Image Upload Toolkit

📸 Obsidian Image Upload Toolkit

Seamlessly upload and manage images for your Obsidian notes across multiple cloud platforms

📋 Table of Contents

• 🚀 Quick Start
• ✨ Features
• 🛠️ Installation & Configuration
• 📖 Usage Guide
• 🔧 Storage Service Configuration
• 🔒 Privacy & Network Use
• 🔍 Troubleshooting
• 📈 Best Practices
• 👥 Contributing
• 📝 Changelog
• 🙏 Acknowledgements

🚀 Quick Start

5-Minute Setup

1. Install Plugin - Search for "Image Upload Toolkit" in Obsidian Community Plugins
2. Basic Configuration - Select Imgur and set up your Client ID
3. Start Using - Run the "Publish Page" command in any note
4. View Results - Images are automatically uploaded and URLs are copied to clipboard

System Requirements

• Obsidian version ≥ 0.11.0
• Desktop platforms only (Windows/macOS/Linux)
• ⚠️ Mobile not supported

✨ Features

Core Functionality

• ✅ Smart Image Detection - Automatically recognizes Markdown and Wiki link formats
• ✅ Multi-Format Support - PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, SVG, WebP, Excalidraw
• ✅ Batch Processing - Upload multiple images simultaneously
• ✅ Real-Time Progress - Optional progress modal with detailed feedback
• ✅ Flexible Paths - Support for relative paths and dynamic path variables
• ✅ Web Image Upload - Download and re-upload web images to your storage (optional)
• ✅ Mermaid Conversion - Automatically convert mermaid diagrams to PNG images during publish (optional)

Supported Storage Services (10 providers)

Perfect for publishing to static sites like GitHub Pages or any platform requiring externally hosted images.

🛠️ Installation & Configuration

Step 1: Install Plugin

1. Open Obsidian Settings → Community Plugins
2. Search for "Image Upload Toolkit"
3. Click Install and Enable

Step 2: Basic Settings

• Use image name as Alt Text: ✅ Recommended (uses filename as alt text)
• Update original document: ❌ Suggested disabled (preserves original notes)
• Ignore note properties: ✅ Recommended (removes frontmatter when publishing)
• Show progress modal: ✅ Recommended (better user experience)
• Upload web images: ❌ Optional (downloads and re-uploads web images to prevent link rot)
• Convert mermaid diagrams: ❌ Optional (converts mermaid code blocks to PNG images during publish)
• Mermaid scale: 2 (image resolution multiplier, 1-4x)
• Mermaid theme: default (options: default/dark/forest/neutral/base)

Step 3: Choose Storage Service

Select your preferred storage service from the dropdown. See Storage Service Configuration for detailed setup instructions.

📖 Usage Guide

Basic Usage

1. Open any note with local images
2. Use Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P)
3. Type "Publish Page" and select the command
4. All local images will be uploaded to your configured storage
5. Updated markdown with new URLs is copied to clipboard

Advanced Usage

• Custom Paths: Use variables like {year}/{mon}/{day}/{filename} in path settings
• Relative Paths: Support for ./ and ../ relative path formats
• Dynamic Attachments: Works with Obsidian's attachment folder settings
• Web Image Upload: Enable in settings to automatically download and re-upload web images (http/https URLs) to your storage service. Images already hosted on your configured storage are automatically skipped.

🔧 Storage Service Configuration

Service Selection Guide

• Personal Use: Imgur (simple and free)
• Open Source: GitHub (version control integration)
• Quick Sharing: Gyazo (simple token-based upload)
• Professional: Cloudflare R2 (high performance)
• Enterprise: AWS S3 (full-featured)
• Chinese Users: Aliyun OSS (optimized for China)
• Budget-Friendly: Backblaze B2 (low-cost with generous free tier)

Detailed Configuration

Imgur (Recommended for Beginners)

1. Visit https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient
2. Create application (select "OAuth 2 authorization without a callback URL")
3. Copy Client ID to plugin settings
4. No additional keys required

GitHub (Recommended for Developers)

1. Create Personal Access Token with 'repo' scope
2. Prepare a public repository for image storage
3. Configure repository information and access token
Note: Images are committed as regular files to the repository

