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Inline Properties

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Reference note properties as inline variables anywhere in your vault using {{variable}} syntax. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

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Inline Properties

An Obsidian plugin that lets you reference note properties as inline variables anywhere in your vault using {{variable}} syntax. Values render inline in both Live Preview and Reading mode.

How it works

Add variables to a note's frontmatter (Properties):

---
project: Acme Corp
rate: 150
---

Then use them anywhere in that note, or anywhere else in the vault:

The project **{{project}}** runs at ${{rate}}/hour.

The {{variable}} token is replaced inline as you type. Hovering a rendered value briefly reveals the raw {{...}} source so you can edit it. When you copy text containing variables, the resolved values are copied, not the raw {{...}} syntax.

Variable scope

Syntax Resolves to
{{name}} Property name from the current note's frontmatter
{{Notes/Budget.md.rate}} Property rate from Notes/Budget.md
{{Clients/Acme.md.contact.email}} Nested frontmatter property in another note

Local (current note) properties take priority over vault-wide references when names collide.

Autocomplete

Type {{ in any note to trigger autocomplete. Suggestions show the property key and a value preview. Selecting a suggestion inserts {{key}} and handles Obsidian's auto-closing brackets automatically.

Settings

Setting Default Description
Highlight live text On Adds a visual highlight to rendered variable values
Copy resolved values On When copying text, replaces {{var}} with its current value instead of the raw syntax

Custom highlighting

Override the .lv-live-text CSS class in a CSS snippet:

.lv-live-text {
    background-color: transparent;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
    border-radius: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

Installation

This plugin is not yet in the Obsidian community plugin list. To install manually:

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release.
  2. Copy them to <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/live-variables/.
  3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings → Community plugins.

Development

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

Targets Obsidian 0.15.0+, compatible with desktop and mobile.

Philosophy

This plugin does one thing: inline variable substitution. The codebase is intentionally minimal to stay easy to maintain. There are no plans to add new features. Future work is limited to improving what is already here.

Credits

Forked from HamzaBenyazid/Live-variables. Refactored to a CodeMirror 6 ViewPlugin for Live Preview and a native EditorSuggest for autocomplete.

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