h3>[1.0]</h3>
 
       <ul>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4d7814d..54e753b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 
-pluginVersion = 1.0.0-181
+pluginVersion = 1.1.0-181
 platformVersion = 2018.1
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt
index bc851ca..ecf3bd0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction.kt
@@ -7,31 +7,26 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
-import java.time.LocalDateTime
-import java.time.ZoneOffset
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.PlaceholderProcessor
 
 class CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction(
     text: String,
     description: String,
-    private val template: String
+    private val placeholderProcessor: PlaceholderProcessor
 ) :
     CreateFileAction(text, description, AllIcons.FileTypes.Unknown) {
 
-    override fun invokeDialog(project: Project?, directory: PsiDirectory?): Array<PsiElement> {
+    override fun invokeDialog(project: Project, directory: PsiDirectory): Array<PsiElement> {
         val validator: MyInputValidator = MyValidator(project, directory)
+        val processedTemplate = placeholderProcessor.processTemplate(project, directory)
         Messages.showInputDialog(
             project,
             IdeBundle.message("prompt.enter.new.file.name"),
             IdeBundle.message("title.new.file"),
             null,
-            processTemplate(template),
+            processedTemplate.filename,
             validator
         )
         return validator.createdElements
     }
-
-    private fun processTemplate(template: String): String {
-        val epoch = LocalDateTime.now(ZoneOffset.UTC).toEpochSecond(ZoneOffset.UTC)
-        return template.replace("{EPOCH}", epoch.toString())
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
index cf08a3b..ca2ff07 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.Constraints
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DefaultActionGroup
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DatePlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DefaultPlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.EpochPlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.HostPlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.PlaceholderProcessor
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.ProjectPlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.SequencePlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.UserPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.settings.FilenameTemplateSettingsState
 
 class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
@@ -16,6 +24,16 @@ class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
     internal fun initializeActions() {
         val settings: FilenameTemplateSettingsState = FilenameTemplateSettingsState.instance
 
+        val placeholders = listOf(
+            EpochPlaceholder(),
+            DatePlaceholder(),
+            ProjectPlaceholder(),
+            HostPlaceholder(),
+            SequencePlaceholder(),
+            UserPlaceholder(),
+            DefaultPlaceholder()
+        )
+
         val actionManager = ActionManager.getInstance()
         val newGroup = actionManager.getAction("NewGroup") as DefaultActionGroup
 