Gyazo

1. Visit https://gyazo.com/oauth/applications
2. Create a Gyazo application
3. Issue an access token from the application dashboard
4. No OAuth callback server is required for this plugin. It uses the issued access token directly.
5. Configure in plugin:
   - Access Token
   - Access Policy: anyone or only_me
   - Common Description: optional shared desc value for every upload
Note: only_me uploads may not be usable for public publishing workflows

Cloudflare R2 (Recommended for Professional Use)

1. Sign up at https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up
2. Enable R2 storage in your Cloudflare dashboard
3. Create an R2 bucket for images
4. Generate API credentials:
   - Go to R2 → Overview → Manage R2 API Tokens
   - Create token with read/write permissions
5. Configure in plugin:
   - Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
   - Endpoint: https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
   - Bucket Name: Your bucket name
   - Custom Domain: Optional (R2.dev URL or custom domain)

AWS S3

1. Create AWS account at https://aws.amazon.com
2. Create S3 bucket with public read access
3. Generate IAM credentials with S3 permissions
4. Configure in plugin:
   - Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
   - Region: AWS region of your bucket
   - Bucket Name: Your S3 bucket name
   - Custom Domain: Optional CDN domain

Aliyun OSS (阿里云对象存储)

1. Create Alibaba Cloud account
2. Create OSS bucket with appropriate permissions
3. Generate AccessKey pair from RAM console
4. Configure in plugin:
   - Access Key ID and Secret
   - Region: e.g., oss-cn-hangzhou
   - Bucket Name: Your OSS bucket
   - Custom Domain: Optional CDN domain

ImageKit

1. Create account at https://imagekit.io/registration/
2. Get API credentials from dashboard
3. Configure in plugin:
   - Public Key and Private Key
   - URL Endpoint: https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/
   - Folder: Optional organization folder

TencentCloud COS (腾讯云对象存储)

1. Create Tencent Cloud account
2. Create COS bucket with appropriate permissions
3. Generate SecretId and SecretKey from CAM console
4. Configure in plugin:
   - Secret ID and Secret Key
   - Region: e.g., ap-guangzhou
   - Bucket Name: Your COS bucket
   - Custom Domain: Optional CDN domain

Qiniu Kodo (七牛云存储)

1. Create Qiniu Cloud account
2. Create Kodo bucket
3. Generate Access Key and Secret Key
4. Configure in plugin:
   - Access Key and Secret Key
   - Bucket Name: Your Kodo bucket
   - Custom Domain: Domain bound to your bucket

Backblaze B2

1. Create Backblaze account at https://www.backblaze.com/b2/sign-up.html
2. Create a B2 bucket for images
3. Generate Application Key from App Keys page
4. Configure in plugin:
   - Key ID: Your application key ID
   - Application Key: Your application key
   - Bucket ID: Your B2 bucket ID
   - Bucket Name: Your B2 bucket name
   - Custom Domain: Optional (Cloudflare CDN or custom domain)

🔒 Privacy & Network Use

This plugin makes outbound network requests only to the storage service you explicitly select and configure in the settings tab. No telemetry, analytics, or tracking requests are sent anywhere. All requests are made through Obsidian's built-in requestUrl API or the official AWS SDK (used for S3-compatible services).

Endpoints contacted

The plugin will contact one of the following hostnames depending on which storage service is configured. If a service is not configured, no requests are made to its endpoint.

Optional features that make additional requests

• Upload web images (off by default): when enabled, the plugin downloads images referenced by http(s):// URLs in your note before re-uploading them to your configured storage. Requests go to whichever hostnames those URLs point to.
• Convert Mermaid diagrams to images (off by default): Mermaid rendering happens entirely in the local Obsidian renderer; no network requests are made for diagram rendering itself. The resulting PNG is uploaded through your configured storage like any other image.

Credentials & data handling

• API keys, tokens, and secrets you enter are stored in Obsidian's plugin data file (.obsidian/plugins/image-upload-toolkit/data.json) on your device only.
• Credentials are sent only to the corresponding storage service's official endpoint, using the request signing required by that service.
• The plugin does not transmit your note contents to any service beyond the images you upload.

