Click to Edit

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by alpppine

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Open notes in reader mode and click anywhere to switch to edit mode with the cursor placed at the end of the note.

↓ 30 downloadsUpdated 2d ago0BSD
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Click to Edit

An Obsidian plugin that makes notes feel more like a wiki: every note opens in reader mode by default, and a single click anywhere in the note flips it into edit mode with the cursor placed at the end of the note (or wherever you prefer).

Features

  • Reader mode by default — whenever a note is opened, it is automatically switched to reader (preview) mode.
  • Click anywhere to edit — a single click in the rendered note flips the view into edit (source) mode, with the cursor placed at the end of the note so you can immediately start typing.
  • Configurable cursor placement — choose end of note (default), top of note, or as close to where you clicked as possible.
  • Respects normal interactions — clicks on links, tags, task checkboxes, fold buttons, and other interactive elements still behave normally instead of triggering edit mode.
  • Keeps text selection — if you're selecting text in reader mode, the plugin won't switch to edit until you release the selection.

Settings

Open Settings → Community plugins → Click to Edit to configure:

  • Open notes in reader mode — toggle the auto reader-mode behavior.
  • Skip empty notes — don't force reader mode on brand-new, empty notes (so creating a note still drops you straight into editing).
  • Cursor position on edit — choose between Bottom of note (default), Top of note, or Where you clicked.

Commands

  • Click to Edit: Switch active note to reader mode — manually switch the current note back to reader mode without opening the view menu.

Installation

From source

  1. Clone this repository into your vault's plugins folder: 
    <Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/click-to-edit/
  2. Install dependencies and build: 
    npm install
npm run build
  3. Reload Obsidian and enable Click to Edit in Settings → Community plugins.

Manual install

Copy main.js and manifest.json from a release into:

<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/click-to-edit/

Then reload Obsidian and enable the plugin.

Development

npm install      # install dependencies
npm run dev      # build in watch mode
npm run build    # production build
npm run lint     # run eslint

The build output is main.js at the repo root, ready to be loaded by Obsidian.

License

0BSD

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