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Graph Scroll Pan

by Jeonghyeon Park
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Pan the graph view by scrolling instead of zooming. Zoom with pinch or Cmd/Ctrl+scroll. Great for trackpad users. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

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Graph Scroll Pan

An Obsidian plugin that makes the graph view pan when you scroll, instead of zooming. Zooming is moved to pinch or Cmd/Ctrl + scroll — the same convention used by design and map apps. Built with trackpad users in mind.

Graph Scroll Pan demo

Why

By default, scrolling over the graph view zooms in and out, and panning requires click-and-dragging. If you prefer scrolling (or a two-finger trackpad swipe) to move around the graph — like in Figma or a maps app — this plugin swaps the behavior.

Behavior

Gesture Action
Scroll / two-finger swipe Pan (move the graph)
Pinch Zoom in / out
Cmd/Ctrl + scroll Zoom in / out

On macOS, trackpad pinch gestures arrive as Ctrl-modified wheel events, so pinch-to-zoom works automatically. Zooming — pinch, Cmd/Ctrl + scroll, and the + / − buttons — is anchored to the center of the view, so the graph stays put instead of drifting toward the cursor.

Optional + / − zoom buttons are shown in the bottom-right corner of the graph for zooming without a gesture.

Works in both the global Graph view and the Local graph view.

Settings

  • Pan speed — multiplier for how far the graph moves per scroll (default 1.0).
  • Zoom speed — multiplier for pinch and Cmd/Ctrl + scroll zoom; raise it if pinch feels too slow (default 1.0).
  • Invert horizontal — flip the horizontal pan direction.
  • Invert vertical — flip the vertical pan direction.
  • Show zoom buttons — show the + / − buttons over the graph (default on).

Installation

From the Community Plugins browser

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse.
  2. Search for Graph Scroll Pan.
  3. Install and enable it.

Manual

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release.
  2. Copy them into <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/graph-scroll-pan/.
  3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.

Notes

This plugin intercepts the graph view's wheel events and drives Obsidian's internal graph renderer to pan. It relies on internal renderer APIs that are not part of the public plugin API and may change in future Obsidian versions. It is desktop-only.

License

MIT

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