The Color Palette plugin enables users to design visually appealing and functional color palettes directly within Obsidian. It supports various CSS color formats, such as Hex, RGB, and HSL, and allows palette creation from popular websites like Coolors and ColorHunt. Users can include gradients, assign aliases, and copy color codes effortlessly. Advanced features include generating random palettes based on color theory and converting links or code blocks into usable palettes. The plugin offers customizable settings for palette dimensions, display orientation, and more, making it a versatile tool for enhancing note aesthetics.
The Tab Navigator plugin enhances navigation within Obsidian by providing a quick and efficient way to switch between open tabs using a fuzzy search. Users can search by file name, path, frontmatter aliases, or tags, with options to enable or disable alias and tag searches. The plugin also helps maintain a clutter-free workspace by allowing users to identify and close duplicate tabs with a single command. Tab Navigator integrates seamlessly with Obsidian's tab system and includes features like loading inactive tabs on demand or at startup. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data local and is designed for optimal performance.
The short tab name plugin simplifies the display of file names in Obsidian's tabs by hiding unnecessary prefixes, such as UIDs or other identifiers, using customizable regular expressions. This feature enhances readability and declutters the tab interface, allowing users to focus on the meaningful parts of file names. Users can define specific patterns to tailor the tab name shortening process to their needs, making it adaptable for various naming conventions.
The Pin Enhancer plugin improves Obsidian's pin functionality by preventing pinned tabs from being closed accidentally, such as through middle-click actions. It provides alternative commands to rebind standard hotkeys for closing tabs, ensuring pinned tabs remain secure while maintaining user flexibility. The plugin currently allows pinned tabs to be closed via context menu options, preserving an intentional way to manage them. This tool is ideal for users who frequently use pinned tabs and want added protection against accidental closures.
The Live Background Plugin adds dynamic animated wallpapers to your workspace, allowing you to use videos (MP4, WebM), GIFs, or static images as your background. It offers customisation options such as adjusting opacity, blur, brightness, and contrast, making it easy to blend effects with your preferred theme. Users can either apply their own media files or choose from bundled templates. Despite the visual richness, the plugin is designed to run with low CPU usage for a smooth experience. It's best suited for users on desktop (Windows, macOS, or Linux) who want a more immersive and aesthetic note-taking environment, especially when using a dark theme.
The About Blank plugin enhances the default empty file view by letting you add customizable actions such as executing commands, opening specific files, or triggering grouped actions. These actions can be configured with icons, confirmation prompts, and even registered as standalone commands. Grouped actions offer a cleaner UI by bundling multiple tasks into a single interactive menu. Even if the empty view isn't used, the plugin remains useful by enabling quick command execution and streamlined workflows through a central 'Quick Actions' command. This tool is helpful for users who frequently work with multiple commands or files and prefer quick access to common actions right from a new tab.
The Image Border Style plugin adds customizable border radii to images, offering a visually polished look for your notes. It includes nine preset options ranging from no border to extra-large rounded corners, with the default mimicking Notion's styling. The plugin is designed to be lightweight with negligible performance impact, making it ideal for users who want aesthetic improvements without slowing down their workflow.
The mark-open-files plugin helps you visually track which files are currently open in your workspace by adding markers next to them in the File Explorer. Each marker represents an open instance of that file, and clicking on a marker brings the associated tab into focus. This is especially handy for users who juggle multiple tabs and want a quick way to switch between them without losing context. Unlike typical file-reveal features, it provides a persistent overview of all open notes, offering a smoother navigation experience for multitaskers.
The Double row toolbar plugin enhances the mobile experience in Obsidian by adding a second row to the editing toolbar. This allows users to access more commands and shortcuts without needing to constantly toggle between options. It provides a simple and efficient way to customize the toolbar layout, enabling quicker editing workflows and offering additional commands like deleting the current line directly from the toolbar.
