Auto Pin for Obsidian

Automatically pin tabs when they are opened in Obsidian.

Features

• Automatic pinning - Tabs are pinned automatically when opened
• File type control - Choose which file types to auto-pin:
  • Markdown notes (.md)
  • Canvas files (.canvas)
  • Bases (database views)
  • Other file types (PDF, images, etc.)
• Folder exclusions - Exclude specific folders from auto-pinning
• Manual commands - Pin or unpin all tabs at once

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

[!IMPORTANT] Not yet available on the Community Plugins page (PR pending)

Using BRAT

1. Install the BRAT plugin from Community Plugins
2. Open BRAT settings and click "Add Beta plugin"
3. Enter the repository URL: Kageetai/obsidian-plugin-auto-pin
4. Click "Add Plugin" and enable it in Settings → Community Plugins

Manual Installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
2. Create a folder named auto-pin in your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
3. Copy the downloaded files into the folder
4. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
Enable auto-pin	On	Master toggle for automatic pinning
Pin existing tabs on load	Off	Pin all open tabs when the plugin loads
Pin Markdown notes	On	Auto-pin .md files
Pin canvas files	On	Auto-pin .canvas files
Pin bases	On	Auto-pin database views
Pin other file types	Off	Auto-pin PDFs, images, etc.
Excluded folders	Empty	Comma-separated folder paths to exclude

Commands

• Pin all open tabs - Manually pin all currently open tabs
• Unpin all tabs - Remove pins from all tabs

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build for development (watch mode)
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Run linter
npm run lint

License

BSD Zero Clause License