Graph Scroll Pan

approved

by Jeonghyeon Park

Pan the graph view by scrolling instead of zooming. Zoom with pinch or Cmd/Ctrl+scroll. Great for trackpad users. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

↓ 146 downloadsUpdated 1mo agoMIT
Install in ObsidianView on GitHub

Graph Scroll Pan

An Obsidian plugin that makes the graph view pan when you scroll, instead of zooming. Zooming is moved to pinch or Cmd/Ctrl + scroll — the same convention used by design and map apps. Built with trackpad users in mind.

Graph Scroll Pan demo

Why

By default, scrolling over the graph view zooms in and out, and panning requires click-and-dragging. If you prefer scrolling (or a two-finger trackpad swipe) to move around the graph — like in Figma or a maps app — this plugin swaps the behavior.

Behavior

GestureAction
Scroll / two-finger swipePan (move the graph)
PinchZoom in / out
Cmd/Ctrl + scrollZoom in / out

On macOS, trackpad pinch gestures arrive as Ctrl-modified wheel events, so pinch-to-zoom works automatically. Pinch and Cmd/Ctrl + scroll zoom toward the mouse pointer (turn off Zoom to cursor to zoom around the view center instead); the + / − buttons always zoom around the center.

Optional + / − zoom buttons are shown in the bottom-right corner of the graph for zooming without a gesture.

Works in both the global Graph view and the Local graph view.

Settings

  • Pan speed — multiplier for how far the graph moves per scroll (default 1.0).
  • Zoom speed — multiplier for pinch and Cmd/Ctrl + scroll zoom; raise it if pinch feels too slow (default 1.0).
  • Zoom to cursor — zoom toward the mouse pointer instead of the view center (default on).
  • Invert horizontal — flip the horizontal pan direction.
  • Invert vertical — flip the vertical pan direction.
  • Show zoom buttons — show the + / − buttons over the graph (default on).

Installation

From the Community Plugins browser

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse.
  2. Search for Graph Scroll Pan.
  3. Install and enable it.

Manual

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release.
  2. Copy them into <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/graph-scroll-pan/.
  3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.

Notes

This plugin intercepts the graph view's wheel events and drives Obsidian's internal graph renderer to pan. It relies on internal renderer APIs that are not part of the public plugin API and may change in future Obsidian versions. It is desktop-only.

License

MIT

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