Simple Map

Simple Map 1.1.0

Simple Map 1.1.0 brings a major usability upgrade for interactive maps in Obsidian. Pins are easier to work with in crowded areas, previews are more flexible, and a single code block can now contain multiple map views.

Highlights

• Per-note pin sizes

  • Set a custom size for individual pins directly from a note’s properties.
  • Useful for emphasizing capitals, regions, landmarks, quest locations, or other important entries.

• Improved pin interaction

  • Click a pin to open its note preview.
  • Double-click a pin to open its note.
  • Ctrl/Cmd + double-click opens the note in a new tab.
  • Pin dragging is now smoother and no longer flickers between normal and hover states.

• Multiple draggable previews

  • Keep several pin previews open at once.
  • Drag previews around the map to keep important notes visible while exploring.
  • Click the map background to close open previews.

• Better overlapping-pin handling

  • Selecting a pin spreads nearby and fully stacked pins apart, making dense clusters easier to inspect and select.

• Multiple maps in one block

  • Add multiple maps to a single simple-map code block.
  • Switch between terrain, political, regional, or other map variants without duplicating shared configuration.
  • Map changes close previews automatically to keep the current view clean.

• Note-linked overlays

  • Attach image or SVG overlays to notes using frontmatter.
  • Overlays can appear on every map in a block or only on a named map.
  • Supports custom overlay opacity for borders, routes, regional labels, territory layers, and more.

Example: note-linked overlay

sm-overlay:
  - "[[Valdoria Borders.svg]]"
  - "Political: [[Valdoria Borders Flat.svg]]"
sm-overlay-opacity: 0.8

The first overlay appears on all maps in the block. The second appears only when the map named Political is active.

Quality improvements

• Improved cleanup when map blocks re-render or close.
• More resilient handling of missing map and overlay files, with developer-console warnings instead of failures.
• Updated documentation and property templates for the new options.