Scroll Anchor

An Obsidian plugin that anchors your scroll and cursor position in every note, and restores them all when the app restarts.

Features

• Per-file position memory: Independently saves cursor and scroll position for each note
• Multi-tab restore: All open tabs restore their positions on app restart, not just the last active one
• Reading mode support: Saves and restores scroll position in both editing and reading modes
• Mobile-first design: Aggressive save strategy for iOS/Android where the app may be killed by the system — you never lose your reading spot
• Configurable: Adjustable save interval, restore delay, and maximum stored entries

How It Works

Positions are saved to a JSON file inside your vault. Saving happens:

• Continuously while you read (every 200ms for the active tab, flushed to disk every 5s)
• When switching between tabs
• When the app goes to background (critical for mobile)
• On app quit

When the app restarts, every previously open tab is restored to its saved position.

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (Recommended)

1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
2. Search for "Scroll Anchor"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
2. Create a folder scroll-anchor inside your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
3. Copy the downloaded files into that folder
4. Restart Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Data file name	Path to the JSON file that stores positions	.obsidian/plugins/scroll-anchor/cursor-positions.json
Delay after opening a note	Delay before restoring scroll position (increase if interfering with #header links)	100 ms
Save interval	How often positions are flushed to disk	5000 ms
Max entries	Maximum number of file positions to remember	1000

Compatibility

• Obsidian v0.9.12+
• Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) and Mobile (iOS, Android)

License

MIT