Focus Tab Groups

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Focus Obsidian editor tab groups by number using configurable hotkeys.

The plugin adds commands for focusing editor groups directly, similar to the editor group navigation available in IDEs such as Visual Studio Code.

Features

• Focus editor groups 1–9
• Visual group numbering
• Configurable through Obsidian Hotkeys
• No default hotkeys
• Sidebars are excluded from group numbering

Usage

After enabling the plugin, open:

Settings → Hotkeys

Search for:

Focus tab group

The plugin adds the following commands:

• Focus tab group 1
• Focus tab group 2
• Focus tab group 3
• ...
• Focus tab group 9

You can assign any shortcuts you prefer.

For example:

Ctrl+1 → Focus tab group 1
Ctrl+2 → Focus tab group 2
Ctrl+3 → Focus tab group 3

This works well together with separate shortcuts for selecting tabs inside the current group.

For example:

Ctrl+1 → Group 1
Ctrl+2 → Group 2
Ctrl+3 → Group 3

Alt+1 → Tab 1 in the current group
Alt+2 → Tab 2 in the current group
Alt+3 → Tab 3 in the current group

Group numbering

Tab groups are numbered according to their visual position

Groups are ordered:

1. Left to right
2. Top to bottom

Example:

┌──────────────┬──────────────┐
│   Group 1    │   Group 2    │
├──────────────┼──────────────┤
│   Group 3    │   Group 4    │
└──────────────┴──────────────┘

Only groups in the main editor workspace are counted.

The left and right Obsidian sidebars are ignored.

When switching to a group, the plugin focuses the tab that is already selected in that group.

Installation

Community Plugins

1. Open Settings → Community plugins in Obsidian
2. Select Browse
3. Search for Focus Tab Groups
4. Select the plugin, then select Install
5. Select Enable after the installation is complete

Manual installation

Download the following files from the latest GitHub release:

• main.js
• manifest.json

Create the following directory inside your vault:

<path>/<to>/<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/focus-tab-groups/

Copy the downloaded files into it

.obsidian/
└── plugins/
    └── focus-tab-groups/
        ├── main.js
        └── manifest.json

Restart Obsidian

Then open Settings -> Community plugins and enable Focus Tab Groups

Development

Requirements:

• Node.js
• npm

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/raykotarou/focus-tab-groups-obsidian.git
cd focus-tab-groups-obsidian
npm install

Run the development build

npm run dev

Create a production build

npm run build

Run the linter

npm run lint

The production build creates main.js in the project root

License

Focus Tab Groups is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0

See LICENSE for details.