Auto Correct Capitals Misspellings

Obsidian AutoCorrect Plugin

This plugin automatically fixes common capitalization errors in your Obsidian notes. It specifically targets words where the first two letters are mistakenly capitalized (e.g., HAllo instead of Hallo) and corrects them. Additionally, new features ensure that list items are formatted correctly and that both codeblocks and math expressions (LaTeX) are protected from auto-correction.

Features

• Automatic Correction
  The plugin detects words where the first two letters are uppercase and the third letter is lowercase, automatically correcting them (e.g., HAllo → Hallo).

• Exclusion List
  You can specify a list of words (comma separated) that should be excluded from any corrections.

• Abbreviation List This allows you to define common abbreviations (like e.g., i.e., or etc.) that the plugin recognizes. When these abbreviations are used, they prevent the plugin from mistakenly capitalizing words immediately following them, ensuring correct capitalization after abbreviations in your sentences.

• Optimize List Items
  When the "Capitalize First Letter in List" option is enabled, any line starting with - , * or 1. will have the first letter of the following word automatically capitalized, also when those are in a Sub-List.

• Example:

  • Before:

    - hallo
    

  • After:

    - Hallo
    

  Additionally, if a list item is incorrectly capitalized (e.g., - HAllo), the plugin will correct it to - Hallo.

• Codeblock Protection
  The plugin detects fenced codeblocks and inline code (using backticks) and skips any corrections within these areas.

• Mathblock Protection
  The plugin detects LaTeX math expressions – both inline (delimited by $...$) and block math (delimited by $$...$$) – and leaves them unchanged. This prevents auto-correction of mathematical notations.

• YAML Front-matter Protection The plugin also detects the YAML Frontmatter and wont correct inside it.

• Trigger on Various Characters
  Corrections are triggered by specific punctuation characters (e.g., space, period, comma, etc.) or by pressing Enter. When Enter is pressed, the plugin checks the previous line for corrections (even in lists or quotes).

Installation

Through Obsidian Community Plugins

1. Open Settings > Community Plugins in Obsidian.
2. Search for "Obsidian AutoCorrect Plugin" and install it.
3. Enable the plugin.

Manual Installation

1. Clone or download the repository.
2. Place the plugin folder in your vault under .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-auto-correct.
3. Restart Obsidian and enable the plugin from the Community Plugins section.

Configuration

The plugin provides three main settings:

• Exclusion List
  Enter words (comma separated) that should be excluded from any auto-correction.

• Capitalize First Letter in List
  When enabled, any list item (lines starting with - or 'x. ' where x is a number) will have the first letter of the following word capitalized.
  Example:

  • Before: - hallo
  • After: - Hallo
    Also, if a word such as - HAllo is detected, it will be corrected to - Hallo.

• Capitalize Sentence Beginnings
  When enabled, the first letter of the last sentence in a line will be capitalized if it was typed in lowercase.