Ledge

approved

by lunarch

Add a configurable edge dock with custom positions, icons, colors, reveal timing, and drag-and-drop ordering. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

★ 1 stars↓ 128 downloadsUpdated 5d agoGPL-3.0
Install in ObsidianView on GitHub

Ledge

Ledge adds customizable navigation docks to the edges and corners of your Obsidian workspace, keeping frequently used notes, Bases, canvases, and other vault files within reach.

Ledge Dock in an Obsidian theme

Dock in my theme

Ledge Dock

Highlights

  • Create up to 8 independent Docks and use them at the same time.
  • Place Docks on the left, right, top, bottom, or any corner.
  • Add shortcuts to notes, Bases, canvases, and other vault files.
  • Use built-in icons from Obsidian/Lucide, Tabler, Material Design Icons, Phosphor, and Bootstrap Icons, or use images stored in your vault.
  • Configure auto-hide, reveal/hide timing, trigger areas, labels, motion, and macOS-style magnification.
  • Show or hide each Dock by note name, exact path, folder, or tag.
  • Customize Dock surfaces, borders, colors, gradients, item icons, and tile appearance.
  • Reorder items with drag-and-drop or keyboard controls.
  • Navigate in the current leaf without creating unnecessary tabs.
  • Works with pop-out windows.
  • Export and import your complete Ledge configuration as JSON.

Install

Community Plugins

Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse, search for Ledge, then install and enable it.

Manual installation

Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release and place them in:

<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/ledge/

Reload Obsidian and enable Ledge under Community plugins.

Ledge is desktop-only and requires Obsidian 1.13.7 or newer.

Documentation

See the Ledge Wiki for detailed guides to Dock presets, items and icons, visibility rules, auto-hide and triggers, appearance, backup/restore, and troubleshooting.

☕ Support Ledge

If Ledge has made navigating your Obsidian workspace faster or more comfortable, you can support its continued development here.

Buy Me a Coffee

Your support helps me keep refining Ledge, improving dock behavior, customization, visibility rules, and documentation.

License

Ledge is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.

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