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Paste URLs to generate beautiful card-styled links - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

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Cards4Links

Paste URLs to generate beautiful card-styled links in Obsidian.

Turn any URL into a rich visual card with title, description, thumbnail, favicon, and host — directly in your editor. No more ugly raw links.

Features

  • Paste & Enhance — Paste a URL and instantly get a styled card
  • Rich Metadata — Auto-fetches Open Graph data (title, description, image)
  • Multiple Views — Choose between Card, Compact, and Minimal layouts
  • Smart Thumbnails — Display on the right, left, or hide entirely
  • Watched/Read Tracking — Mark video cards as "Watched" and articles as "Read"
  • Card Groups — Combine multiple cards in a single block (separate with ---)
  • Context Menu — Right-click any URL to enhance it
  • Responsive — Looks great on desktop and mobile

How to Use

Method 1: Paste a URL (auto-enhance)

Enable "Enhance default paste" in settings, then paste any URL normally.

Method 2: Paste & Enhance command

Use the command palette → "Paste URL and enhance to card link".

Method 3: Select & Enhance

Select a URL (or markdown link) and run "Enhance selected URL to card link" (Ctrl+Shift+E).

Method 4: Right-click

Right-click in the editor → "Paste URL and enhance to card link".

Views

View Description
Card Full card with thumbnail, title, description, host
Compact Smaller card, shorter description, smaller thumbnail
Minimal No thumbnail, single-line description

Installation

From Obsidian Community Store (pending)

  1. Open Obsidian Settings → Community Plugins
  2. Browse → Search "Cards4Links"
  3. Install & Enable

From GitHub (via BRAT)

  1. Install the BRAT plugin
  2. Add the repo: Mats324/cards4links
  3. Enable Cards4Links

Settings

Setting Description
Enhance Default Paste Auto-fetch metadata when pasting a URL
Thumbnail Position Right / Left / No thumbnail
Show Commands in Menu Show in right-click context menu
Enable Watched/Read Track watched/read status on cards
Default Card View Default view: Card / Compact / Minimal

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

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