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"Cannot locate image" Error

Cause: Incorrect image path configuration or missing files Solution:

1. Check Obsidian's attachment folder settings
2. Verify image files exist at specified paths
3. Try using absolute paths for testing

Imgur Upload Failures

Cause: API limits or network issues Solution:

1. Verify Client ID is correct
2. Wait a few minutes and retry (Imgur has rate limits)
3. Consider alternative storage services

Relative Paths Not Working

Cause: Plugin version or path resolution issues Solution:

1. Update to latest version
2. Use relative paths starting with ./ or ../
3. Check Obsidian's attachment settings

Progress Modal Not Showing

Cause: Settings issue or plugin conflicts Solution:

1. Verify "Show progress modal" setting is enabled
2. Restart Obsidian
3. Check for conflicting plugins

Upload Errors with Special Characters

Cause: Filename encoding issues Solution:

1. Avoid special characters in filenames
2. Use only alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores
3. Check filename encoding in your file system

Web Image Download Failures

Cause: Network issues, CORS restrictions, or authentication requirements Solution:

1. Check your internet connection
2. Verify the web image URL is accessible
3. Some images may require authentication and cannot be downloaded
4. Disable "Upload web images" if you only want to process local images

📈 Best Practices

Workflow Recommendations

1. Backup Important Data - Always backup before uploading
2. Test Configuration - Use test images to verify setup
3. Choose Appropriate Storage - Match service to your use case
4. Monitor Links - Regularly check uploaded image URLs

Performance Optimization

• Process smaller files first when batch uploading
• Use local storage services when network is unstable
• Regularly clean up unused configuration cache

Security Guidelines

• Never share API keys publicly
• Rotate access credentials regularly
• Use minimum required permissions for storage services

File Organization

• Use consistent naming conventions
• Organize images by date or project
• Consider using path variables for automatic organization

👥 Contributing

How to Contribute

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/addozhang/obsidian-image-upload-toolkit.git
cd obsidian-image-upload-toolkit
npm install
npm run dev

Code Standards

• Use TypeScript strict mode
• Follow existing code style
• Include proper error handling
• Add meaningful commit messages

Testing Requirements

• Test on multiple platforms if possible
• Verify functionality with different storage services
• Ensure backward compatibility

📝 Changelog

v1.4.0 (Latest)

• 🔖 Version bump release — same features as v1.3.0 with corrected release tagging

v1.3.0

• ✨ Added mermaid diagram conversion to PNG images during publish
• ✨ Added Backblaze B2 storage support
• ✨ Configurable mermaid scale factor (1-4x) and theme (default/dark/forest/neutral/base)
• 🐛 Fixed double-upload of mermaid-generated images when "Upload web images" is enabled
• 🐛 Mermaid source blocks are preserved when "Update original document" is enabled
• 🔧 Migrated ImageKit from SDK to Obsidian's built-in requestUrl API
• 🔧 Improved B2 MIME type detection and URL derivation

v1.2.0

• ✨ Added web image upload feature (addresses #37)
• ✨ Smart detection to skip images already hosted on your storage
• 📝 Improved documentation and error messages

v1.1.3

• ✨ Added Cloudflare R2 support
• 🐛 Fixed relative path handling issues
• 📝 Improved error messages

v1.1.2

• ✨ Added Qiniu Kodo support
• 🐛 Fixed subfolder attachment path issues
• 🎨 Enhanced progress display interface

v1.1.1

• ✨ Added GitHub repository storage support
• 🐛 Fixed dynamic path variable issues
• 📖 Updated configuration documentation

v1.1.0

• ✨ Added TencentCloud COS support
• 🐛 Fixed various upload issues
• 🎨 Improved user interface

v1.0.0

• 🚀 Initial release
• ✨ Support for Imgur, Aliyun OSS, ImageKit, AWS S3
• 📖 Basic documentation

🙏 Acknowledgements

This plugin was inspired by the powerful markdown editor MWeb Pro and builds upon the work of several exceptional projects:

• obsidian-imgur-plugin - Reference implementation for Imgur upload functionality
• obsidian-image-auto-upload-plugin - Inspiration for additional features
• create-obsidian-plugin - Tooling for plugin development

Made with ❤️ by Addo Zhang

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Seamlessly upload and manage images for your Obsidian notes across multiple cloud platforms