Ink

Ink

A plugin for Obsidian that adds the ability to hand write or draw with a stylus between paragraphs in your notes.

Hand write or draw directly between paragraphs in your notes using a digital pen, stylus, or Apple pencil. Useful for handwriting, sketches, scribbles, or even math equations and scientific notation. Runs on the tldraw framework and drawing provides an infinite canvas.

🎥 Demo

📓 Development Diaries

💾 Installation

You can find this plugin in the plugin directory within Obsidian.

1. Open your Obsidian vault and go to Settings.

2. Click on Community Plugins in the side bar.

3. If you haven't already, you will need to turn on community plugins.

4. Search 'Dale de Silva' and install Ink.

If you would like to install new versions of the plugin that are still being tested, you can install this plugin through BRAT instead. BRAT is another community plugin that allows you to install a Beta version. New features are released as a Beta version first and can take from a few days to a month before landing in the standard version.

1. Open your Obsidian vault and go to Settings.
2. Click on Community Plugins in the side bar.
3. Turn on community plugins and click Browse.
4. Search and install BRAT.
5. Scroll down and activate BRAT.
6. In the BRAT menu in the side pane, select Add Beta Plugin.
7. Follow the instructions presented.
8. When a URL is requested, use: https://github.com/daledesilva/obsidian_ink

• BRAT is set to update Beta plugins by default on startup, however, this can sometimes take some time.
• To force an update, run BRAT's Obsidian commnd Choose a single plugin to update and choose Ink.

🔧 Development

Product tasks and release planning: Ob: Ink (ClickUp). Technical docs: docs/development.md.

🏛️ License

Please note that while this repository is public and can be browsed and modified for your personal use, it is not open source. It is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 — see the root LICENSE file for the full legal text. Contributions are accepted under the Contributor License Agreement.

🪳 Report a bug

Found something that's not quite working right or do you have a feature request? Don't be shy, feel free to make some noise over on the GitHub Issues page. But be sure to check if someone has already posted the same issue and comment on theirs if they have.

❤️ Support

If you find this plugin saves you time or helps you in some way, please consider supporting my development of plugins and other free community material like this.

🤖 My other work

You can find links to my other projects on designdebt.club, where I blog about design and development, as well as release other plugins like this one. You can also find my writing at at falterinresolute.com where I combine philosophy and animation.