Kirio
approvedby Devansh Jhawar
View and navigate your Kirio web highlights inside your notes. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.
π Kirio Web Highlighter β Obsidian Plugin
You can use the Kirio Web Highlighter Chrome Extension here - https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/einiamlaimngbponhhedmmgbjepgeclo?utm_source=item-share-cb
The official companion Obsidian plugin for the Kirio Web Highlighter. Seamlessly sync your web highlights, notes, and annotations directly into your Obsidian vault.
Kirio bridges the gap between your web research and your personal knowledge management system by bringing all your colored highlights into a dedicated, searchable sidebar right inside Obsidian.
β¨ Features
- π Cloud Syncing: Connects directly to your Kirio account via Supabase to pull in your highlights instantly.
- π¨ Native Colored Callouts: Copy any highlight with a single click. It pastes into your notes as a beautifully formatted Obsidian callout that retains your original highlight color (Yellow, Pink, Green, Blue, or Red) using a custom highlighter icon.
- π Deep Linking: Click Source β on any highlight card to open the web page and jump straight to the exact text you highlighted.
- π Global Search: Quickly filter and find specific highlights across all your saved web pages directly from the sidebar.
- π Secure & Read-Only: The plugin acts as a secure read-only window into your highlights. Modifications and account creations are handled safely in the browser extension.
π Installation
Currently, this plugin is installed manually. Follow these steps to add it to your vault:
- Open your file explorer and navigate to your Obsidian vault.
- Go to the plugins directory:
<Your Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/. (If thepluginsfolder doesn't exist, create it). - Create a new folder inside
pluginsnamed exactly:kirio-highlights - Copy the following three compiled files from this repository into the
kirio-highlightsfolder:main.jsmanifest.jsonstyles.css
- Open Obsidian, go to Settings β Community Plugins.
- Disable "Restricted mode" if it is on.
- Click the Reload plugins button (circular arrow).
- Find Kirio in the list and toggle it ON.
π How to Use
- Open the Panel: Click the Bookmark icon (π) in the left ribbon bar to open the Kirio highlights panel in your right sidebar.
- Log In: Click Log In and use the exact same email and password you used to sign up in the Kirio Chrome extension.
- Browse: Your highlights will load automatically, grouped by the web pages they were taken from.
- Copy to Notes: Click the π Copy button on any highlight. Paste it into your Obsidian note. It will automatically format as a colored callout:
> [!kirio-pink] [Page Title β](https://example.com#kirio-123) > "This is your highlighted text perfectly preserved."
π οΈ Development
If you want to modify and build the plugin yourself:
- Open a terminal in the
obsidian-pluginfolder. - Install dependencies:
npm install - Build the plugin:
npm run build - Optional: For active development, you can use watch mode to automatically recompile on save:
npm run dev
(Tip: You can use a script or symlink to automatically copy the built files into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/kirio-highlights directory during development).
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