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GithubFloaty Toolbar
A sleek, lightweight floating toolbar for Obsidian that appears whenever you select text. Format your notes instantly without leaving the keyboard or hunting through menus.
Features
- Floating selection toolbar — pops up above your selection the moment you highlight text
- Dock mode — pin the toolbar to the bottom of the screen as a persistent pill
- Toggle formatting — clicking a format button a second time removes the formatting
- Keyboard accessible — navigate with
Tab/Shift+Tab, activate withEnterorSpace, dismiss withEscape - Theme compatible — uses Obsidian CSS variables throughout, works with any community theme
Actions
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| B | Bold (**text**) |
| I | Italic (*text*) |
Strikethrough (~~text~~) |
|
<> |
Inline code (`text`) |
| Highlight | Highlight (==text==) |
| Link | Insert link ([text](url)) |
| H | Heading (H1–H4, or remove heading) |
| Quote | Callout (Note, Tip, Warning, Important, Caution) |
| Pin | Toggle between floating and dock mode |
Settings
Dock mode
Pins the toolbar to the bottom centre of the screen. Toggle between modes using the pin icon inside the toolbar — no restart needed.
Installation
Community plugins
Submission to the Obsidian community plugin registry is in progress. Once approved:
- Open Obsidian Settings → Community plugins
- Disable Safe Mode if prompted
- Click Browse and search for
Floaty Toolbar - Click Install, then Enable
Manual
- Download
main.js,styles.css, andmanifest.jsonfrom the latest release - Copy them into
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/floaty-toolbar/ - Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins
Commands & Hotkeys
All formatting actions are available as Obsidian commands (searchable via Ctrl/Cmd+P). Custom hotkeys can be assigned to any of them via Settings → Hotkeys.
Contributing
Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss significant changes before submitting a PR.
License
MIT
Created by 0png