@@ -29,7 +47,7 @@ class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
             val action = CreateFileWithFilenameTemplateAction(
                 it.name,
                 it.description,
-                it.template
+                PlaceholderProcessor(it.template, placeholders)
             )
             val actionId = "FilenameTemplate.${it.name}"
             actionManager.registerAction(actionId, action)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/DatePlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/DatePlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c36484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/DatePlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+
+class DatePlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder.startsWith("DATE")
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String {
+        val date = LocalDateTime.now()
+        val datePattern = placeholder.substringAfter(":", "")
+        val formatter =
+            if (datePattern.isBlank()) {
+                DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE
+            } else {
+                DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(datePattern)
+            }
+        return date.format(formatter)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/DefaultPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/DefaultPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7493c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/DefaultPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+class DefaultPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = true
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        "{$placeholder}"
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/EpochPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/EpochPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f6fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/EpochPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime
+import java.time.ZoneOffset
+
+class EpochPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder == "EPOCH"
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        LocalDateTime.now(ZoneOffset.UTC).toEpochSecond(ZoneOffset.UTC).toString()
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/HostPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/HostPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33f2ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/HostPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import java.net.InetAddress
+
+class HostPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder == "HOST"
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        InetAddress.getLocalHost().hostName
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/Placeholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/Placeholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f34b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/Placeholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+interface Placeholder {
+    fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean
+    fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/PlaceholderContext.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/PlaceholderContext.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177db24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/PlaceholderContext.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory
+
+data class PlaceholderContext(
+    val project: Project,
+    val directory: PsiDirectory,
+    var filename: String = ""
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/PlaceholderProcessor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/PlaceholderProcessor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1768331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/PlaceholderProcessor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory
+import kotlin.math.max
+
+class PlaceholderProcessor(private val template: String, private val placeholders: List<Placeholder>) {
+
+    fun processTemplate(project: Project, directory: PsiDirectory): ProcessedTemplate {
+        var placeholderLevel = 0
+        var placeholder = ""
+
+        val context = PlaceholderContext(project, directory)
+
+        for (character in template) {
+            when (character) {
+                '{' -> {
+                    if (0 < placeholderLevel) {
+                        placeholder += character
+                    }
+
+                    placeholderLevel += 1
+                }
+                '}' -> {
+                    if (placeholderLevel == 1) {
+                        context.filename += placeholders
+                            .first { it.supports(placeholder) }
+                            .process(placeholder, context)
+                        placeholder = ""
+                    }
+
+                    placeholderLevel = max(0, placeholderLevel - 1)
+
+                    if (0 < placeholderLevel) {
+                        placeholder += character
+                    }
+                }
+                else -> {
+                    if (0 < placeholderLevel) {
+                        placeholder += character
+                    } else {
+                        context.filename += character
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        val caretPosition = when {
+            context.filename.indexOf("{|}") != -1 -> context.filename.indexOf("{|}")
+            context.filename.indexOfFirst { it == '.' } != -1 -> context.filename.indexOfFirst { it == '.' }
+            else -> context.filename.length
+        }
+        context.filename = context.filename.replace("{|}", "")
+
+        return ProcessedTemplate(context.filename, caretPosition)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProcessedTemplate.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProcessedTemplate.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3673772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProcessedTemplate.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+data class ProcessedTemplate(
+    val filename: String,
+    val caretPosition: Int
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProjectPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProjectPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03912ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProjectPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+class ProjectPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder == "PROJECT"
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        context.project.name
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/SequencePlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/SequencePlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcb9707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/SequencePlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
+
+class SequencePlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder.matches("^\\d+$".toRegex())
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String {
+        var value = Integer.parseInt(placeholder)
+        while (sequenceValueExists(context.directory.files, context.filename + formatSequence(value, placeholder.length))) {
+            value++
+        }
+        return formatSequence(value, placeholder.length)
+    }
+
+    private fun sequenceValueExists(files: Array<PsiFile>, sequence: String): Boolean {
+        return files.any { it.name.startsWith(sequence) }
+    }
+
+    private fun formatSequence(value: Int, length: Int) =
+        value.toString().padStart(length, '0')
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/UserPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/UserPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32a41d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/UserPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+class UserPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder == "USER"
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        System.getProperty("user.name")
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index f2271fd..fd1235a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,38 @@
             <br/>
             <p>A template might contain following place holders:</p>
             <dl>
+                <dt>{DATE:FORMAT}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The formatted date. If the format is omitted "yyyy-MM-dd" is used by default.<br />
+                    See the java documentation for supported patterns: <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/15/docs/api/java.base/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html">Patterns for Formatting and Parsing</a>
+                </dd>
+
                 <dt>{EPOCH}</dt>
                 <dd>The current unix time stamp: Seconds since the Unix Epoch on January 1st, 1970 at UTC.</dd>
+
+                <dt>{HOST}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The computers hostname.
+                </dd>
+
+                <dt>{PROJECT}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The name of the current project.
+                </dd>
+
+                <dt>{USER}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The username of the user running the IDE.
+                </dd>
+
+                <dt>{###}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The first available sequential number. Define the initial value and desired leading zeros in the template.
+                    Example: notes({042}).md => notes(042).md, notes(043).md, ...
+                </dd>
+
+                <dt>{|}</dt>
+                <dd>The caret position. If omitted the caret is positioned before the first '.' if available or at the end.</dd>
             </dl>
         </dd>
     </dl>