Simple Writing

Simple Writing

A focused writing experience for Obsidian, built for long-form writing while keeping Markdown as the source of truth.   Simple Writing enhances readability with book-like formatting, chapter support, paragraph indentation, and writing shortcuts, all while working directly with standard Markdown files.

With writing mode enabled

With writing mode disabled

Features

 

• Distraction-free Writing Mode
• Book-style typography and layout
• Chapter formatting
• Paragraph indentation
• Writing shortcuts
• Markdown-first approach

Writing Mode

  Enable Writing Mode by adding:  

type: writing

  or by clicking the book icon in the ribbon.  

Markers

 

Chapter

 

[chapter] Chapter 1

 

Indented paragraph

 

[startParagraph] Sofia entered the forest.

  Markers are hidden in Writing Mode but remain part of the Markdown source.  

Shortcuts

 

Examples

 

/,Sofia entered the forest.

  becomes:  

[startParagraph] Sofia entered the forest.

 

/+Chapter 1

  becomes:  

[chapter] Chapter 1

 

Markdown First

  Files remain standard .md documents and can be edited normally, even without the plugin.  

Roadmap

 

• EPUB export
• Scene breaks
• Additional writing blocks
• Improved navigation
• More customization options