Markdown Image Manager

Obsidian Markdown Image Manager

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Obsidian image management plugin — supports image compression, image hosting upload, reference format conversion, image browser, and more.

Note: This plugin is primarily designed for vaults that use standard Markdown format (![alt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ytahml/obsidian-image-manager/HEAD/image.png)) for image references.

When "Use Markdown standard format" is enabled, features like paste image, organize resources, and image hosting upload all work based on standard Markdown format. The plugin supports batch converting Wiki format (![[image.png]]) to standard Markdown format, but does not support reverse conversion.

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Feature Overview

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Tech Stack

Zero external runtime dependencies — only depends on the obsidian package itself.

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Installation

1. Search "Markdown Image Manager" in Obsidian Community Plugins to install
2. Or manually download the release package and extract to .obsidian/plugins/md-image-manager/
3. Enable the plugin in settings

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Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Development mode (watch)
npm run dev

# Production build
npm run build

# Lint
npm run lint

# Version update
npm run version

Build artifacts: main.js, manifest.json, styles.css

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Project Structure

src/
├── main.ts                 # Plugin entry, command registration, event handling, core orchestration
├── settings.ts             # Settings panel UI
├── types.ts                # TypeScript type definitions and defaults
├── constants.ts            # Regular expressions, MIME type mappings
├── i18n/
│   ├── index.ts            # Internationalization system (locale switching, variable interpolation)
│   ├── en.ts               # English translations (~183 entries)
│   └── zh.ts               # Chinese translations (~180 entries)
├── modals/
│   ├── image-browser.ts    # Image gallery browser (grid, search, sort, orphan filter)
│   ├── image-preview-modal.ts  # Image preview (metadata, reference list, upload actions)
│   ├── orphan-images.ts    # Orphan image detection and batch deletion
│   ├── hosting-config.ts   # Image hosting config form (4 providers)
│   ├── confirm-dialog.ts   # Generic confirmation dialog
│   ├── rename-image.ts     # Image rename dialog
│   └── image-name-prompt.ts # Image naming prompt on paste
├── uploaders/
│   ├── uploader-base.ts    # Uploader abstract base class
│   ├── uploader-factory.ts # Uploader factory (instantiate by type)
│   ├── aliyun-oss.ts       # Aliyun OSS (HMAC-SHA1 signing)
│   ├── qiniu.ts            # Qiniu Cloud (Token auth, region endpoints)
│   ├── s3-compatible.ts    # S3 compatible storage (AWS SigV4)
│   ├── custom-uploader.ts  # Custom HTTP endpoint
│   └── upload-queue.ts     # Concurrent upload queue (3 concurrent, 3 retries, progress callback)
└── utils/
    ├── ref-converter.ts    # Reference format parsing and conversion
    ├── image-scanner.ts    # Image scanning, filtering, sorting
    ├── path-utils.ts       # Path utilities, file size formatting, template variables
    ├── orphan-finder.ts    # Orphan image detection, reverse reference query
    ├── image-optimizer.ts  # Canvas compression, format conversion
    ├── batch-rename.ts     # Batch rename (sync update all vault references)
    └── image-reorganizer.ts # Image archive organization (path template, reference update)

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Settings Guide

General

• Language — Plugin display language (Chinese / English)
• Image Storage Path Template — Storage path for pasted images, supports variables:
  • {noteName} — Current note name
  • {notePath} — Current note path
  • {year}, {month}, {day} — Date
  • {filename} — Image filename
• Path Base — Resolve path template relative to "vault root" or "current note's directory"
• Use Markdown Standard Format — Enable to use ![alt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ytahml/obsidian-image-manager/HEAD/path) format, disable to use ![[path]] Wiki format (image hosting requires this to be enabled)
• Skip Wiki References — Skip Wiki format references when organizing images (when disabled, converts Wiki references to MD format)

Settings Combination Behavior:

Note: Wiki → Markdown conversion is one-way and cannot be automatically reversed.

Image Naming

• Naming Template — Supports variables: {date}, {time}, {timestamp}, {counter}, {year}, {month}, {day}
• Prompt for Image Name — Show name input dialog on paste

Compression

• Auto Compress — Automatically compress images on paste
• Compression Quality — 1-100, lower value = more compression

Gallery

• Thumbnail Size — 80-400 pixels
• Enable Image Browser — Show in sidebar and command palette (requires plugin reload after change)

Image Hosting

Note: Image hosting requires "Use Markdown Standard Format" to be enabled.

• Add Image Hosting — Supports Aliyun OSS, Qiniu Cloud, S3 compatible storage, custom HTTP endpoint
• Upload Path Template — Supports {year}, {month}, {day}, {filename}, {ext}, {hash}, {timestamp}
• URL Prefix — Custom domain
• Auto Replace After Upload — Automatically replace local references with hosting URL

Auto Upload

• Auto Upload on Paste — Automatically upload to default hosting on paste/drag & drop
• Keep Local Copy — Whether to keep local file after upload

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Usage

Image Browser

Note: The image browser only manages local images, not images on image hosting.

• Click the image icon in the left sidebar to open
• Supports search, sort (name/size/modified time/created time)
• Supports orphan image filtering
• Click thumbnail to preview, can copy reference, insert to editor, upload to hosting, jump to referencing note

Paste/Drag & Drop Images

1. Paste or drag & drop image into note
2. Auto save to configured path, insert reference
3. If "Auto Upload" is enabled, async upload to hosting and replace reference

Upload to Image Hosting

• Single Upload: Command palette → "Upload Image to Hosting"
• Note Images Upload: Command palette → "Upload Note Images to Hosting" or right-click Markdown file
• Batch Upload: Command palette → "Batch Upload All Images"
• Auto copy reference to clipboard after successful upload

Reference Format Conversion (Wiki → Markdown)

• Current Note: Command palette → "Convert Reference Format (Current Note)"
• Entire Vault: Command palette → "Convert Reference Format (Entire Vault)"
• Convert to Markdown: Command palette → "Convert Image Links to Markdown Format"

Note: Only supports Wiki → Markdown conversion, reverse conversion is not supported.

Orphan Image Detection

• Command palette → "Find Orphan Images"
• Supports select all/deselect all, batch deletion

Image Rename

• Can rename in image browser preview, auto sync update all references

Image Resource Organization

• Current Note: Command palette → "Organize Image Resources"
• Folder: Right-click folder → "Organize Image Resources"

Right-click Menu

• Markdown Files: Upload note images to hosting, organize image resources, convert to Markdown format
• Folders: Organize image resources

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Supported Image Hosting

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Variable Reference

Image Naming Template

Image Path Template

Upload Path Template

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Known Limitations

• Does not support Markdown → Wiki format conversion (only Wiki → Markdown one-way conversion)
• Image hosting requires "Use Markdown Standard Format" to be enabled
• Clipboard operations use require('electron'), not compatible with mobile
• Image hosting migration not yet implemented

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License

ISC License