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Inline Annotations

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This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Add inline annotations to selected text that show in a popup on click.

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Inline Annotations for Obsidian

Add short notes to any text without creating a full page. Select a word or sentence, attach an annotation, and reveal it with a click or hover.

Perfect for TTRPG notes, study material, manuscripts, or anywhere you want hidden context on specific phrases.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c38f869e-3c93-4b8f-a1c9-a2f25313c1a6

How it works

Write annotations inline using the {text::note} syntax:

The party finds a {locked chest::DC 15 — on failure, the mechanism jams}.

In reading view and live preview, only locked chest is visible. Click (or hover) to see the note in a popup above the text.

Usage

Create an annotation

  1. Select text in the editor
  2. Run Annotate selection from the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P), or right-click and choose Annotate selection

View an annotation

  • Click mode (default) — click the annotated text to show the popup, click elsewhere to dismiss
  • Hover mode — hover over the text, popup disappears when you move away

Edit or remove

Right-click any annotation in the editor to get Edit annotation or Remove annotation options.

Settings

Setting Options Description
Trigger mode Click / Hover How annotation popups are revealed

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
  2. Search for Inline Annotations
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Create a folder inline-annotations in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
  3. Place the three files inside it
  4. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Development

npm install
npm run dev    # watch mode
npm run build  # production build
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