The Click Hint plugin enhances navigation in Obsidian by enabling keyboard-driven access to clickable elements such as links and buttons. It provides a hint-based system where users can activate a mode displaying visual hints for interactive elements and navigate by typing corresponding characters. The plugin supports internal and external links, offering fast and intuitive navigation without using a mouse. Users can customize hint characters to suit their preferences, making it flexible for diverse workflows. This tool is inspired by similar functionalities in Vim and browser extensions, focusing on improving accessibility and efficiency.
The Rainbow-Colored Sidebar plugin adds automatic, theme-based colouring to your vault's sidebar folders and files without needing any CSS tweaks or file naming conventions. It supports nine color schemes, including rainbow-based gradients, blue-themed palettes, random mixes, and an accessibility-friendly mode with higher contrast. Colours are applied based on A-Z folder order and cycle infinitely, making it suitable for vaults with many folders. Active files are visually marked, and users can easily switch themes or enable contrast options from the settings. It's a simple yet aesthetic enhancement for users who want visual clarity and customisation in their workspace.
The FolderFile Splitter plugin enhances file management in Obsidian by visually separating folders and files into distinct lists. This split-view approach improves navigation, making it easier to browse and organize notes without losing track of their structure. The streamlined interface allows users to focus on relevant files while maintaining an intuitive overview of their workspace. Future enhancements include customizable settings, drag-and-drop functionality, tag-based organization, and mobile support, further refining the user experience.
The Simple Colored Folder plugin enhances the visual organisation of your vault by automatically adding custom colours to root-level folders. It integrates with the Style Settings plugin, allowing you to define and modify folder colours through a user-friendly interface. Real-time updates ensure that style changes are immediately reflected, and the plugin supports both light and dark themes. You can also use CSS templates for advanced customisation or export styles as snippets. It's especially helpful for users who want a more visually intuitive file structure without cluttering their notes or folder names.
The Autofit Tabs plugin enhances the user experience in Obsidian by dynamically adjusting tab widths to fit their content. This prevents unnecessary truncation of titles while maintaining a clean and organized interface. The plugin optimizes space usage, ensuring that tabs remain readable without excessive padding or wasted space. It features smooth resizing animations and offers customization options such as minimum tab width, padding adjustments, and transition speeds.
The Limelight plugin enhances the visual experience in Obsidian by spotlighting the active pane, making it more distinguishable from other open panes. This feature helps users focus on their current work area while navigating between multiple notes or panes. It is particularly useful for workflows that involve multitasking or extensive note organization, ensuring clarity and reducing visual clutter in the workspace.
The Easy Keep View plugin provides a visually rich, card-style interface for browsing and managing notes, inspired by the layout of Google Keep. It displays notes with their titles, short previews, and optional image thumbnails, making it easier to scan through content quickly. Users can open notes by clicking on the cards or create new ones directly from the view. The interface supports both light and dark themes and can be adjusted based on system settings.
The Canvas Picture in Picture plugin enhances Obsidian's Canvas feature by allowing users to float a selected canvas element above the rest of the content. This creates a picture-in-picture experience, enabling users to focus on a specific node while continuing to interact with other parts of the canvas. The floating element is resizable and positioned conveniently in the bottom left corner, making it an ideal tool for multitasking and improving workflow efficiency.
The NerdFont Icon Picker plugin enhances Obsidian by integrating an easy-to-use picker for Nerd Font icons. Users can quickly insert icons into their notes using the command palette or a custom hotkey. To function properly, the plugin requires a Nerd Font to be set as the text and interface font in Obsidian. It supports seamless integration with the Custom Font Loader plugin for mobile compatibility.
The Sidebar Expand on Hover plugin enhances the usability of Obsidian's sidebars by enabling automatic expansion when hovering over ribbons. Users can pin or unpin the sidebar state by double-clicking on the ribbons and customize sidebar width either by dragging or through settings. The plugin remembers the previous state of the sidebars upon relaunch, ensuring a seamless experience. This feature simplifies navigation and improves workflow efficiency by making sidebars more accessible.