Document Presentation Mode

Present a regular Obsidian note as a wide, fullscreen, document-style canvas.

Instead of converting Markdown into slides, Document Presentation Mode keeps your note intact and optimizes the layout for walkthroughs, demos, reviews, and large-screen reading.

Why this plugin exists

Some notes are meant to be explained, not redesigned.

When a long-form note is shown on a monitor or projector, the default reading layout often feels too narrow and too editor-oriented. This plugin turns the current note into a presentation-friendly document by widening the content area, increasing typography scale, and hiding surrounding UI noise.

At a glance

• Keep one continuous Markdown document
• Expand the reading width for large displays
• Increase heading and body text scale
• Hide sidebars, tab headers, and status bar while presenting
• Preview the same layout without entering fullscreen

Visual comparison

Regular note	Presentation mode

How it works

flowchart LR
    A["Regular Markdown note"] --> B["Toggle presentation mode"]
    B --> C["Expand content width"]
    B --> D["Scale headings and body text"]
    B --> E["Reduce UI chrome"]
    C --> F["Presentation-friendly document"]
    D --> F
    E --> F

What changes in presentation mode

Area	Default reading experience	Presentation mode
Structure	Standard note layout	Same note, unchanged content
Width	Readable-line-length style column	Wide document canvas
Typography	Default note scale	Larger headings and body text
Focus	Full workspace chrome	Reduced UI distractions
Usage	Editing and browsing	Presenting and live walkthroughs

Commands

• Enter document presentation fullscreen
• Toggle document presentation layout
• Exit document presentation

Settings

• Reading view only
• Auto-enter reading view
• Content width (%)
• Base font size (px)
• Line height
• Title scale
• Horizontal padding (px)
• Center content
• Hide sidebars
• Hide status bar
• Hide tab header

Typical use cases

• Research note walkthroughs
• Design review documents
• Meeting agendas and decision logs
• Product demos based on Markdown notes
• Teaching or speaking from a single note instead of slides

Installation for development

1. Clone this repository.
2. Run npm install.
3. Run npm run build.
4. Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into:

.obsidian/plugins/document-presentation

5. Reload Obsidian or restart the app.

Development

npm install
npm run build

For iterative development:

npm run dev

Migration note

Community release builds use the plugin id document-presentation.

If you previously installed an earlier compatibility build under obsidian-fullscreen-plugin, obsidian-document-presentation-plugin, or document-presentation-plugin, remove the old plugin folder and install the current build into:

.obsidian/plugins/document-presentation

Acknowledgements

This project is based on the original obsidian-fullscreen-plugin by Razumihin.

The current plugin keeps the fullscreen entry point idea and extends it into a document-oriented presentation experience.