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GithubOverboard for Obsidian
Embed Overboard Studio AI whiteboards directly inside your Obsidian notes. Sketch, generate diagrams from a sentence with AI, and collaborate in real time — without leaving Obsidian.
What you can do
- Drop a board into any note with a code block
- Edit it inline, AI-generate flow charts and mind maps, drag stickies — all without context-switching to a browser tab
- Real-time collaboration with up to 500 teammates on the same canvas
- 100+ templates (brainstorming, SWOT, Kanban, retrospectives, etc.)
Usage
After installing, paste an Overboard board URL inside a fenced code block:
```overboard
https://overboard.studio/board/your-board-id
```
Or use the command palette: Insert Overboard board → paste URL.
To open a brand-new board: Open new Overboard board in browser.
Pricing
Overboard is free forever with full AI access. Pro is $0.99/mo, Enterprise $1.99/mo. No AI credit metering, no per-action caps.
How it works (security)
This plugin is intentionally a thin client:
- It loads Overboard boards inside an iframe pointing at
https://overboard.studio/embed/board/<id>. - The iframe is sandboxed (
allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-popups) — no filesystem access, no top-level navigation away from your note. - You authenticate inside the iframe (Overboard cookies). The plugin never sees your credentials, your tokens, or your board data.
- All proprietary logic — AI generation, the board rendering engine, collaboration, user storage — runs on Overboard's servers. The plugin source is fully open and contains zero proprietary code.
Install (manual, until accepted into the community plugins directory)
- Download
main.js,manifest.json, andstyles.css(if any) from the latest release. - Drop them into
<your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/overboard/. - In Obsidian: Settings → Community plugins → enable Overboard.
Develop
npm install
npm run build
main.js is the compiled output. The plugin runs on Obsidian Desktop and Mobile.
License
MIT